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MIKE GRACIA

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)

 

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MOTORSPORTS ICON IS 74 TODAY

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Darrell Lee Waltrip

 

 

Darrell Lee Waltrip is a motorsports analyst, author, former
national television broadcaster, and stock car driver. He
raced from 1972 to 2000 in the former NASCAR Winston
Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most
notably driving the No. 17 Chevrolet for Hendrick
Motorsports (below).

 

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From left: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon in the Fox Sports booth.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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MIKE GRACIA

Eddie Slovik - Wikipedia

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On this day, Pvt. Eddie Slovik became the first American
soldier since the
Civil War to be executed for desertion
and the only one who suffered such a fate during World
War II.

Eddie Slovik Was Last Deserter Executed Since Civil War - Business Insider

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SANDY KOZEL

Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes - 1986 | Today In History | 28 Jan 17 - YouTube
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The Space Shuttle Challenger crew members gathered for an official portrait on November 11, 1985.

The space shuttle Challenger exploded 29 years ago today. Here's the speech Ronald Reagan gave that night | News | times-news.com

SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER 1986 DISASTER OREGONIAN NEWSPAPER CHRISTA McAULIFFE | eBay

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MIKE GRACIA

Astronomy - Astronauts: January 27, 1967 newspaper story of tragic Apollo 1 flash fire accident on Launchpad Complex… | Apollo 1, Apollo space program, Nasa history

After the fire. The Command Module of Apollo 1 that took the lives of astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. Whi… | Apollo 1, Nasa history, Apollo space program

Burned out interior of Apollo 1 capsule.
Apollo 1 capsule after the tragic fire which killed three astronauts.

This Week in History: TIME Magazine on the Apollo 1 Tragedy | Time

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