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  2. Hunting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    North American hunting pre-dates the United States by thousands of years and was an important part of many pre-Columbian Native American cultures. Native Americans retain some hunting rights and are exempt from some laws as part of Indian treaties and otherwise under federal law [1] —examples include eagle feather laws and exemptions in the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

  3. List of United States presidential candidates by number of ...

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    Prior to the election of 1824, most states did not have a popular vote. In the election of 1824, only 18 of the 24 states held a popular vote, but by the election of 1828, 22 of the 24 states held a popular vote. Minor candidates are excluded if they received fewer than 100,000 votes or less than 0.1% of the vote in their election year.

  4. National Hunt racing - Wikipedia

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    The highest profile National Hunt race is the Grand National, run at Aintree in April each year. The race is a different sort of contest from the Gold Cup: it is a Grade 3 race, it is run over a distance of more than 4 miles (6.4 km), there are up to 40 runners, the course at Aintree is essentially flat, and the horses are handicapped (the best ...

  5. List of United States presidential candidates - Wikipedia

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    Since 1824, a national popular vote has been tallied for each election, but the national popular vote does not directly affect the winner of the presidential election. The United States has had a two-party system for much of its history, and the major parties of the two-party system have dominated presidential elections for most of U.S. history ...

  6. List of United States presidential elections by popular vote ...

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    Previously, electors cast two votes for president, and the winner and runner up became president and vice-president respectively. The appointment of electors is a matter for each state's legislature to determine; in 1872 and in every presidential election since 1880, all states have used a popular vote to do so.

  7. List of British National Hunt races - Wikipedia

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    Class 2 or Class 3 races worth £50,000 or more run between mid-October and the end of the season, or £40,000 or more between the start of the season and mid-October. Races worth £34,000 or more which are a course's most important race of the season or which have historical importance. All Regional Grand National races, and any Cross-Country ...

  8. Maryland Hunt Cup - Wikipedia

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    The 2013 edition of the race was the 117th running of the Maryland Hunt Cup. [7] The race has been run each year since 1894, except for three years during the Second World War, 1943 – 1945, and 2020, when the race was not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 127th running of the race took place on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

  9. National Hunt flat race - Wikipedia

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    National Hunt flat races, informally known as bumper races, are a type of flat racing but run under National Hunt racing rules in Britain and Ireland.. National Hunt flat races were created on 15 July 1891 when a conference between the stewards of the British and Irish National Hunt Committees decided to abolish the distinction between the hunter and handicap horses and created a new ...