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businessmanDied: April 24, 2007 (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Best Known as: founder of Avis car rental company Founder of the Avis car rental chain, the second largest…
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(Encyclopedia) Lakeland, resort city (1990 pop. 70,576), Polk co., central Fla., in the highland region; inc. 1885. It is an important processing and shipping center for a citrus-fruit and phosphate-…
Los Angeles, Calif.Designed in 1917 by Frank Lloyd Wright photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Hollyhock House as one…
(Encyclopedia) Milner, Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator. He distinguished himself as a student at Oxford and was briefly a journalist in London. He…
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlain, Sir Austen (Joseph Austen Chamberlain)Chamberlain, Sir Austenchāmˈbərlĭn [key], 1863–1937, British statesman; son of Joseph Chamberlain and half-brother of Neville…
When a driver travelling at 240 mph blinks, he/she will miss 50 feet of track. Innovations have gone hand-in-hand with speed at the Indy 500: in 1977, Tom Sneva was the first driver to brake the…
NASCAR's biggest race of the year is the Daytona 500, and it's also the first race of the year. Imagine having the Super Bowl at the beginning of the football season instead of at the end.Racing…
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