The Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida, where
NASCAR was found.
NASCAR was founded by William France, Sr. on February 21,
1948 with the help of several other drivers of the time.
The original plans for NASCAR included three distinct
divisions: Modified, Roadster, and Strictly Stock.
William Henry Getty France
(September 26, 1909 – June 7, 1992)
On February 12, 1909, the 100th anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln’s birth, a group that included African American
leaders such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells-Barnett
announced the formation of a new organization.
Called the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, it would have a profound effect on the
struggle for civil rights and the course of 20th-century
American history.
SANDY KOZEL
The crew of the Apollo 8 (from left): Frank Borman, William Anders and James Lovell Jr. (AP Photo)
Borman announced that the crew had a final message for
the people of Earth as each man took turns reading the
first 10 verses of the book of Genesis from the Bible.
The Apollo 8 mission paved the way for Apollo 11, fulfilling
President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the
moon before the end of the decade.
Apollo 8 command module in the Museum of
Science and Industry.
On December 21, 1891, 30-year-old James Naismith (above)
introduced the first game of basketball. Based on 13 rules
created by Naismith, the game was tested by 18 students at
the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training
School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Two teams of nine players each compete against each other,
with the objective to throw a soccer ball into a peach basket
attached to a balcony 10 feet above the floor.
On December 17, 1892, Arthur Baldwin Turnure first published
a new magazine, dedicated to “the ceremonial side of life”
and targeted at “the sage as well as the debutante, men of
affairs as well as the belle.”
As a product of the Gilded Age, Vogue has chronicled and
influenced high society, fashion and culture ever since.
Publisher Condé Nast purchased Vogue in 1905, changing it
to focus almost entirely on women and fashion and creating
the first of its international editions (there are now over 20).
The magazine has remained popular and relevant ever since,
regularly featuring the work of world-famous models, writers
and photographers.
Arthur Baldwin Turnure(1856–1906)
Vogue, November 2024.
