From: 2flames4 [#1]
26 Jul 8:48
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July 26
1775 - A postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin.
1788 - New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1881 - Thomas Edison and Patrick Kenny execute a patent application for a facsimile telegraph (U.S. Pat. 479,184).
1893 - Commercial production of the Addressograph started in Chicago, IL.
1907 - The Chester was launched. It was the first turbine-propelled ship.
1908 - U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte issued an order that created an investigative agency that was a forerunner of the FBI.
1945 - Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister.
1953 - Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro eventually ousted Batista six years later.
1964 - Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa and six others were convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the handling of a union pension fund.
1968 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney completed the song "Hey Jude."
1971 - Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy, FL.
1998 - AT&T and British Telecommunications PLC announced they were forming a joint venture to combine international operations and develop a new Internet system.
2000 - A U.S. federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against Napster, Inc. The injunction had been requested by the Recording Industry of Association of America (RIAA). The website was ordered to cease trade in music covered by RIAA member copyrights by midnight July 28, 2000.
Born this day:
George Bernard Shaw 1856
Carl Jung 1875
Aldous Huxley 1894
Gracie Allen 1906
Vivian Vance 1912
Blake Edwards 1922
Stanley Kubrick 1928
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) 1943
Helen Mirren 1946
Roger Taylor (Queen) 1949
Dorothy Hamill 1956
Kevin Spacey 1959
Sandra Bullock 1964 :man_in_love:
Kate Beckinsale 1973
Derek Jeter 1974Reply
From: Mars (MARYANN) [#2]
26 Jul 13:39
To: 2flames4 [#1] 26 Jul 14:00
:wave:
My hubby's birthday... 1946
:hug: :hug:
:1birthday: to you... :hug:
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From: LARRY [#3]
26 Jul 13:50
To: Mars (MARYANN) [#2] 26 Jul 16:16
:1birthday: to Mr. MaryAnn ! ! !
:hug: :kiss:Reply
From: 2flames4 [#4]
26 Jul 14:03
To: Mars (MARYANN) [#2] 26 Jul 16:16
You don't say?!
Well, happy birthday to him, from flamer. :cheers:Reply
From: 2flames4 [#5]
26 Jul 14:03
To: Mars (MARYANN) [#2] 26 Jul 16:16
And I forgot something...............
:hug: :hug: back atcha!Reply
From: Mars (MARYANN) [#6]
26 Jul 16:21
To: LARRY [#3] 26 Jul 16:33
:hug: :hug:
He (John) says,, Thank You!!!
:hug: :hug: :kiss:
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From: Mars (MARYANN) [#7]
26 Jul 16:22
To: 2flames4 [#4] 26 Jul 18:49
:hug: :hug:
He "Thanks" you also...
:hug: :hug:
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From: C_Numb [#8]
26 Jul 18:25
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This Day in History - July 26
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
1953: The Lincoln County Fairgrounds in North Platte, Neb. hosted NASCAR’s Grand National Series in what is the only major NASCAR race in the “Cornhusker State”. A field of 18 cars took to the half-mile dirt track for the 200-lap race. Dick Rathmann won by a margin of six feet over Herb Thomas; both driving Hudson Hornets. Lee Petty was third. Rathmann won $1,000 in prize money.
1958: Wall Stadium in Belmar, N.J. hosted one NASCAR Grand National Series race with Jim Reed a seven-time winner from Peekskill, N.Y., scoring the victory. He started second and led all 300 laps on the third-mile oval; but had to fend off a late race charge from Herb Thomas. Thomas finished second with Buck Baker third. The track has fought off development over the last few years and continues to operate with weekly racing.
1959: Jack Smith became the 11th driver in series history to hit the 10-race-win plateau with his victory in the 200-lap race at the half-mile dirt track of Southern States Fairgrounds in Charlotte. He drove his Chevy to the $900 win over Bob Welborn and Buck Baker. Currently, there are 57 drivers who have 10 or more Cup Series victories.
Also:
· 1964: Fred Lorenzen raced to the win in the Volunteer 500 at Bristol International Speedway.
· 1969: Richard Petty scored victory at the Nashville Fairgrounds track.
· 1981: Darrell Waltrip won at Pocono.
· 1987: Bill Elliott won at Talladega Superspeedway in the last race at the track without a restrictor plate.
· 1992: Talladega Superspeedway again hosted a July NASCAR race, Ernie Irvan was the winner.
· 1998: Jeff Gordon scored victory at Pocono Raceway.
NASCAR Nationwide Series:
· 1986: Short track ace Jack Ingram won at Hickory.
· 1997: Elliott Sadler won at Gateway International Raceway.
· 2003: Scott Wimmer was the winner at Pikes Peak International Raceway.
· 2008: Kyle Busch scored the victory at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:
· 2003: Brendan Gaughan was the winner at Michigan International Speedway.
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From: 2flames4 [#9]
27 Jul 7:21
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July 27
1694 - The Bank of England received a royal charter as a commercial institution.
