Jessi Combs (July 27, 1983 – August 27, 2019)
(FoxNews) – Jet-car race driver and TV personality Jessi Combs died
tragically during an attempt to break her own land-speed record.
She was involved in the fatal crash during her attempt on Tuesday
on a dry lake bed in Oregon. She was attempting to hit 619 mph.
The details of the crash have not been released at this time.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (above), gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at the
March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom. More than 200,000 people
attended the civil rights event.
First Day of School by Norman Rockwell, The Saturday
Evening Post, September 14, 1935.
Norman Percevel Rockwell
(February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978)
From left to right: Sir Hugh Beaver, the first Guinness World Records book, Ross and Norris McWhirter, Norris McWhirte today.
On August 27, 1955, the first edition of “The Guinness Book of Records” is published in Great Britain; it quickly proves to be a hit. Now known as the “Guinness World Records” book, the annual publication features a wide
range of feats related to humans and animals.
The inspiration for the record book can be traced to November 1951, when
Sir Hugh Beaver, managing director of the Guinness Brewery (founded in
Dublin in 1759), was on a hunting trip in Ireland. After failing to shoot a
golden plover, Beaver and the members of his hunting party debated
whether the creature was Europe’s fastest game bird but were unable
to locate a book with the answer.
Thinking that patrons of Britain’s pubs would enjoy a record book which
could be used to settle friendly disagreements, Beaver decided to have
one produced. He hired twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter, the
founders of a London-based agency that provided facts and statistics
to newspapers and advertisers.
The fastest game bird is the golden plover (below), in case you were
wondering!
Aladdin is a brand, over 100 years old, made popular for its
line of character lunchboxes including Hopalong Cassady,
Superman, Mickey Mouse and The Jetsons. Today Aladdin
continues to be a food and beverage products brand and
is owned by Pacific Market International, LLC of Seattle,
Washington.
