Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
It notably served as a presidential yacht for United States president John F. Kennedy [8] [9] and was known as the "Floating White House." [10] Manitou was built in 1937 at the M. M. Davis & Son shipyard in Solomons Island, Maryland. It was Design No. 99 of naval architects Sparkman & Stephens, [7] who built many America's Cup racing yachts.
In interviews for Yachts International and Die Zeit magazines, Starck gave details of the vessel's most innovative features. He described her as a "stealth yacht" with a very smooth hull design, which left almost no wake at 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). [23] [24] Its "purity" was, he said, a reflection of its owner, a "young and brilliant ...
Estes was born January 10, 1925, to John and Lillian Estes on a farm near Clyde, Texas, one of six children. Estes never attended college but nonetheless demonstrated a natural talent for business from an early age. At 13, [Estes] received a lamb as a gift, sold its wool for $5, bought another lamb and went into business.
FE Partners purchased Sequoia after a protracted litigation with The Sequoia Presidential Yacht Group, the former owner who believed Sequoia to be worth significantly more than the $7.8 million purchase price and filed a January 2013 lawsuit against FE Partners to block the sale. As part of a loan agreement, the former owner had provided FE ...
Ed Howe wanted $25,000 for his Tango Club, but accepted just $3,000. [6] Over time, Harrah tried other locations and expanded his casino on Virginia Street several times. A hotel tower opened in 1969. [7] At Lake Tahoe, Harrah purchased George's Gateway Club in 1955 to expand his empire.
Robert W. Camac (August 21, 1940 – December 6, 2001) was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing. He was murdered in 2001. He was murdered in 2001. Born in Wilmington, Delaware , Bob Camac came from a Thoroughbred horse racing family in which two of his uncles worked as trainers.
[1] [2] [3] Schrade believed that while he was shot by Sirhan Sirhan, Kennedy was shot by a second gunman. [4] He spoke in favor of granting Sirhan parole in 2021. [5] Paul Schrade is featured in the Netflix documentary Bobby Kennedy for President. [6] The Paul Schrade Library at the Los Angeles High School of the Arts was named after him. [7]
Map of the Watergate complex, showing the former Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge to the north, the Kennedy Center to the south, and the Potomac River to the west.. The Watergate complex is a group of six buildings in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.