Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022)

Walters was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989. On
June 15, 2007, Walters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame. She has won Daytime and Prime Time Emmy Awards, a
Women in Film Lucy Award, and a GLAAD Excellence in Media
award.

(FOX NEWS) – The only 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ZL-1 convertible ever built is set to be auctioned for the first time in
January.

The Monaco Orange car is one of just two that were ordered
with the high performance ZL-1 option that year, the other
being a coupe.

The ZL-1 package was built around a version of the legendary
L-88 427 cubic-inch V8 engine that was developed for Can-Am
racing.

The car is scheduled to cross the auction block at RM Sotheby’s
Arizona auction on Jan. 26 and has a pre-sale estimate of $2.6
million to $3 million.

The only major component that’s not from the factory is the
aluminum short block assembly, which had to be replaced
under warranty during its first year on the road after the
engine blew.

A sale at the high end would make it the third most expensive
Corvette ever sold, behind the $3.85 million and $3,424,000
paid for a 1967 L88 convertible and coupe, but it is possible
this unique car could end up blowing them both away.

Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (Brazilian/Portuguese)
(23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022)

He was a Brazilian professional footballer (soccer) who played
as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time
and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, he was among the most
successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century.

In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100
most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was
voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation
of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two
joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century. His 1,279 goals in
1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognized as a
Guinness World Record. He died in a Brazilian hospital from
multiple organ failure, a complication of colon cancer.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Texas joined the Union as the 28th state, after its war of
independence against Mexico and 10 years as a Lone
Star republic, on this day in history, Dec. 29, 1845.

The vast state, larger in area than the nation of France,
joined the union but never lost its sense of independence.

"For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical
appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions,
and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps
stronger than any other section of America," famed author
John Steinbeck wrote in his 1962 travelogue, "Travels with
Charley: In Search of America." (Fox News)