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.
New Page 1. The first Drive-in named Sonic but not his first drive-in. 1953 Troy Smith opens his first Top Hat Drive-In in Shawnee, Okla., featuring an intercom speaker system for ordering and Carhop delivery service.1956 Charles Pappe partners with Smith and opens the second Top Hat in Woodward, Okla.959 Due to copyright issues with the Top Hat name, drive-ins are renamed SONIC Drive-In for Service with the Speed of Sound .. In June, the Stillwater drive-in is the first to change its name to SONIC.