Halvar’s Norwegian-born son, Methias, and Swedish-born Chrystal Hernlund, who met and married in California in the 1880s, were Earl Warren’s parents. Methias became master car repairman for a ...

Face-painted kids compete for the top prize in a high-tech squirt-gun contest during pre-fair event at Earl Warren Showgrounds. (Courtesy photo) While traditionally used as an exclusive media ...

Earl was born on June 23, 1924 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Roy and Anna (Olson) Nelson. He graduated from Albert Lea High School before joining the Navy and serving as a naval aviator in WWII.

The unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education was read in the courtroom by its author, Chief Justice Earl Warren. And no one could have snuck in a tiny recorder, which didn't exist yet in ...