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Jockey International, Inc. is an American manufacturer and retailer of underwear, sleepwear, and sportswear for men, women, and children. The company is based in Kenosha, Wisconsin . Jockey invented the first men's Y-Front brief in 1934 and it is a recognized trademark in 120 countries.
The Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change is located in the Yasumoto International Academic Park building. The history of the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change can be traced back to the explorer Rebecca Lee, who began to focus on climate issues as early as the 1980s. [1]
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers. In 1955, the museum moved to its current location on Union Avenue near Saratoga Race Course , at which time inductions into the hall of fame began.
The museum's collections and displays are housed in the Trainer's House and King's Yard Stables. Exhibits relate to the history and science of horse racing and include paintings, jockey silks worn by Lester Piggott and Frankie Dettori, a racehorse simulator which visitors can try out, and other racing memorabilia.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archive and Museum (or Hong Kong Racing Museum) was set up in 1995 and opened on 18 October 1996. [10] It is now located on the second floor of the Happy Valley Stand of the racecourse.
Lexington (March 17, 1850 – July 1, 1875) was a United States Thoroughbred race horse who won six of his seven race starts. Perhaps his greatest fame, however, came as the most successful sire of the second half of the nineteenth century; he was the leading sire in North America 16 times, and broodmare sire of many notable racehorses.
The museum has three exhibit rooms and a sales area. A video production, Morristown: Where America Survived (New Jersey Network, 2009) is shown. The Ford Mansion is shown only by guided tour, which begins in the museum. The New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site is located south of Jockey Hollow in Bernardsville in Somerset County.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, America's first natural history museum There are natural history museums in all 50 of the United States and the District of Columbia . The oldest such museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , was founded in 1812.