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After an informal 1952 art sale to benefit a local artist, participating artists founded the Virginia Beach Art Association (VBAA) — which had by 1956 founded and organized its annual Boardwalk Art Show. By 1962, VBAA membership had grown to 275. [2] and the Boardwalk Art Show had become nationally recognized.
In 1962, it came to light that VBAA and its Boardwalk Art Show were racially segregated, quietly refusing membership to African-American artists [9] — as evidenced specifically by a refusal to admit A.B. "Alec" Jackson (1925-1981), [10] head of the art department of the Virginia State College in Norfolk, who had applied for VBAA membership ...
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
Boardwalkin' for Pets is set to kick off on Saturday, April 27. Registration will open to all participants and pets at 8:30 a.m. The walk will begin at 9 a.m. at the south end of Ocean City’s ...
Tradera is acquired by eBay.com for approximately $50 million. [40] 2007 Acquisition N/A StubHub is acquired by eBay.com. [41] 2007 Major launch Media streaming service Hulu, a popular subscription video on demand service, launches. Hulu is composed of various media organizations. [42] 2007 Major launch Online advertising
As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$2.6 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1.5 billion if certain performance goals were met. [2] The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States.
Poker: Texas Hold'em (No Limit) Play two face down cards and the five community cards. Bet any amount or go all-in. By Masque Publishing
Half.com was founded in 1999 by American entrepreneur Josh Kopelman and Sunny Balijepalli. As an advertising gimmick, in December of the same year, the company paid the town of Halfway, Oregon US$100,000 and donated 20 new computers to change its name to "Half.com, Oregon" for a year.