COVERED BY LIFE ON THIS DAY IN 1943

LIFE Magazine February 15, 1943 @ Original LIFE Magazines.com, Unique Gift Idea, Vintage LIFE ...

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022)

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‘’THE INTIMIDATOR’’ WON HIS FIRST 500

NASCAR - 20 years later, Dale Earnhardt's Daytona 500 win in 1998 remains one of a kind

On February 15, 1998, after 20 years of trying, racing great
Dale Earnhardt Sr. finally won his first Daytona 500, the
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
season opener and an event dubbed the “Super Bowl of
stock car racing.”

Driving his black No. 3 Chevrolet, Earnhardt recorded an
average speed of 172.712 mph and took home a then-record
more than $1 million in prize money.

Following his victory, crews from competing teams lined the
pit road at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona
Beach,
Florida
, to congratulate Earnhardt, who drove his car
onto the grass and did several celebratory doughnuts, or
circles (below).

‘NASCAR Race Hub’ looks back at Dale Earnhardt’s 1998 Daytona 500 Win | FOX Sports

Pin by Durr Gruver on Dale Earnhardt | Racing, Softail, Car

1998 Daytona 500: Untold stories of Dale Earnhardt's win | NASCAR.com

1998 Daytona 500 Archives - FanBuzz

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today-In-Historytitle

Ross Simpson | WDVM25 & DCW50 | Washington, DC  15 Best News Apps of All Time [Android and iOS] | CellularNews
ROSS SIMPSON

The wreck of the USS Maine, which exploded in the harbour of Havana under unknown circumstances ...

Today in history, the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 266. : r/Colorization   
The War on Newspaper Row: Pulitzer, Hearst and the Sinking of the USS Maine - The Bowery Boys ...

The War on Newspaper Row: Pulitzer, Hearst and the Sinking of the USS Maine - The Bowery Boys ...

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BELOVED KANSAS CITY DJ HAS DIED AT 44

Tragedy at Chiefs Rally: Radio Host Lisa Lopez-Galvan Killed in Mass Shooting

Lisa Lopez-Galvan has been identified as a victim of the
Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting that saw 29
injured,
including nine children. 

Beloved Kansas City disc jockey and mother-of-two, 44, is confirmed as the dead victim of Kansas ...

Raja Thatha's stotra translations: Daily prayer schedule

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SOME HUMOR FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG

Climate activists us constitution
Climate activists (Dumb and Dumber) dumped red powder
Wednesday on the protective display case holding the U.S. Constitution.
 

climate activists red powder rotunda
The suspects were arrested by D.C. police.

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