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A go-fast boat is a small, fast powerboat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull. Depending on definitions used, it is either a speedboat (synonymously) or a certain type of speedboat. During the United States alcohol prohibition era, these boats were used in " rum-running ", transferring illegal liquor from larger vessels ...
History of tobacco. Tobacco was long used in the early Americas. The arrival of Spain introduced tobacco to the Europeans, and it became a lucrative, heavily traded commodity to support the popular habit of smoking. Following the Industrial Revolution, cigarettes became hugely popular worldwide.
Reemtsma. East Germany. 1972; 52 years ago (1972) Caines. House of Prince. Denmark. 1990; 34 years ago (1990) Cambridge. Philip Morris USA.
Some countries require cigarette packs to contain warnings about health hazards. The United States was the first, [147] later followed by other countries including Canada, most of Europe, Australia, [148] Pakistan, [149] India, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In 1985, Iceland became the first country to enforce graphic warnings on cigarette packaging.
The United States is the top consuming country by far, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom; the US and Western Europe account for about 75% of cigar sales worldwide. [49] As of 2005 it is estimated that 4.3% of men and 0.3% of women smoke cigars in the US. [50] Cigarettes
Navy Cut Tobacco was a brand of cigarettes originally manufactured by Imperial Brands (formerly John Player & Sons) in Nottingham, England. Named "Player's Navy Cut," the brand gained popularity in Britain, Germany, and British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, later expanding to the United States. [1]
The history of smoking dates back to as early as 5000 BC in the Americas in shamanistic rituals. With the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century, the consumption, cultivation, and trading of tobacco quickly spread. The modernization of farming equipment and manufacturing increased the availability of cigarettes following the ...
Atlas Tube was founded in 1984 by Harry Zekelman. A majority stake was sold to the Carlyle Group in 2006 for $1.5 billion CND. [2] In 2006–2008, the Carlyle Group purchased John Maneely Co (founded in 1877) for $550 million, [3] then purchased Atlas Tube, and Sharon Tube (founded in 1929), forming them into JMC Steel Group under DBO Holdings.