Archive for May 12th, 2025

HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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 Katharine Hepburn Young: Photos of the Hollywood Star | Woman's World 
     
Katharine Hepburn: Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Lion in  Winter, On Golden Pond – Norman Writes     
     
 Charles Tranberg, Author - Remembering Katharine Hepburn on her birthday  (1907-2003). A four time Oscar winner who was the personification of the  headstrong, independent Yankee woman. She is considered by many to
Actress Katharine Houghton Hepburn
(May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003)

Hepburn’s career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned
six decades. She worked in a varied range of genres,
from screwball comedy to literary drama, which earned
her various accolades, including four Academy Awards
for
Best Actress—a record for any performer.

 1940 – Katharine Hepburn – Academy Award Best Picture Winners
1940

Katharine Hepburn Movies List
1932

Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy Must-See Movies
1949

The African Queen
1951

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RACE CAR DRIVER GOT FIRST PRO VICTORY

Notes: IMS Museum honoring Foyt on 40th anniversary of fourth Indy win    

Learn About The Racing Legend: A.J. Foyt

    
    
   

On May 12, 1957, race car driver A.J. Foyt (1935- ) scored his
first professional victory
, in a U.S. Automobile Club (USAC)
midget car race in Kansas City, Missouri.

In 1989, Foyt became the first driver inducted into the brand-
new Motor Sports Hall of Fame in Novi, Michigan.

He practiced at the Indy 500 track in 1993, but retired on the
first day of qualifying races. Apart from auto racing teams,
Foyt’s later business interests have included car dealerships,
funeral homes, oil investments and thoroughbred racehorses.

A.J. Foyt

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