
Why does the Minnesota Twins logo have a C in it?
2009年4月10日 · When the Senators moved to Minnesota in 1961, it was believed that using the name “Minneapolis” or a logo prominently featuring an M to symbolize the team would alienate St. Paulers. So they named the team “Minnesota” and used TC for “Twin Cities” as the cap emblem.
Why are some pro teams named after a state instead of a city?
2011年11月9日 · Yep. From the Minnesota Twins wiki page: The name “Twins” was derived from the popular name of the region, the Twin Cities. The NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers had re-located to Los Angeles in 1960 due to poor attendance which was believed to have been caused in part by the reluctance of fans in St. Paul to support the team.
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2025年1月29日 · NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Rep. Pete Stauber of Minnesota about congressional Republicans' role in legislating President Trump's agenda. You should take a listen. Basically, he says Trump’s pause on federal grants (and other things) is perfectly reasonable because the President needs to make sure government spending isn’t ...
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Is there a symbol for the microsoft Windows Key?
2011年8月4日 · There’s no Windows logo in Unicode, but there is such a glyph in the Wingdings font, mapped to code 255. You might be able to insert it by typing a ÿ character in your normal typeface (e.g. Times Roman) and then converting the character to Wingdings.