Indianapolis 500
The first Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Speedway in 1911 and was called the International sweepstakes. The race would last for 200 consecutive laps before finishing. 40 cars raced in the first Sweepstakes in 1911. The price for first place was $14,250, no small amount, and was won by Ray Harroun. He had an average speed of 74 mph during the race. Every driver in the race had a ride-along mechanic to help with possible repairs, and to spot cars behind. Everyone except the eventual winner, Ray Harroun. The lack of extra weight made his car faster, contributing to his win. 80,200 people were at the first Sweepstake, the ticket price was $1. In 1912, the sweepstakes were raised to $50,000, attracting more drivers. It was won by Joe Dawson with an average speed of 78 mph. In 1915, not many European drivers participated in the race as WW1 was underway. Only 21 drivers participated in the race in 1915. The race was shortened to just 300 miles in 1916, the race featured the smallest amount of spectators in the race's history. There was no race in 1917 as the U.S just entered WW1.
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It was Invented by John Lloyd Wright around 1916. The idea for the Lincoln log came from John as he was on a trip to Japan. He got the idea from the earthquake-proof Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, which had notched logs. After his return, he started work on designing the toy. It was put out into the market in 1918. The toy also came with other parts that you could add on to the toy, such as windows, roofs, and chimneys. Like many of the toys of the decade, the Lincoln logs toy inspired kids to build, and it grew their
Attention Getter: Shirley Jacksons, The Lottery, without a doubt expresses her thoughts regarding traditional rituals throughout her story. It opens the eyes of us readers to suitably organize and question some of the today's traditions as malicious and it allows foretelling the conclusion of these odd traditions. The Lottery is a short story that records the annual sacrifice ceremony of an unreal small town. It is a comprehensive story of the selection of the person to be sacrificed, a procedure known to the villagers as the lottery. This selection is enormously rich in symbolism.
Henry Ford, born in 1863, was the inventor of the industrial assembly line (4 - 2). He born to two farmers in rural Michigan, but even as a child he aspired for more (9 - 3). He began apprenticing at many different mechanical companies before settling at the company of the famed inventor Thomas Edison as an apprentice (4 - 2). Edison's business the Edison Electric Light Company was initially financed by John Pierpont Morgan, a "robber baron" (2 - 6)(3 - 1). The "robber barons" were men who had made a fortune during the mid to late twentieth century and were able to fund other's projects and help American capitalism progress (3 - 1). With the money given to him by John Morgan, Thomas Edison was able to finance Henry Ford's fascination
Racehorse syndication is an exciting world to be a part of. If you’ve always wanted to join one, there are several crucial questions you need to ask your syndicate before subscribing.
When the Great Depression hit, he lost many customers, so he had to work on smaller items. These items included miniature models of stepladders and ironing boards, and this, inspired him to make toys. In 1932, Ole Kirk’s shop started to produce wood toys like wooden pull toys, piggy banks, pull toys, cars and trucks, and houses. At first, he didn’t make too much money since it was during the Great Depression. Did you know that farmers traded food for some of his toys? He also made yo-yos, which was a big fad until it became un-popular. Instead of getting rid of the leftover yo-yos, he used them for wheels for cars and trucks. Later on his son Godtfred started to work for him.
Every year on Memorial Day auto racing fans around the world wake up in anticipation to see the most famous race in the world. The Indianapolis 500 is an annual IndyCar race that has been run since 1916 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is a race of great tradition that is supposed to represent the fastest racers in the sport at the fastest raceway in the sport. However, Tony George, President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IRL, is changing everything about the race and the sport.
Joseph Aspdin, a builder in Leeds, England, who obtained a patent for it in 1824.
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: flat racing and jump racing. So the study the clinical, hematological and biochemical biomarkers are most useful information that make the race horse such a super athlete and good managed. This study was carried out on twenty one thoroughbred race horses in order to evaluate physical performance and recovery time through measuring the clinical parameters (Heart rate, Respiratory rate, Body temperature and capillary refilling time), hematological (RBCs, PCV, Hb, total and Differential leucocytic count) and biochemical biomarkers ( TP, Albumin, AST, ALT, CK, LDH,
the day of the event, there were about ten to twenty four races. Just like today there were many
The lottery’s first game was the Lone Star Millions, which was a scratch-off ticket, and it was sold to the governor Ann Richard at Polk’s Feed Store in Oak Hill. First day sales as well as first week sales set a world record.
One of the most famed horse races in the world, fans flock to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May to watch the most exciting two minutes in sports. The first racecourse was laid out in 1789 in Lexington, Kentucky. 100 years later, in 1875, Churchill Downs became the official home of the Kentucky Derby. The first Kentucky Derby race was run at one and a half miles in front of a 10,000 person crowd. Of the fifteen horses that competed in this race, the first winner was a horse named Aristides (Kentucky Derby History).
The Rocking Horse Winner - Money for Love In this short story, "The Rocking Horse Winner," there is a little boy. competing for his mother's love, and his mother bringing her son to his. death with her confusing vocabulary. Paul's mother confuses him with her.
He looked through hundreds of books on bicycles and books on horse and buggies. Ford decided to use wheels from a bicycle, and the same steel framing. From the horse and buggy, he took the idea of the shape of the actual frame. He also made a handlebar that was in the same place as horse rider for a buggy. When Henry For opened his first automobile plant, not only did it bring much attention to the industry, but it also made people want to own a car so that they looked “cool”. People knew that this was going to be a successful industry so they wanted to work in it. Even though most people think that the first true car ever made by Henry Ford was the Model A; they are actually being deceived. Henry Ford’s first actual cars were made for racing. Only a year or so later did Ford start making Model A’s.
“The Lottery” is a story which shows the complexity and capability of human behavior. Something immoral, like stoning a person to death once a year, is a normal occurrence. The main character, Tessie Hutchinson, is the victim of the lottery. Tessie is a character with a number of seemingly good characteristics, yet her surrounding culture rejects these characteristics. The majority of the people in the village has opposite attitudes and beliefs in comparison to Tessie’s. These attitudes and beliefs reflect her personal desires which quickly struggle against the culture’s expectations. Tessie is unlike the other villagers; she is initially indifferent to the lottery indicating her desires are unrelated to the lottery. Upon winning the lottery, Tessie changes and her personal desires to survive and reject the lottery emerge in her selfishness and outspoken personality. These struggles against the village’s expectations are shown through the culture’s emphasis on tradition and small town ties.
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was written in 1948. The story takes place in a village square of a town on June 27th. The author does not use much emotion in the writing to show how the barbaric act that is going on is look at as normal. This story is about a town that has a lottery once a year to choose who should be sacrificed, so that the town will have a plentiful year for growing crops. Jackson has many messages about human nature in this short story. The most important message she conveys is how cruel and violent people can be to one another. Another very significant message she conveys is how custom and tradition can hold great power over people. Jackson also conveys the message of how men treat women as objects.
As a child, I would always be mesmerized by a raffle event, stare diligently at the digits on the back of my little ticket, and mouth the numbers as they proceeded to announce a winner. Yes, I would be slightly despondent if my final numbers did not match the numbers called, but essentially that never disheartened me from enjoying the opportunity as a whole. In my eyes, business-based raffles say, “We want to give you more than just our great products and services alone.” In retrospect, businesses that utilized raffles in their operations kept my attention. They offered me a chance to walk out with more than I intended. Essentially, they kept me coming back.