President Reagan bet his favorite Cowboy hat...
President Reagan bet his favorite Cowboy hat in a winner-take-all wager with Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke that the United States will reclaim the America’s Cup. Hawke accepted the challenge and put up an Australian bush hat, called an akabroo.
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