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![]() ![]() First Wal-Mart Store Opens in Rogers, Arkansas (1962)Now the world's largest corporation, the Walmart chain of superstores was founded by Sam Walton, a former US Army Captain with an economics degree. Walton owned and ran a chain of five-and-dime stores in Arkansas before he opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962. In the 50 years since, the company, which sells brand-name goods in high volume at low prices, has flourished. It now has 8,500 stores operating in over a dozen countries. What was the last US state to get a Walmart? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Hermann Hesse (1877)Hesse was German novelist and poet who wrote about the individual's search for spiritual fulfillment, often through mysticism. His major works include Siddhartha and Steppenwolf. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. At around the time of his death in 1962, his novels began to enjoy a revival of popularity due to their association with some of the themes of the 1960s counterculture movement. What fellow German writers did Hesse help to escape from the Nazis? More... Discuss |
swerve discuss | |
Definition: | (verb) Turn sharply; change direction abruptly. |
Synonyms: | sheer, slue, trend, veer, curve, cut |
Usage: | The driver had to swerve to avoid hitting a deer and nearly lost control of his car in the process. |
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14 comments:
So grand! What great pics.
What a massive place. The 2nd and 3rd are my favorites. (I saw Rosie on Million Dollar Password. She WAS great.)
cool place! i'd love to go there someday...mine's up too at this link!
What a grand place. Love to go there.
Happy WW. Visit my entry too.
I always loved going there. thanks for the pics!
amazing structure.i like all of the photos.
Happy WW.
Keith, thanks for the visit. You have some amazing images on you site!
Raven, it is a massive place. Everything in Las Vegas is over the top! I'm glad you liked my images. Thank you for visiting.
Jennyr, if you ever have the opportunity to visit Las Vegas...GO! You will love it.
I commented on your WW. Thanks for the visit. Come back any time.
Shiela, Grand ... it is. Hope you get to visit there some day. Thank you for the visit and comment. I visited your blog in return. Loved it.
Celeste, I loved Las Vegas too. Hope to go back again some day. Glad you liked my images. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Maya, these were some on my favorite images. There were too many to put in one post. It's difficult sometimes to decide which ones to use.
Thank you for the visit and comment.
Patty, your photographs have captured the amazing feel of that place. We went there a few years ago and walked through the Forum. And my daughter was in Vegas just this past weekend. And yesterday a couple from Vegas were in the gallery. Small world.
San, it is indeed a small world. While in Vegas, my son was on his cell phone with a friend he met online. During the conversation he found out she was in Vegas at the same time! So....they met...in real life. How strange is that?
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