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A&W's initial menu relied heavily on root beer and snacks, such as popcorn and peanuts, as well as sandwiches on sliced bread. [15] In 1927, J. Willard Marriott gained franchise rights for Washington, D.C. and the neighboring cities of Baltimore and Richmond. Subsequently, he moved to Washington to open a root beer stand with Hugh Colton.
In 1983, United Brands sold A&W Root Beer to a group of investors. In 1986, Hicks & Haas and management bought A&W from the investor group. [9] In 1986 A&W Cream Soda and A&W Diet Cream Soda were introduced and distributed nationally, followed in 1987 by the reformulation of A&W Sugar-Free as Diet A&W. Also in 1986, A&W acquired Squirt.
Altoona, Kansas, was a sundown town as of 1916. [78] [79] Baileyville, Kansas, was described along with Nortonville by The Evening Bulletin of Maysville, Kentucky, in 1902 as one of "two strong Republican towns in Kansas in which a negro is not allowed to live." [80] Centralia, Kansas, forbade Black residents by 1901. [81]
51 Price County. 52 Racine County. 53 Richland County. 54 Rock County. 55 Rusk County. 56 St. Croix County. 57 Sauk County. ... Altoona High School, Altoona; Augusta ...
On May 1, 1950, local residents acting as Communist invaders seized control of Mosinee. [10] [11]The action was a part of an elaborate pageant organized by the Wisconsin Department of the American Legion.
[citation needed] The wholesale price of gasoline is determined according to area by oil companies which supply the gasoline, and their prices are largely determined by the world markets for oil. Individual stations are unlikely to sell gasoline at a loss, and the profit margin—typically between 7 and 11 cents a US gallon (2–3 cents per ...
The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919 as a non-profit organization to advance the science, technology and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering and thermal spraying.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (often abbreviated as DAR or NSDAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a patriot of the American Revolutionary War. [1]