On December 14, 1909, workers placed the last of the 3.2 million
10-pound bricks that pave the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana (a town surrounded by the city of Indianapolis).
Since then, most of that brick has been buried under asphalt, but
one yard remains exposed at the start-finish line (below). Kissing
those bricks after a successful race remains a tradition among Indy
drivers.

George Washington, the American revolutionary leader and
first president of the United States, dies at his estate in Mount
Vernon, Virginia. He was only 67 years old.

The diagnosis of Washington’s illness and the immediate cause
of his death have been subjects of debate since the day he died.

George Washington (February 22, 1732^[ – December 14, 1799)