1804 - The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. With the amendment Electors were directed to vote for a President and for a Vice-President rather than for two choices for President.
1866 - Cyrus Field successfully completed the Atlantic Cable. It was an underwater telegraph from North America to Europe.
1909 - Orville Wright set a record for the longest airplane flight. He was testing the first Army airplane and kept it in the air for 1 hour 12 minutes and 40 seconds.
1921 - Canadian biochemist Frederick Banting and associates announced the discovery of the hormone insulin.
1940 - Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "A Wild Hare."
1965 - In the U.S., the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act was signed into law. The law required health warnings on all cigarette packages.
1974 - Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" was released.
1980 - The deposed shah of Iran, Muhammad Riza Pahlavi, died in a hospital near Cairo, Egypt.
1984 - Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb’s record for most singles in a career when he got his 3,503rd base hit.
1996 - At the Atlanta Olympics a pipe bomb exploded at the public Centennial Olympic Park. One person was killed and more than 100 were injured.
2003 - It was reported by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corp.) that there was no monster in Loch Ness. The investigation used 600 separate sonar beams and satellite navigation technology to trawl the loch. Reports of sightings of the "Loch Ness Monster" began in the 6th century.
2006 - Intel Corp introduced its Core 2 Duo microprocessors.
Born this day:
Alexandre Dumas 1824
George Foster Peabody 1852
Charles P. Ginsburg 1920
Norman Lear 1922
Jerry Van Dyke 1931
Betty Thomas 1948
Peggy Fleming 1948
Alex Rodriguez (MLB) 1975
John Rhys Meyers 1977 Reply
From: C_Numb [#10]
27 Jul 13:20
To: ALL
This Day in History - July 27
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
1956: The half-mile Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Shelby, N.C. hosted NASCAR’s Grand National Series drivers six times -- twice in 1956, 1957 and again twice in 1965. This was the first race at the track and Speedy Thompson, driving a Dodge for Carl Kiekhaefer, raced to victory. He picked up the $950 top prize over Ralph Moody who cashed in for $675 for second place. Billy Myers finished in the third spot. The Cleveland County Fairgrounds is still active although the race track is no longer used.
1968: David Pearson drove his Holman-Moody Ford to victory lane in the rain-shortened Nashville 400. Pearson led 68 laps before the race was called with 301 complete. He was three laps ahead of second-place Richard Petty upon completion. Pearson won $2,950 in prize money. Bobby Allison finished third, six laps behind Pearson.
30 Years Ago – 1980: Pocono International Raceway hosted the Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race. The race came down to a battle between Neil Bonnett and Buddy Baker as they swapped the lead eight times in the final 22 laps. In the end, it was Bonnett’s Purolator Mercury from the Wood Brothers race shop that ended up in victory lane. The margin of victory over Baker was .6-second. Cale Yarborough was third. A couple of other notes from this race: Richard Petty broke his neck in a violent crash on lap 57, he kept the injury a secret and continued racing throughout the season. Also, Janet Guthrie made her final NASCAR start, ending up 28th after an engine failure. In 33 NASCAR starts she had five top-10 finishes.
Also:
· 1967: Dick Hutcherson won at Smokey Mountain Raceway in Maryville, Tenn.
· 1969: Richard Petty won the 200-lap race at Smokey Mountain Raceway.
· 1986: Bobby Hillin Jr. scored his lone NASCAR Cup Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
· 2003: Ryan Newman won at Pocono.
NASCAR Nationwide Series:
· 1991: Chuck Bown won at New River Valley Speedway in Dublin, Va.
· 1996: Greg Sacks scored the victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
· 2002: Hank Parker Jr. won his second – and final – series win in the NetZero 250 at Pikes Peak (Col.) International Raceway.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:
· 1996: Mike Bliss won at I-70 Speedway in Odessa, Mo.
· 1997: Joe Ruttman won at the road course at Heartland Park Topeka (Kan.).
· 2002: Robert Pressley drove to the win at Michigan International Speedway.
· 2007: Ron Hornaday Jr. was the winner of the race at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Other NASCAR Races:
· 1958: Bob Welborn won the NASCAR Convertible Series event at Rambi Raceway in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
· 1973: Bruce Gould scored the win in the NASCAR Grand National East Series race at Tri-County Speedway in West Chester, Ohio.
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From: 2flames4 [#11]
28 Jul 7:44
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July 28
1540 - King Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed. The same day, Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
1794 - Maximilien Robespierre was sent to the guillotine. He was a leading figure in the French Revolution.
1821 - Peru declared its independence from Spain.
1866 - The metric system was legalized by the U.S. Congress for the standardization of weights and measures throughout the United States.
1868 - The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was declared in effect. The amendment guaranteed due process of law.
1896 - The city of Miami, FL, was incorporated.
1914 - World War I officially began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
1939 - Judy Garland recorded "Over the Rainbow."
1945 - A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City's Empire State Building. 14 people were killed and 26 were injured.
1951 - The Walt Disney film "Alice in Wonderland" was released.
