Her Japanese father, Hiroaki " Rocky " Aoki, a former wrestler, was the founder of the Benihana restaurant chain and owned it until his death on July 10, 2008.

The 1981 race was won again by Abruzzo, with different co-pilot Rocky Aoki, who covered before touching down, while the 1982 race was won by Joe Kittinger and Charles Knapp who piloted Rosie O ' Grady.

The company was founded in 1964 on West 56th Street in New York City by 25-year-old Hiroaki " Rocky " Aoki.

Founder Hiroaki " Rocky " Aoki died in 2008 at the age of 69.

After launching on November 10 from Nagashima, Japan with four men ( Rocky Aoki, Ron Clark, Larry Newman and Ben Abruzzo ) and crossing the International Date Line, the Double Eagle traveled 5, 768 miles and landed 84 hours and 31 minutes later in the U. S., near Covelo, California.

Paul " Rocky " Rochester ( born 1938 ) is a former American football defensive tackle.

Bill Mathis ( born December 10, 1938 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

In 1938, he discovered that rickettsia could be grown in fertile egg membranes, which led to the development of vaccines to combat Rocky Mountain spotted fever and vaccines for several strains of typhus.

The league was established in 1938 when the seven charter members ( see below ) pulled out of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Phillips donated the Villa, along with of land and the Philtower office building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the Boy Scouts in 1941, supplementing a 1938 gift of that had created the Philmont Rocky Mountain Scout camp, near Cimarron, New Mexico.

* 1842 – The Webster – Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the Canada – United States border east of the Rocky Mountains.

* 1977 – Rocky Thompson, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens at the USA Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.

* 1979 – Rocky Bernard, American football player

* 1933 – Rocky Colavito, American baseball player

* 1983 – Rocky Elsom, Australian rugby player

* 2004 – 2005 Rocky Mountain Edition

* 1915 – The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U. S. Congress.

* 1953 – Rocky Burnette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

* 1887 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

* 1846 – The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

* 1980 – Rocky Boiman, American football player

* 1915 – The Rocky Mountain National Park is formed by an act of U. S. Congress.

* 1990 – Rocky Graziano, American boxer ( b. 1922 )

* 1783 – In Rocky Hill, New Jersey, US General George Washington gives his " Farewell Address to the Army ".

* 1806 – Pike expedition: Lieutenant Zebulon Pike sees a distant mountain peak while near the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains ( it is later named Pikes Peak ).

* 1939 – Rocky Thompson, American golfer

* 1836 – Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.

* 1923 – Rocky Marciano, American boxer ( d. 1969 )

Oakland went on to defeat the previous season's Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, which was missing starting running back tandem of Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier, 24 – 7.

Then with just 26 seconds left, Bradshaw completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to fullback Rocky Bleier, giving the Steelers a 21 – 14 lead at halftime.

Most states restrict operation of larger tandem trailer setups such as triple units, the " Turnpike Double " ( twin 48 – 53 ft units ) or the " Rocky Mountain Double " ( a full 48 – 53 ft unit and a shorter 28 ft unit ).

In the 2000s, Kane Waselenchuk, Jack Huczek, Jason Mannino, Ben Croft, and Rocky Carson have all excelled, but Waselenchuk has been dominant the last two seasons losing only once since September 2008.

The Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado, taken from the International Space Station on October 28, 2008

In 2006, he played the role of the narrator in the UK tour of Richard O ' Brien's The Rocky Horror Show During July and August 2008, Aspel filmed Evacuees Reunited, a five-part documentary series made by Leopard Films for ITV1, which aired from 15 – 19 December 2008.

As of 2008, the future of the Incline could include an official opening to the public, a more intense guard patrol to keep the public out, or an ambitious attempt to reclaim the land and eradicate the highly visible scar from the side of Rocky Mountain.

In January 2008, Udall acknowledged to the Rocky Mountain News that he had pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana in 1972, and served a year's probation .< ref >

Ready evidence is found on March 20, 2008, when the invitation to testify in support of environmental legislation by Democrat House Majority Leader Rep. Rocky Adkins, and, on the same day, a rare invitation to speak from the Senate floor was afforded by Republican Senate Majority Leader Senator David L. Williams of Cumberland County as part of the Senate ’ s unanimously passed bipartisan resolution honoring Rogers for his service.

William Gray " Bill " Daughtridge, Jr. is a businessman from Rocky Mount, North Carolina who served three terms ( Jan. 2003-Dec. 2008 ) as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-fifth House district, including constituents in Nash County.

" This event, as well as president Penley's considerations of " partnering " out the Collegian by Gannett in January 2008, lead to proposals in making CSU's student media, including the Rocky Mountain Collegian, a not-for-profit organization independent from the university.

Two examples of animal species recently delisted are: the Virginia northern flying squirrel ( subspecies ) on August, 2008, which had been listed since 1985, and the gray wolf ( Northern Rocky Mountain DPS ).

In 2008, he played The Narrator in Richard O ' Brien's Rocky Horror Show at Star City Casino, Sydney.

Photo by keagiles ( Sept. 2008 ) from the top of Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park ( RMNP ), Colorado, USA.

* Located in Hollywood's " backyard ", the Coliseum and Sports Arena are frequently used as locations for commercials for numerous national and international companies, television series and major motion pictures including 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, the 2008 video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, the 2001 film Ali, multiple editions of the Rocky series, the 1974 Alice Cooper film Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper, the 1979 film North Dallas Forty, and the 1980 film Roadie.

Herb Score died on November 11, 2008 at his home in Rocky River, Ohio, after a lengthy illness.

* Rocky Horror Tribute Show ( 2008 ) Frank-N-Furter ( Recorded in 2006-Ball shared the role with Anthony Head )

 Peter Raffo, “ The Rocky road home: a hundred years in the life of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society ,” Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society Papers and Records, XXXVI ( 2008 ), 3-17.

* Rocky Gray-Lead Guitar, Vocals ( 1997 – 2008 ), Drums ( 2008 – present )

* Charles S. Barrett Silver Medal, American Society for Materials International, Rocky Mountain Chapter ( 2008 )

* Rocky the bear, a trained grizzly bear best known for appearing as Dewey the Killer Bear in 2008 film Semi-Pro.

The Rocky Mountain Revue, a pre-season basketball tournament sponsored by the NBA's Utah Jazz, was hosted in the Lifetime Activities Center until 2008.

She was a member of the cast of NCIS as Director Jenny Shepard from 2005 – 2008, reuniting with her former Chicago Hope co-stars Mark Harmon and Rocky Carroll.

January 4, 2008, the Peacemakers started an eight consecutive day recording session in Rocky Point, Mexico.