Within the navies of the world, an assortment of ships make up the fleet. From tankers and supply ships to cruisers and aircraft carriers, navies are composed of a lot of different kinds of vessels. Unsurprisingly, itâs the big ships that tend to get all the attention.
ITS FOUNDER PIONEERED THE DRIVE-THRU. Robert O. Peterson opened the first Jack in the Box restaurant in San Diego, Calif. in 1951 by converting one location of his Oscarâs restaurant chain into a new animal altogether: a drive-thru hamburger stand.
The initial time a woman made the box was in 1934, with famous female test pilot Elinor Smith having the honors. Babe Zaharias in 1935 was the first woman athlete on a Wheaties box, as she was a standout in the Los Angeles Olympics in track and field. Jesse Owens, in 1936, became the first black athlete on the box after his astounding display at the Berlin Olympics. The first woman athlete to find herself on the front of the Wheaties box was Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton in 1984.