1973 - Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett were married.
1991 - Dennis Martinez (Montreal Expos) pitched the 13th perfect game in major league baseball history.
1994 - Kenny Rogers (Texas Rangers) pitched the 14th perfect game in major league baseball history.
Born this day:
Beatrix Potter 1866
Rudy Vallee 1901
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 1929
Richard Wright 1945 - Musician (Pink Floyd)
Sally Struthers 1948
Terry Fox 1958 :canadian: :canadian: :canadian:
Lori Loughlin 1964 Reply
From: C_Numb [#12]
28 Jul 12:54
To: ALL
This Day in History - July 28
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
1966: Paul Lewis, a racer from Johnson City, Tenn., scored his lone victory in the Smoky Mountain 200 at Smoky Mountain Raceway in Maryville, Tenn. He had a total of 114 career started from 1960 through 1968. Lewis started 27th in the 29-car field and needed 136 laps to move forward taking the lead from David Pearson. He led the final 64 laps and had a margin over Pearson of about two seconds at the finish. He picked up $1,000 in prize money. Pearson settled for second with J.T. Putney third, a lap behind.
25 Years Ago – 1985: Cale Yarborough drove his Hardee’s Ford to the win in the Talladega 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. He led 41 laps, including the final 22 on his way to the victory. Neil Bonnett finished second, .66-second behind Yarborough. Ron Bouchard completed the top three. Dave Allison made his Winston Cup Series debut in this race at his home track; he finished 10th.
Also:
· 1963: Fred Lorenzen won the Volunteer 500 at Bristol International Raceway.
· 1974: Richard Petty won the NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Atlanta.
· 1991: Dale Earnhardt raced to the victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
· 1996: Jeff Gordon made it to victory lane with a win at Talladega.
· 2002: Bill Elliott scored victory at Pocono.
NASCAR Nationwide Series:
20 Years Ago 1990: Steve Grissom drove the Big Mama Meat Snacks Oldsmobile to his career-first series victory in the Granger Select 200 at New River Valley Speedway in Dublin, Va. His career blossomed with 11 total victory and the 1993 series championship. In this race he led 150 of the 200 laps, but won by only a half-car length over Chuck Bown. Jimmy Hensley was third on the .416-mile track. Grissom makes occasional series starts and away from the track owns Celebrity Hot Dog’s in Concord, N.C.
Also:
· 1984: Jack Ingram raced to another short track win, this one at Hickory Motor Speedway.
· 2001: Jeff Purvis won at Pikes Peak International Raceway
· 2007: Jason Leffler put a Toyota Camry in victory lane for the first time at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Other Races:
· 1956: Curtis Turner won the NASCAR Convertible Series race at Fort Wayne, Ind.
· 1972: Buddy Baker won a NASCAR Grand National East Series race at Columbia (S.C.) Speedway.
· 1973: Bruce Gould won the NASCAR Grand National East Series race at Toledo, Ohio.
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From: 2flames4 [#13]
28 Jul 13:04
To: C_Numb [#12] 28 Jul 18:07
Steve Grissom.......... wow........there's a name from the "whatever happened to....?" file.
:cheers:Reply
From: Onlyone3 [#14]
28 Jul 13:17
To: 2flames4 [#13] 28 Jul 13:39
http://www.celebrityshotdogsconcord.com/
In Part:
Celebrity's Hot Dogs is owned and operated by Nascar Busch Series Champion Steve Grissom. We are located at 981 Central Dr in Concord, NC. Come in to view some of our Nascar Memorabilia and enjoy great food!
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From: CommieCanuck [#15]
28 Jul 13:24
To: 2flames4 [#11] 28 Jul 13:39
Wow I didn't know Kenny Rogers pitched for the Rangers! :sarcastic:
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From: Dan_Williams [#16]
28 Jul 13:35
To: Onlyone3 [#14] 28 Jul 13:36
I know exactly where that is. It's literally a football field away from my old apartment, but it's a very odd location for a restaurant.
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From: Onlyone3 [#17]
28 Jul 13:37
To: Dan_Williams [#16] 28 Jul 13:37
Fast cars to fast food.
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From: Dan_Williams [#18]
28 Jul 13:41
To: Onlyone3 [#17] 28 Jul 13:43
I just don't understand that location. It's in a relatively rural area and not central to much traffic, other than the fact Highway 73 runs past it. I remember when that building went up - it's a mini strip mall - and the last time I was by there, there was just a laundromat in it. I would have thought he'd locate something like this in one of the many plazas closer to the speedway.
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From: 2flames4 [#19]
28 Jul 13:42
To: Onlyone3 [#14] 28 Jul 13:43
Can't life be cruel sometimes?
Yesterday you were enjoying Busch and Cup rides, making lotsa dough.
Today, you're asking people if they want fries with that. :doh:Reply
From: 2flames4 [#20]
28 Jul 13:43
To: CommieCanuck [#15] 28 Jul 13:45
Hell yeah! Ole Kenny knew when to hold em.......... :smile:Reply
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