And if Alec Baldwin wins for his Saturday Night Live Trump impression or Elisabeth Moss takes home a Best Actress Emmy for the feminist, dystopian series The Handmaidâs Tale, expect their speeches to build on the themes of their performances.
The 5.31-acre island of Pigeon Key was deeded to the Overseas Bridge and Toll District in 1936 and to Monroe County in 1954. Pigeon Key was bypassed when the new Seven Mile Bridge was built in 1982 and numerous uses have been proposed for the tiny island in the meantime.
The name Galloping Gertie was first used for the Wheeling Bridge. Charles Ellet built this 900-foot long suspension bridge in 1849 over the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. Back then, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It collapsed in a windstorm in May 1854. Local folks lost no time in nicknaming the bridge Galloping Gertie.. Fascinated by Gertie, thousands of people drove hundreds of miles to experience the sensation of crossing the rolling center span.