Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)

Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was involved in a fatal car accident during the last
lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on
February 18, 2001. The checkered flag dropped after the accident
and Michael Waltrip won the race, with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finishing
in second place.

The first Academy Awards of Merit (Oscars) were presented on May
16, 1929, at a private brunch at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with
an audience of about 270 people. Fifteen statuettes were awarded,
honoring artists, directors and other personalities of the filmmaking
industry of the time for their works during the 1927–1928 period.

Wings won for Best Picture and Emil Jannings won for Best Actor
for Last Command, although he never actually showed up for the
ceremony. The post Academy Awards party was held at the Mayfair
Hotel. The cost of guest tickets for that night’s ceremony was $5.

Emil Jannings

Douglas Fairbanks presenting the very first Best Actress
Oscar to Janet Gaynor

Native Oregonian Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight is a business
magnate and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and chairman
of the famous athletic footwear and apparel company Nike, Inc.
which is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon.

A young Michael Jordan with his Nike shoes

A 1965 episode of the National Life Grand Ole Opry TV show.

Willie Nelson will turn 80 on April 30