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Sponsored by Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, the 1960 race was run as a Formula Junior event and held again at Roosevelt Raceway. [6] In 1965, 1967, and 1968, the Bridgehampton Sports Car Races were billed as the Vanderbilt Cup. Upon conclusion of the SCCA-sanctioned Bridgehampton event in 1968, the Vanderbilt Cup name disappeared for 28 years.
Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (December 29, 1830 – April 2, 1882) was an American socialite and member of the Vanderbilt family. After having a troubled relationship with his father, Cornelius Vanderbilt , he eventually died by suicide at the age of 51.
William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman [1] Known as "Billy," he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family.
The 2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.They were coached by Bryce Drew in his third season at Vanderbilt.
The 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The team is led by first-year head coach Mark Byington and will play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium located in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Following President John F. Kennedy's September 1962 speech "We choose to go to the Moon", in which he described his goal of accomplishing a crewed space flight to the Moon by the end of the decade, the space program grew in importance and scope in Central Florida because of its proximity to Cape Canaveral. [19]
Anthony Dymoke Powell CH CBE (/ ˈ p oʊ əl / POH-əl; [1] 21 December 1905 – 28 March 2000) was an English novelist best known for his 12-volume work A Dance to the Music of Time, published between 1951 and 1975.
FirstBank Stadium (formerly Dudley Field and Vanderbilt Stadium) is a football stadium located in Nashville, Tennessee.Completed in 1922 as the first stadium in the South to be used exclusively for college football, it is the home of the Vanderbilt University football team. [4]