The language of the Vandals, Vandalic, is believed to have been an East Germanic language, probably close to Gothic. Little is known of Vandalic, but it is believed that the name of the Spanish region, Andalusia, may be of Vandalic origin.
During their nine-year run on the charts from 1963 to 1972, Martha and the Vandellas charted over twenty-six hits and recorded in the styles of doo-wop, R&B, pop, blues, rock and roll and soul. Ten Vandellas songs reached the top ten of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including two R&B number ones,and six Top Ten Pop Hits on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Martha White Flour may be the longest running advertising sponsorship in America, having continuously been sponsoring the Grand Ole Opry since 1948. Martha White Lindsey, the daughter of Royal Flour Mills executive Richard Lindsey, was the inspiration for the brand name, introduced in 1899…
General Mills’ baking products includes Bisquick, Betty Crocker, and Gold Medal Flour which originated from Minnesota.
Virtually all the gold that has ever been brought above grouind in the history of mankind still exists in the form of pure recognizable gold objects being held as a valuable asset. In contrast to Silver, which needs a constant resupply through mining activity, because a great deal of silver is used in chemically combined form and not recoverable.
Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula AgNO3. This compound is a versatile precursor to many other silver compounds, such as those used in photography. It was once called lunar caustic because silver was called luna by the ancient alchemists, who believed that silver was associated with the moon.
Albertus Magnus, in the 13th century, documented the ability of nitric acid to separate gold and silver by dissolving the silver. Magnus noted that the resulting solution of silver nitrate could blacken skin. Its common name at the time was nitric acid silver.
Argentum, Ag, silver, has the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. Its electrical conductivity of silver is even higher than copper, but it is not widely used for electrical purposes due to its much higher cost.
According to the Lone Ranger radio show episode “The Legend of Silver” (September 30, 1938), before acquiring his more familiar horse, Silver, the Lone Ranger rode a chestnut mare called Dusty. The Lone Ranger saves Silver’s life from an enraged buffalo and, in gratitude, Silver chooses to give up his wild life to carry him.
In the pilot of the TV series “The Lone Ranger”, after being injured but before becoming the Lone Ranger, Clayton Moore’s face was always shown in shadows simulating the mask he would later wear.
The Lone Ranger was a radio series on a Detroit radio station for 16 years before the Clayton Moore character and story became a TV adaptation 1948. He was called the Lone Ranger because he was the only survivor of six Texas Rangers who had previously been a working unit of lawmen.
“Big Iron” is a country ballad by Marty Robbins, originally released as an album track on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959, then as a single in February 1960 with the song Saddle Tramp as the B-side single. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
It tells the story of an Arizona Ranger’s duel with an outlaw named Texas Red in the “town of Agua Fria”. The town predicts the death of the Ranger (Texas Red had already killed 20 men), but the Ranger kills Texas Red with the swiftness of the “big iron on his hip.” This term refers to the gun the Ranger carries.
If you’ve never heard the song: Marty Robbins - Big Iron - YouTube
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ranger stood in for the USS Enterprise in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, as the actual Enterprise was at sea when the movie was being filmed.
Leonard T Stick was the first person to join the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the first world war. He also served as the first Chief Ranger of the Newfoundland Ranger Force, which existed for 15 years, and merged with the RCMP when Newfo0undand joined Canada. Stick later served three terms in the Newfoundland House of Assembly, a Liberal representing Trinity-Conception constituency…
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The USS Ranger also figured prominently in the adrenaline-rush inducing opening scene of Top Gun (1986).
However, after the movie’s graduation scene at the Top Gun school, the next scene shown is an aircraft carrier and the caption “24 hours later.” To allow pilots time to overcome the effects of jet lag, they are grounded one day for every three times zones they crossed. Maverick wouldn’t even have been on the flight schedule within 24 hours of having left California.
A lag putt in golf is a long putt that the player tries to hit near the hole, rather than aggressively trying to make the putt, to give him a better chance on his second putt.
The USS Long Beach (CGN-9), launched in 1959, was the first nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the world, serving from 1961 to 1995, including service in the Vietnam War and Gulf War.
The Gulf Tower, a 41-story art-deco landmark built in 1930, was once the tallest building in Pittsburgh. It housed the head office of the Gulf Oil company, which was in the '30s the seventh largest corporation in America. In 1974, the Weather Underground organization claimed responsibility for a bomb explosion on the 29th floor of the building.
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Skylinks at Long Beach Golf Course just won a Weddingwire Couple’s Choice Award. 30 vendors won an award for lighting and decor.
“Long” and then “Gulf.”
The USS Long Beach was the only warship in her class, and was decommissioned when the Navy decided it would not be cost-effective, given her age, to refuel her nuclear pile.
Bolivia has a Navy, despite the country being landlocked since the War of the Pacific in 1879. The Bolivian Navy takes part in many parades and government functions, but none more so than the Día Del Mar (Day of the Sea) in which Bolivia, every year, re-vindicates its claim for an unspecified sovereign access to the sea. The Bolivian Navy has a total of 173 vessels, many stationed on Lake Titicaca.