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Standard's history began in 1891, when it was founded by James Greenhalgh in Huddersfield. [1] Due to expansion, in 1910 the firm moved to its current site in Crosland Hill where, during the First and Second World Wars, the company produced munitions for the war effort.
The operation was by far the largest-known illegal fireworks operation, and the initial blast was heard as far away as 20 miles (32 km) from the site. [17] Both operations were connected to a multi-state illegal fireworks distribution and production ring, and multiple people were eventually sent to prison for their involvement in both incidents ...
The Benton fireworks disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred on May 27, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee. A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory producing illegal fireworks killed eleven and injured one, revealing the existence of the factory for the first time to law enforcement and the public. The initial ...
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Jon Ashlock looks through the fireworks selection at the Black Cat Fireworks pop-up shop at 5524 Soundview Dr. in Gig Harbor, Wash. The pop-up shop is one of many that will be affected by a ...
2004 Black Cat Fireworks 200 : Last race: 2004 O'Reilly 200 : Wins Top tens Poles; 0: 0: 0:
Scooter Anderson holds up two American flags as he watches fireworks explode during the Fireworks Extravaganza at Snowden Grove Park in Southaven, Miss., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
Like East Tennessee, Polk has always leaned Republican, though to a lesser extent than most counties in the region. However, during the Great Depression and World War II , this changed drastically, with Polk County giving 92.7% of the vote to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 (it swung hard to the GOP between 1944 and 1948).