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Chevrolet was born near Beaune, in the Côte-d'Or region of France where his Swiss family had emigrated to a few years earlier. His father was a watch-maker, and he was the younger brother of Louis (1878–1941, founder of the Chevrolet car company) and Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946).
In 1927, Chevrolet launched the aircraft engine construction company Chevrolair, which failed three years later as a result of the Great Depression. He returned to Chevrolet to work as mechanic in the Detroit factories. [15] Chevrolet died on June 6, 1941, in Detroit due to a heart attack. His atherosclerosis had previously led to a leg amputation.
Finding money on the ground already feels like a stroke of luck. But a North Carolina man doubled up when he turned his newly-found $20 bill into a $1 million lottery win.
Abraham Lee Shakespeare (April 24, 1966 – c. April 7, 2009) was a casual laborer from the US who won a $30 million lottery jackpot in Florida, receiving $17 million in 2006. In 2009, his family declared him missing , and in January 2010 his body was found buried under a concrete slab in the backyard of an acquaintance.
The $1 million prize is the highest amount available to win in the Extreme Cash game, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. The odds of winning are 1 in 2,017,650. The odds of winning ...
Castro won the largest-ever lottery jackpot, and he opted for a lump sum of $997.6 million, just shy of $1 billion, according to the California Lottery. After taxes, Castro walked away with $628.5 ...
Chevrolet (/ ˌ ʃ ɛ v r ə ˈ l eɪ / SHEV-rə-LAY), colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).. Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 [2] as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
A 67-year-old avid lottery player won $4 million with a scratch-off, Michigan officials said. ... After seeing his movie “look-alike” win in the fictional lottery, a Michigan man decided to ...