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.
Jack called his new invention a âwrench,â and patented it on April 18, 1922. In Jackâs later years, he opened a nightclub in Harlem, which later became known as The Cotton Club. He was killed in a car crash at age 68 on June 10, 1946 in Raleigh, North Carolina.