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National Road National Road
National Road U.S. highway built in the early 19th cent. At the time of its construction, the National Road was the most ambitious road-building project ever undertaken in the United States. It finally extended from Cumberland, Md., to St. Louis and was the great highway of Western migration.... Read more
Euston Road School Euston Road School
Euston Road School. A name coined in 1938 by Clive Bell for a group of British painters centred round the ‘School of Drawing and Painting’ that opened in a studio at 12 Fitzroy Street, London, in 1937, and soon transferred to nearby 316 Euston Road. Its founding teachers were William... Read more
Alaska Highway Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway all-weather road, 1,523 mi (2,451 km) long, extending NW from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska. An extension of an existing Canadian road between Dawson Creek and Edmonton, Alta., the Alaska Highway was constructed (Mar.-Sept., 1942) by U.S. troops as a supply... Read more
Vandalia Vandalia
Roads and Turnpikes, Early. Turnpikes, an important organizational innovation that significantly improved roads in nineteenth‐century America, were state‐chartered corporations that built roads (sometimes on a preexisting roadbed) in return for the right to charge travelers a specified... Read more
Roads Roads
ROADS ROADS. Except for a brief spurt of road building around 1800, the continental United States was extended from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific without the benefit of good roads. The United States had few roads prior to the twentieth century, and most were of poor quality. In towns, most... Read more
Carrie Jacobs Bond Carrie Jacobs Bond
Carrie Jacobs Bond 1862-1946, American songwriter, b. Janesville, Wis. A self-taught musician, she composed about 175 songs, both words and music, gave concerts of them, and even published them herself. Eventually the popularity of such songs as I Love You Truly, Just a-Wearyin' for You, and A... Read more
motorway motorway
motorway. Class of highway with two or more lanes in each direction, designed and regulated for use by fast motor traffic only. The German super-highway concept dates from 1911, and a small length of express road was opened between Witzleben and Nikolassee, Berlin, in 1921. In Northern Italy a... Read more
citizens band radio citizens band radio
CITIZENS BAND (CB) RADIO CITIZENS BAND (CB) RADIO is a two-way, low-power radio band for use by the public. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) first issued CB licenses in 1947. CB operators chat and exchange information on road conditions and the location of police speed traps. Popular... Read more
Burma Road Burma Road
Burma Road in China and Myanmar, extending from the railhead of Lashio, Myanmar, to Kunming, Yunnan prov., China. About 700 mi (1,130 km) long and constructed through rough mountain country, it was a remarkable engineering achievement. Undertaken by the Chinese after the start of the Sino-Japanese... Read more
Heshbon Heshbon
Heshbon , ancient city, E of the Jordan. It was an Amorite capital, located at the crossroads of the east-west road to Jericho and the north-south road paralleling the Jordan. In the Bible it was first allotted to Reuben, later to Gad.... Read more

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Gavin DeGraw brings a suitcase of new songs on road
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ...details have been determined. Currently road-testing new material such as "Cop Stop...pretty eclectic. "I'm also curious to open up for a country artist, like Alan Jackson...audience I can develop from a collection of songs," he said. "I don't really consider...
Nam Song Hau road opens to traffic.
News Wire article from: Vietnamese News Agency ...Hung on March 9 gave an order to open to traffic the Nam Song Hau road in the Mekong Delta province...years of construction. The Nam Song Hau road is of important significance...construction of the 147 km Nam Song Hau road started on May 19...
Survey names Top 40 songs for the road
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ...time favorite driving songs. "Despite all the changes...Ballad of Thunder Road," sung by actor Robert...mentioned band, with three songs making the survey list...light to be on when you open the glovebox or trunk. But feel it next time you open either one: If it's...
RAMBLING ALONG WITH STRONG BRAKES AND A GOOD SONG Series: Road Trips
Newspaper article from: The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA) ...soundtrack, a steady stream of songs lush and melodic and low...cattle and meadows and open pastures. Before you...those just-off- the-road spots is Mountain Fruit...site.) Minutes up the road you'll come to the Blue...apparent to any driver: The road isn't made from one...as Virginia 43). ...
Popular Iraqi Song Perfect For Road Trip
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition ...2008 Popular Iraqi Song Perfect For Road Trip Host: RENEE MONTAGNETime...also a song about a road trip, and it captures...of the country, the roads here are safe and open. In Hosam Al-Rasam...past few months. The road through Anbar province...
Cars and Culture: Songs of the Open Road.(A Column)(Essay)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review ...recognized, the "road is before us...Among the many early songs about cars and driving...enduring early car song, from 1905. One...revealing of these early songs, "Take Me Out for...There are many songs about favorite cars...Ramblers) and favorite roads (Route 66, Highway...desirable ...
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S SONGS OF THE OPEN ROAD.(TIMEOUT)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) ...the Edge of Town'' album and songs from that era have formed the...well. ''Darkness''-era songs that turned up on ''The River...Ghost of Tom Joad'' acoustic song brought to roaring life by the...for some guitar dueling. Two songs particularly showcase the band...and the Internet. ''Thunder ...
The Kennedys: Songs of the Open Road.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Sing Out! THE KENNEDYS Songs of the Open Road Appleseed 1097 Contemporary...often wryly philosophical songs together since 1994 when...Orchestra. The closing song here, a lilting cover...s haunting "Eye On The Road" (with Radoslav Lorkovic...
Song of road is key to drivers; Psychologist matches in-car music and tunes...
Newspaper article from: The Herald ...car pulls up alongside, windows open and speakers at full blast, spend...spare a thought for your fellow road-user, who is likely to be behind...soothe the uptight motorist and deter road rage. "While road rage has been blamed on young drivers...
Midas and SPIN Magazine Rock the Highway This Summer with Search for the Next...
Newspaper article from: Journal of Transportation On the Road Again. Running on...the lure of the open road has inspired...lists of classic songs. Now, Midas International...the Next Great Road Song" contest. Sweepstakes...find that next great song." Music fans can...their favorite road songs of all times by ...

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