Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race : The longest certified footrace in the United States
05-01-2021
(Uskings.us) The Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race is the longest certified footrace in the US. In 1996 Sri Chinmoy created this event as a 2,700-mile (4,345 km) race. At the award ceremony that year he declared that the 1997 edition would be extended to 3,100 miles (4,989 km).
Meet the Press : The longest-running program in television in the United States
03-01-2021
(uskings.us) Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program broadcast on NBC. It is the longest-running program in television history, though the current format bears little resemblance to the debut episode on November 6, 1947.
General Hospital : The longest-running scripted drama series in production in the United States
03-01-2021
(Uskings.org) General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American daytime soap opera. Concurrently, it is the world's third longest-running scripted drama series in production after British serials The Archers and Coronation Street, as well as the world's second-longest-running televised soap opera still in production. General Hospital premiered on the ABC television network on April 1, 1963. General Hospital is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, and the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history.
Gila Wilderness (New Mexico) : The oldest protected area in the United States
30-12-2020
(uskings.us) The Gila Wilderness was established on June 3, 1924 and is not only the oldest protected area in the United States, but it is also the world’s first protected wilderness area.
Steelcase (Michigan) : The largest office furniture manufacturer in the United States
29-12-2020
(WorldKings.org) Steelcase is a United States-based furniture company founded in 1912 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the United States. It has facilities, offices, and factories in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Africa.
Magnavox Odyssey (California) : The first commercial home video game console in the United States
28-12-2020
(WorldKings.org) The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. The hardware was designed by a small team led by Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates, while Magnavox completed development and released it in the United States in September 1972 and overseas the following year.
King’s Highway (from Charleston to Boston) : The oldest road in the United States
25-12-2020
(Uskings.us) The King’s Highway was built from 1650 to 1735, decades before the United States became a country, which makes the King’s Highway the oldest road in America.
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (New Mexico) : The largest balloon festival in the United States
25-12-2020
(Uskings.us) The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly hot air balloon festival that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during early October. The Balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event occurring in the first full week of October, and has over 500 hot air balloons each year far from it humble beginnings of merely 13 balloons in 1972. The event is the largest balloon festival in the United States.
Kiehl’s (New York) : The oldest cosmetic brand in the United States
25-12-2020
(Uskings.us) Kiehl's LLC is an American cosmetics brand retailer that specializes in skin, hair, and body care products. It started as a single pharmacy in Manhattan at Third Avenue and East 13th Street in 1851.
United Way Worldwide (Virginia) - The largest non-profit organization by donations from the public in the United States
17-11-2020
(Uskings.us) United Way of America (now United Way Worldwide), based in Alexandria, Virginia, is a nonprofit organization that works with almost 1,200 offices throughout the country in a coalition of charitable organizations to pool efforts in fundraising and support.