Archive for February 22nd, 2025

NEW FOREVER POSTAL STAMP ANNOUNCED

Betty White Forever: Postal Tribute Unveiled - LAmag

(TNND) — The U.S. Postal Service will be celebrating and
honoring beloved actress Betty White with a new forever
stamp bearing her likeness.

USPS said in a news release the stamp will commemorate
her "warmth, wit and charisma."

A forever stamp means it never expires and is equal to the
price of 1-ounce First-Class mail.

The actress was best known for roles in “The Golden Girls,
" “The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and “Boston Legal."

She died less than three weeks before her 100th birthday in
late December 2021.

The Postal Service announced it will host a special event on
March 27 to unveil the new stamp at the Los Angeles Zoo
and Botanical Gardens.

First Forever stamp issued in 2007 - U.S. Postal Facts

The United States Postal Service (USPS) began selling
Forever stamps on April 12, 2007. The first Forever
stamp featured the Liberty Bell.

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FATHER OF THE U.S. BORN ON THIS DAY

Key Facts About George Washington ...

George Washington

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On February 22, 1732, George Washington was born in
Westmoreland County,
Virginia, the first of six children
of Augustine and
Mary Ball Washington. (Augustine had
three additional children from a previous marriage.)

An initially loyal British subject, Washington eventually
led the Continental Army in the
American Revolution
and became the new nation’s first president.

He is often referred to as the father of the United States.

United States one-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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THE FIRST DAYTONA 500 WINNER IN 1959

Lee Petty's 1959 Daytona 500 Artifacts | NASCAR Hall of Fame | Curators'  Corner

Lee Petty Wins the 1959 Daytona 500 by One Yard

On February 22, 1959, Lee Petty defeated Johnny Beauchamp
in a
photo finish at the just-opened Daytona International
Speedway in
Florida to win the first-ever Daytona 500.

The race was so close that Beauchamp was initially named the
winner by William France, the owner of the track and head of
the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.

However, Petty, who was driving a hardtop Oldsmobile 88,
challenged the results and three days later, with the assistance
of news photographs, he was officially named the champ.

Petty’s son, Richard (1937- ) became one of the greatest drivers
in NASCAR history, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven
times between 1964 and 1981.


The Petty Museum.

Terrifying Crash at Daytona in 1961 ...

Lee Arnold Petty (1914-2000) - Find a ...

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