On February 21, 1948, the National Association for Stock Car
Racing—or NASCAR, as it came to be widely known—was
officially incorporated. NASCAR racing went on to become
one of America’s most popular spectator sports, as well as
a multi-billion-dollar industry.

The driving force behind the establishment of NASCAR was
William “Bill” France Sr. (1909-1992), a mechanic and auto-
repair shop owner from Washington, D.C., who in the mid-
1930s moved to Daytona Beach, Florida to escape the Great
Depression .

Bill France as a racer.

After a short racing career, Bill France realized that
organizing races is business for him.

Bill France on the construction site of the Daytona
International Speedway.

Campbell soup company was started in 1869 by Joseph A.
Campbell, a fruit merchant from Bridgeton, New Jersey, and
Abraham Anderson, an icebox manufacturer from South
Jersey. They produced canned tomatoes, vegetables, jellies,
soups, condiments, and minced meats.

Joseph Albert Campbell
(1817 – 1900)

The Jos. A. Campbell Preserve Co., Camden, NJ in 1894.

Exterior view of the new World HQ building in Camden, N.J.

1949

Popular Mechanics was founded in Chicago by Henry Haven
Windsor, with the first issue dated January 11, 1902. His
concept was that it would explain "the way the world works"
in plain language, with photos and illustrations to aid
comprehension.

For decades, its tagline was "Written so you can understand
it." The magazine was a weekly until September 1902, when
it became a monthly. The Popular Mechanics Company was
owned by the Windsor family and printed in Chicago until the
Hearst Corporation purchased the magazine in 1958. In 1962,
the editorial offices moved to New York City.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Henry Haven Windsor
(1859-1924) 

Popular Mechanics first cover (January 11, 1902)

The Geneva Convention of 1864 for the Amelioration of the
Condition of the Wounded and Sick of Armies in the Field
was adopted by 12 nations meeting in Geneva.

In honor of Dunant’s nationality, a red cross on a white
background—the Swiss flag in reverse—was chosen. The
organization became known as the International Committee
of the Red Cross. In 1901, Dunant was awarded the first
Nobel Peace Prize.

Henry Dunant (born Jean-Henri Dunant)
(8 May 1828 – 30 October 1910)

On August 21, 1980, animal rights advocates Ingrid Newkirk
(above) and Alex Pacheco (below) found People for the Ethical 
Treatment of Animals. Rising from humble beginnings, PETA 
will soon become the world’s foremost and most controversial 
animal rights organization.