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Landis

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[lan-dis] / ˈlæn dɪs /

noun

  1. Kenesaw Mountain 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.


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For Landis, the work doesn’t go away—it still lives in her head as the mental load of decisions, coordination and managing the invisible architecture that keeps her house running.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

In order for the U.S. to deliver its usual food aid to Kenya by the end of the year, it needed to be put on a boat already, Landis said.

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

After the success of “The Kentucky Fried Movie,” Landis was tapped to make his 1978 hit “Animal House” a year later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspended the eight players, including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and they were banned permanently a year later by newly appointed baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

The first Major League commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, would be elected in January 1921.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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