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RACING LEGEND CALE YARBOROUGH IS 72 TODAY

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William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough is a farmer, businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is one of only two drivers in NASCAR history
to win three consecutive championships. He was the first NASCAR driver to appear on
the cover of Sports Illustrated (shown below). His 83 wins places him at number five tied
with Jeff Gordon in the all-time NASCAR winner’s list (behind Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip, who are tied for third with 84). Yarborough won the Daytona 500 four times, his first win coming in 1968, followed by 1977, 1983, and 1984. In 1984 Cale became the
first driver to qualify for the Daytona 500 with a top speed of more than 200 mph. He is
a three time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year Award. Yarborough was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in
1993, the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame and the Motorsports
Hall of Fame of America in 1994, the Court of Legends at Charlotte Motor Speedway
in 1996 and was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998. 

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Cale Yarborough _11_ side by side with Buddy Baker _28____
Cale Yarborough in car # 11 is shown here side by side with Buddy Baker in car #28

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Cale with a trophy in the winners circle

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COMEDIAN MARTIN SHORT IS 61 TODAY

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Martin  Short is a Canadian born comedian,actor,writer, producer and singer. His
comedy work includes starring in such film as Three Amigos (1986), Innerspace
(1987,) and Pure Luck (1991). Short has resumed work in the theater, earning
several Tony Awards. Martin’s Grimley character (below) has become his best-
known original character. Short is also recognized for his impersonations of
various celebrities.

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Martin as Grimley

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Martin’s Jiminy Glick character

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ANITA BRYANT BECAME 71 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Anita Jane Bryant is a singer, gay rights opponent, and a former beauty queen. She became Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and was a second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America Beauty Pageant at age 19, right after graduating from High School. During her music career, Anita scored four Top 40 hits  in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including
"Paper Roses", which reached #5. Today, Anita Bryant does charity work for various
youth organizations while heading Anita Bryant Ministries International.

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Anita Bryant as Miss Oklahoma

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SARAH JESSICA PARKER TURNED 46 TODAY

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Sarah Jessica Parker, film, television, and theater actress and producer is 
best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television
series Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she won four Golden Globe 
Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy Awards. Parker
has also appeared in many films, including Footloose (1984), L.A.Story
(1991), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Mars Attacks (1996).

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Sarah Jessica Parker in Footloose

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Parker in L.A. Story, her breakthrough film

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RACE CAR DRIVER DANICA PATRICK IS 29 TODAY

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Danica Sue Patrick is a race car driver, currently competing in the Indy Car series and
the NASCAR Nationwide series, as well as a model and advertising spokeswoman. She was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis and the 2005 Indy Car season. With her win in the 2008 Indy Japan 300, Patrick became the first woman to win an Indy Car race. Patrick currently drives the #7 GoDaddy.com Honda/Dallara for the Andretti Auto Sport team. In 2010, Patrick began racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving the #7( below) GoDaddy.com for JR Motorsports part-time.

Danica placed 3rd in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, which was both a personal best for
her at the track and the highest finish by a woman in the event’s history. In 2011 in
the NASCAR Nationwide Series Patrick became the first woman to lead a lap at
Daytona International Speedway. She had her best career finish of 4th in the
NASCAR Nationwide Series on March 5th, 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,
by doing this, she set a record for the best finish by a woman in a NASCAR top
circuit race

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 10:  Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet poses during NASCAR Nationwide Series portraits at Daytona International Speedway on February 10, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida.  (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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Donica with her trophy for the 2008 Indy Japan win

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