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Indianapolis 500 drivers are probably told to do many things on Memorial Day, since is the day of the annual Indianapolis 500 autorace. However, the most famous thing they are told to is "Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines!"
The Portland Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event held in the city of Portland, Oregon. It was first held in 1972 and has been held every year since.
If not the oldest, one of them is the Flyers Wives' Fight for Lives Carnival. The first was on February 1, 1977 and it has been an annual event since. The 35th Carnival is on February 19, 2012.
The Iowa Caucuses have been the first nominating event since 1972.
Cannes is known for the annual film festival that takes place in May since 1946.
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Since 1984 the Indianapolis Colts play in, you guessed it, Indianapolis.
The Motocross des Nations motocross race is an annual "team" event, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the "Olympics of Motocross". The event has been staged since 1947.
The Bud Billiken parade and picnic is an annual event that is held in Chicago, Illinois. As of August 2013, registration has been closed since the event took place on the second Saturday in August.
The festival of La Tomatina first took place in 1945 in Buñol, Spain. It started as a food fight among friends and has since grown into an annual event attracting thousands of participants from around the world.
The first White House Correspondents' Dinner was held in 1920. Since then, it has became an annual tradition held on the last Saturday of April and has been attended by 15 different presidents.
The Colts lost their 2010 and 2011 season openers to the Houston Texans.