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The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009. [4] [5]
President Jimmy Carter signs the Staggers Rail Act into law on October 14, 1980. Representative Harley O. Staggers, sponsor of the bill, stands to the president's right.. The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 is a United States federal law that deregulated the American railroad industry to a significant extent, and it replaced the regulatory structure that had existed since the Interstate Commerce Act ...
BUY AMER. CERT (Buy America Certified) stenciled on tracks of the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit system, which was partially funded with federal grants. Section 165 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (commonly called the Buy America Act) is a section of the larger STAA that deals with purchases related to rail or road transportation. [1]
RTGS may refer to: Real-time gross settlement; Royal Thai General System of Transcription; RTGS Dollar, Zimbabwe's currency since 2019 This page was last edited on 20 ...
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. [1] The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just", but did not empower the government to fix specific rates.
The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 was a comprehensive transportation funding and policy act of the United States Federal Government, 96 Stat. 2097. The legislation was championed by the Reagan administration to address concerns about the surface transportation infrastructure (highways and bridges).
Connecticut doesn't have its own big state fair, but the Berlin Fair is one of the larger community fairs. A favorite here? "The Big Donut," born from a 70+ year-old family recipe.
The American anti-vivisection movement fails to take hold as it did in Britain, which passed the first national regulations on animal experimentation in 1876. No significant regulations on animal experimentation are passed in the US during this period. [7] 1889: George Angell founds the American Humane Education Society. [28] 1907