Opel became a share-limited company (German: Aktiengesellschaft) in 1929; United Statesâbased General Motors took a majority stake in Opel that same year. General Motors assumed full control in 1931 and today Adam Opel AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Company. Although Adam Opel AG continues to be a share-limited company, shares of the company are not publicly listed.
Trivia (22) Julianne is the fifth and youngest child of her parents' marriage. Her siblings, starting with the eldest, are: sisters Sharee Hough, Mara Beth Hough and Katherine Hough; brother Derek Hough, who appeared with her on Dancing with the Stars (2005).
She was with her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy for 30 years: Ride married fellow astronaut Steven Hawley in 1982, but then got divorced in 1987 to get together with her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy. The couple spent 30 years together and kept their union a secret. It wasn't revealed that Ride was a lesbian until she passed away from cancer on July 23, 2012.