William Herz became the first person to race a motorcycle over 200 miles
per hour. He was clocked at 210 mph at the Bonneville Speedway, an area
of the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, 

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard singles popularity chart
issued weekly by Billboard magazine. The first number-one song of the Hot
100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson on August 4, 1958. As of the
current issue for the week ending August 10, 2013, the Hot 100 has had
1,027 different number-one hits.

Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is 42 today. He currently drives the No. 24
Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports.

Kurt Thomas Busch is 35 today. He presently drives the No. 78 Chevrolet
SS for Furniture Row Racing.

 

Michael George Ansara (April 15, 1922 – July 31, 2013)

The stage, screen, and voice actor died after a long illness at his home in
Calabasas, California. Ansara is best known for his portrayal of Cochise
in the ABC-TV series Broken  Arrow (1956-1958). He also played the
original Klingon on several episodes of television’s "Star Trek".