Other locations and landmarks that have become part of American folklore include: Independence Hall, Ellis Island, Hoover Dam, Pearl Harbor, the Vietnam War Memorial, and the Grand Canyon.

It also gave impetus to the never-ending treasure hunts conducted on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, in Suffolk County, Long Island in New York where Gardiner's Island is located, Charles Island in Milford, Connecticut ; the Thimble Islands in Connecticut and on the island of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy.

* 1980 – The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak.

Seven tornadoes hit Grand Island, Nebraska takes five lives, 357 single-family homes, 33 mobile homes, 85 apartments, 49 businesses and $ 300 million in damages all told, according to National Weather Service and American Red Cross statistics on the deadly storm.

A Supersport bike at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island.

* Portland Island, a fictional island in Liberty City in the video game Grand Theft Auto

Remakes of Mario Circuit 1, Donut Plains 1, Koopa Beach 2 and Choco Island 2 appear as part of the Retro Grand Prix series in Mario Kart DS, remakes of Ghost Valley 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Battle Course 4 appear as part of the Retro Grand Prix and battles in Mario Kart Wii and remakes of Mario Circuit 2 and Rainbow Road appear as part of the Retro Grand Prix in Mario Kart 7.

Cockburn Town, the capital since 1766, is situated on Grand Turk Island about east-southeast of Miami in the United States.

These survivors were apprenticed to trades for one year then settled mostly on Grand Turk Island.

** in the south-central part of the state, Grand Island, Kearney, and Hastings

* June 3 – A series of deadly tornadoes strikes Grand Island, Nebraska, causing over $ 300m in damage, killing 5 people and injuring over 250.

* June – The Grand Excursion takes prominent Eastern United States inhabitants from Chicago, Illinois to Rock Island, Illinois by railroad, then up the Mississippi River to St. Paul, Minnesota by steamboat.

* 1810: The Battle of Vieux Grand Port ( Great Old Port ) in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the Island of Mauritius, was the only naval victory won by Napoleon.

) After the rail line's initial steep climb through the bluffs of west Omaha and out of the Missouri River Valley, the route followed the Platte River west through Nebraska, establishing many townships along the way ( Elkhorn, Grand Island, North Platte, Ogallala, Sidney, Nebraska ), the Colorado Territory ( Julesburg ), the Wyoming Territory ( Cheyenne, Laramie, Green River, Evanston ), the Utah Territory ( Ogden, Brigham City, Corinne ), and connecting with the Central Pacific at Promontory Summit.

After the elimination of their indigenous population by Spanish slavers, the Turks Islands, or Salt Islands, were not fully colonised until 1681, when salt collectors from Bermuda built the first permanent settlement on Grand Turk Island.

Attractions in Dakar include major markets, Dakar Grand Mosque ( built in 1964 ), Dakar Cathedral, Gorée Island, the IFAN Museum of West African culture, the newly completed African Renaissance Monument, clifftop walks and beaches, and Hann Park, home to Senegal Zoo.

Henry Fonda was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, to advertising-printing jobber William Brace Fonda and his wife, Elma Herberta ( née Jaynes ), in the second year of their marriage.

Fonda was brought up as a Christian Scientist, though he was baptized an Episcopalian at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Grand Island.

Today much of the Oregon Trail follows roughly along Interstate 80 from Wyoming to Grand Island, Nebraska.

The Australian Open typically has very high attendance – second only to the US Open – and was the first Grand Slam tournament to feature indoor play during wet weather or extreme heat with its two primary courts, Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena, equipped with retractable roofs.

Reviewing Ain't Life Grand for Allmusic, Steve Huey described second singer Rod Jackson as " a combination of ' 80s pop-metal bluster and Faces-era Rod Stewart " with a " touch of Aerosmith ", a description that he felt also fitted the band as a whole.

In 1974, Connors became the second male in the open era to win three or more Grand Slam singles titles in a calendar year ( Rod Laver being the first in 1969 and having been joined since by Mats Wilander, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic ).

Others include: Rod Laver who won the Grand Slam in 1969 ; Mats Wilander won the Australian, French and US Open in 1988 ; Roger Federer won the Australian, Wimbledon and US Open in 2004, 2006 and 2007 ; Rafael Nadal won the French, Wimbledon, and US Open in 2010 ; and Novak Djokovic won the Australian, Wimbledon, and US Open in 2011.

* Rod Laver becomes only the second man in tennis history to win the Grand Slam in tennis.

Rod Laver was present to witness Roger Federer make tennis history at Wimbledon when he beat Pete Sampras ' record by winning his 15th Grand Slam Title.

" Trabert said in January 2008, " I still maintain that Rod Laver is the best player who ever played the game because he's done something no one has ever done in the 120 or 140-year history of our sport: he won the Grand Slam as an amateur and he won the Grand Slam as a pro.

* Australian Rod Laver, one of only two men to ever win the Grand Slam in tennis wins it for the second time

Only Grand Slam winners Don Budge and Rod Laver, and in 2010 Rafael Nadal, have ever achieved the same feat.

* 2BR 1947 • Grand Tour / Rod McKuen

The largest basketball crowd at Rod Laver Arena was set in 1996 when 15, 366 attended a local derby game between the Magic and Tigers while the 1996 NBL Grand Final series, also between the Magic and Tigers, saw the NBL's largest ever single game Grand Final crowd when 15, 064 watched the Magic defeat the Tigers 88-84 in game two of the three game series.

Rod Laver Arena also holds the record aggregate crowd for an NBL Grand Final series when 43, 605 saw the three game series between the Tigers and the winning SE Melbourne Magic in 1992.

Rod Brasfield was a popular Grand Ole Opry comedian in the 1950s, known for his own performances and onstage comic banter with legendary Opry comic Minnie Pearl.

The crowd also stands as the largest NBL Grand Final crowd away from Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

At the close of that show, he moved to Nashville to replace Rod Brasfield on the nationally-syndicated Prince Albert segment of the Grand Ole Opry.

In November 1794, ten vessels, which were part of a convoy escorted by HMS Convert, were wrecked on the reef in Gun Bay, on the East end of Grand Cayman, but with the help of local settlers, there was no loss of life.

After a very successful year as Mayor, marked by widespread community support, he resigned suddenly in May 2001 following a Grand Jury indictment for one count of misdemeanor perjury and in the same week being arrested by the Gun Barrel City Police Department for Public Intoxication.

He also won the Gold Dagger of the Crime Writers ' Association, and France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for Gun Before Butter.

* Gun Lake Band of Grand River Ottawa Indians, Michigan ( currently recognized by Michigan )

In February 2005 The Smoking Gun published the Grand Jury transcripts ( 1903 pages ).

Local attractions include: Mountain View Grand Hotel, Mount Washington Hotel ( including Bretton Woods Mountain Resort ), Mount Washington Cog Railway, Santa's Village () and Six Gun City () theme parks ( Jefferson ).

* Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan ( formerly Gun Lake Indian Tribe )( formerly Gun Lake Village Band & Ottawa Colony Band of Grand River Ottawa Indians )

Li Gun becomes one of the leaders of the Liangshan infantry after the Grand Assembly.