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In 1855, the State issued $1,500 a year to the Agricultural Society for the fair's operating expenses. [4] Thomas Ruffin, president of the society, managed the fair from 1853 to 1859. [4] It ceased operations from 1861 to 1868 during the Civil War and Reconstruction. [4] The fair reopened in 1869 under the leadership of Kemp P. Battle. [4]
Burning Man is a week-long large-scale desert event focused on "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance" held annually in the western United States. [1] [2] The event's name comes from its culminating ceremony: the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy, referred to as the Man, that occurs on the penultimate night, the Saturday evening before Labor Day. [3]
Madison was host to Rhythm and Booms, a large fireworks celebration coordinated to music. It began with a fly-over by F-16s from the local Wisconsin Air National Guard . This celebration was the largest fireworks display in the Midwest in length, number of shells fired, and the size of its annual budget. [ 154 ]
Ocean State Job Lot (abbreviation: OSJL or simply Job Lot) is a northeastern American chain of discount closeout retailers founded in Rhode Island in 1977. In addition to its origin state, it operates stores throughout the Northeastern United States, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, and New Jersey.
All their home games were played at Valois Park. On July 10th, the Valois Greys baseball team played an exhibition game against the Montreal Maroons N.H.L. All-Star team, at Valois Park. The game was watched by 1,500 spectators. The same 2 teams played a re-match game on August 14th and once again about 1,500 spectators showed up to watch the game.
The first game had a number of delays after fans threw their records, fireworks and beer cans onto the field, while the between-games explosion tore a large hole into the field, which was followed by thousands of fans invading the field, which resulted in a near-riot. Thirty-seven fans were arrested, and the second game of the doubleheader was ...
In 1878, an unknown person made a donation of $1,500 for the statue base, which made it possible to proceed with erecting the statue. The base was dedicated on July 4, 1877. Several years later, $3,200 was pledged for a remodel of the existing base and the addition of an upper base and a 7 ft bronze statue, bringing the total height of the ...
The Wham-O toy company began marketing of the "Hula hoop", a 110 cm (42 in) diameter hoop made from Marlex plastic, with the earliest known advertisement for the "Hula-Hoop by Wham-O" being placed by "The Broadway" chain of department stores in Los Angeles, for sale for $1.98 [47] (equivalent to $20 more than 60 years later). With giveaways ...