A noteworthy episode in Beery's life is chronicled in the 5th episode of Ken Burns ' documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea: In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating Jackson Hole National Monument to protect the land adjoining the Grand Tetons in Wyoming.

# The Grand Idea

He was made a " Knight of the Indian Empire " by Queen Victoria, a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire by Edward VII ( 1902 ), and a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India by George V ( 1912 ).

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* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ( Honorary GCMG )-1891

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He was created a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath by King George VI of the United Kingdom in 1942.

For example, in 1785 Benjamin Franklin Bache mocked George Washington by terming him the " Grand Lama of this Country ".

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On January 1, 2007 George Lucas served as the Grand Marshal for the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade, and made the coin toss at the 2007 Rose Bowl.

Alexander thus chose to retire from the army and take up the new position, and, in anticipation of his viceregal posting, was on 26 January 1946 appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.

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It was reported that Lewis had offered to upgrade Askin's knighthood from Knight Commander ( KCMG ) to Knight Grand Cross ( GCMG ) of the Order of St Michael and St George, while Willis was uncommitted.

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The Divine Dramatist: George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism ; Grand Rapids, William B. Eerdmans, 1991

The German Emperor Wilhelm II, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Duke Ernst August of Brunswick were Edward's nephews ; Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain, Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, Crown Princess Marie of Romania, Crown Princess Sophia of Greece, Empress Alexandra of Russia, Grand Duchess Alexandra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Duchess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen were his nieces ; Haakon VII of Norway was both his nephew by marriage and his son-in-law ; George I of Greece and Frederick VIII of Denmark were his brothers-in-law ; Albert I of Belgium, Charles I and Manuel II of Portugal, and Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria were his second cousins.

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In November 2008, Peres received an honorary knighthood, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George from Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace in London.

During this term, Katsura received the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George from King Edward of Great Britain, and was elevated to the rank of marquess by Emperor Meiji.

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Nicholas refused to grant the bride or their son, George Mikhailovich ( 1910 – 1931 ) a title initially, legitimising George and incorporated him into the Russian nobility under the name " Brassov " in 1915, although he used the title of count under the monarchy from 1915 and, along with his mother, was granted a princely prefix in exile by Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia in 1928.

The battle is said by some to be the source for the mnemonic for remembering the traditional colours of the rainbow, Richard of York Gave Battle In Vain, and also the mocking nursery rhyme, The Grand Old Duke of York although this much more likely refers to the eighteenth century duke, son of George III.

* March 22 – Washington's Grand Coulee Dam begins to generate electricity.

The Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery on Seattle, Washington's Capitol Hill is a cemetery situated just north of Lake View Cemetery on the hill's northern slope, on E. Howe Street between 12th and Everett Avenues E.

Several publishers, including Grand River Books, Potomac Books ( formerly known as Brassey's Inc .), and Skyhorse Publishing have re-published the Factbook in recent years.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C & O Canal, and occasionally referred to as the " Grand Old Ditch ," operated from 1831 until 1924 parallel to the Potomac River in Maryland from Cumberland, Maryland, to Washington, D. C.

During the Civil War he served on Potomac in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron and took part in the Mississippi River operations at Port Hudson, Grand Gulf, and Vicksburg.

Nor does it include the many regiments from the Army of the Potomac, Army of Georgia, and Army of the Tennessee that encamped in the area to participate in the Grand Review of the Armies.

Anderson is a member and Past Grand Knight of Potomac Council # 433 and a member of the James Cardinal Hickey Prince of the Church fourth degree assembly, both in Washington, DC.

In May 1865, the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the Tennessee marched along Pennsylvania Avenue in a " Grand Review " before newly-sworn President Andrew Johnson in celebration of the end of the American Civil War.

He also won the Long Beach Grand Prix Celebrity Race.

Bruce won the Race of Champions at the Brands Hatch circuit and Hulme won the International Trophy at Silverstone, both non-championship races, before Bruce took the team's first championship win at the Belgian Grand Prix.

* Grand Union Canal 145 mile Race

Racing can also be done in more humoristic and entertaining ways such as the Sausage Race and the Red Bull Trolley Grand Prix.

* Macau Grand Prix Guia Race ( contested as part of WTCC since 2005 )

In 2006 John Smith's launched the John Smith's People's Race which gave ten members of the public the chance to ride in a flat race at Aintree on Grand National day.

There are three game types available: Grand Prix, in which all five tracks are playing continuously, Single Race, where a single track is chosen to race on, or Time Trial, a single player mode in which players try to clear the five laps in the quickest time possible.

The opening of the Hialeah Park Race Track in 1925 ( which was nicknamed the " Grand Dame ") as a horse track received more coverage in the Miami media than any other sporting event in the history of Miami up to that time and since then there have been countless horse racing histories played out at the world famous park.

A permanent racing facility, the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course opened in 1956.

The courthouse is also the location of the Mountain Foliage Festival, held in the autumn and featuring a parade, crafts, arts and music, as well as a race in which contestants use outhouses, the Grand Privy Race.

* Billed as the I Grand Prize Race of the Automobile Club of America, the inaugural American Grand Prize takes place at Savannah, Georgia over 402. 080 miles ( 25. 130 miles x 16 laps ) and is won by Louis Wagner driving a FIAT in 6: 10: 31. 4 at an average speed of 65. 111 mph.

Harroun's race wins included: a 1910 100-mile race at the Atlanta Motordrome ; the 1910 200-mile Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race ( at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ); the May, 1910, 50-mile Remy Grand Brassard Race ( also at IMS ); three races at Churchill Downs ( home of the Kentucky Derby ); three races at the original Latonia Race Track ; and races at tracks in New Orleans, Los Angeles, Long Island and Memphis.

He announced his retirement after the season, which he managed to cap off with a win in Las Vegas, but came out of retirement for a one-time drive with Arrows in at the non-championship Race of Champions at Brands Hatch where he qualified and finished third and at the United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach where he qualified a fine 12th but retired after 58 laps through driver fatigue.

Other famous sporting events in the UK include the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the London Marathon, and The Boat Race on the River Thames.

While an event called the Australian Grand Prix is believed to have been staged in 1927 near Sydney, it is generally accepted that the Australian Grand Prix began as the 100 Miles Road Race held at the original Phillip Island road circuit in 1928.

He rowed in the Oxford University eight that won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1850 when there was no Boat Race on the Tideway.

Donington Park has been simulated and can be driven in several racing simulations, such as Spirit of Speed 1937 ( the 1937 version of the track is featured, as the name suggests ), Sports Car GT, Le Mans 24 Hours, ToCA Touring Car Championship, ToCA 2 Touring Cars, ToCA Race Driver, ToCA Race Driver 2, TOCA Race Driver 3, GTR, GTR2, GT Legends, F1 Challenge ' 99 -' 02 ( with a mod ), Grand Prix 4 ( 1993 configuration, unofficial add-on track ), MotoGP 3, Redline, rFactor, SBK-07, Race Driver: GRID and Need for Speed: Shift.