(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P427 - Uruguay: The first football team from the Americas to win the World Cup
07-01-2026
(worldkings) In 1930 the first ever World Cup was played in Uruguay, and the final was between Uruguay vs Argentina, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in front of 68,346 people to become the first nation to win the World Cup.
(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P426 - Dianne Whelan (Canada): The first person in the Americas to complete the world's longest hiking trail
05-01-2026
(worldkings) Canadian filmmaker Dianne Whelan is the first person to complete the world's longest trail network, the Trans Canada Trail (also called the Great Trail), a 24,000 km land and water route, finishing her six-year journey in 2021 as an ecological pilgrimage, documented in her film 500 Days in the Wild. She used various methods like walking, cycling, canoeing, and snowshoeing, covering the trail from coast to coast to coast, focusing on reconciliation and nature.
(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P426 - Bassetts Ice Cream (USA): The oldest continuously operating ice cream shop in America
02-01-2026
(worldkings) Bassetts Ice Cream was founded in 1861 by Lewis Dubois Bassett in Salem, New Jersey, making it America's oldest ice cream shop.
(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P425 - Réveillon in Cobacabana: A unique New Year's celebration on the beach for the people of Brazil
31-12-2025
(worldkings) New Year's Eve in Copacabana, known as Réveillon, is unique for its massive scale, vibrant mix of traditions (like wearing white for peace and offering flowers to the sea goddess Lemanja), spectacular fireworks, and continuous live music (samba!) on the world's largest open-air beach party, attracting millions seeking sun, good vibes, and a truly magical Brazilian welcome to the New Year.
(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P424 - Belo Monte-Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): The longest high-voltage power transmission line in the Americas
29-12-2025
(worldkings) The 2,539-kilometer Belo Monte-Rio de Janeiro line in Brazil is an 800kV super-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) line that transmits electricity from the 11.2GW Belo Monte hydroelectric plant located in Para to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P423 - NewspaperArchive (United States): The largest newspaper archive in Americas
26-12-2025
(worldkings) NewspaperArchive is a commercial online database of digitized newspapers, and claims to be the world's largest newspaper archive.
(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P422 - Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (USA): The first gamma-ray observatory in the Americas
24-12-2025
(worldkings) The Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) was the first to provide a comprehensive, all-sky survey in gamma rays, transforming high-energy astronomy by revealing a dynamic universe with new sources like blazars and gamma-ray bursts, and mapping isotopes like Al-26, establishing gamma-ray astronomy as a core part of multi-wavelength studies. Launched by NASA in 1991, it covered a vast energy range (keV to GeV) with four instruments, mapping phenomena from solar flares to distant active galaxies.
(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P421 - Film Reference Library (Canada): This library has the largest collection of English-language Canadian films in the Americas.
22-12-2025
(worldkings) Film Reference Library (FRL) at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto holds the world's largest collection of English-language Canadian film and related materials, serving as a vital resource for scholars, filmmakers, and film enthusiasts to preserve Canadian cinema history.
(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P420 - Yma Sumac (Peru): The female singer with the widest vocal range in the Americas
18-12-2025
(worldkings) The Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac held a 1956 world record for the "Greatest Range of Musical Value" and was famous for her extraordinary vocal range, reportedly spanning over four to five octaves (from low baritone to high whistle register), a feat documented in her recordings like "Chuncho (The Forest Creatures)."
(AMRI) Journey to promote Records in the Americas - P419 - Finning (Canada): The largest distributor in the Americas specializing in Caterpillar products
16-12-2025
(worldkings) Finning is the world's largest Caterpillar dealer. Launched in Vancouver in 1933 by Earl B. Finning, the now-global company rents and provides parts and services for equipment and engines and for a wide range of power systems applications to customers in various industries, including mining, construction, petroleum and forestry. Finning employs nearly 15,000 people worldwide, with its headquarters located in Vancouver.
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