Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 - August 3, 1984) was a politician from the state of Kentucky. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ...

Perkins was born in Hindman, Kentucky. He was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1948. Perkins served as the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor from 1967 until his death in 1984. While a part of the committee, his work helped produce the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and Head Start. Perkins was succeeded in office by his son Carl C. Perkins. Both the Carl D. Perkins Bridge crossing the Ohio River and the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Ashland, KY are named after him. Hindman is a city located in Knott County, Kentucky. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson on 20 of August 1964, the Economic Opportunity Act (hereafter EOA) was central to Johnsons Great Society campaign and its War on Poverty. ... Head Start is a program of the US governments Department of Health and Human Services which focuses on assisting three- and four-year-old children from low-income families. ... PERKINS, Carl Christopher, (son of Carl Dewey Perkins), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Washington, D.C., August 6, 1954; graduated from Fort Hunt High School, Alexandria, Va. ... The Carl D. Perkins Bridge is a cantilever bridge in the United States that opened on January 28, 1988. ... Carl D. Perkins Bridge in Portsmouth, Ohio with Ohio River and Scioto River tributary on right. ... Ashland is a city located in Boyd County, Kentucky. ...