1937
Kansas Dust Storms
A dust storm hit five states – Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. I remember my grandmother telling me about the dust bowl days. She would say that people could taste the dirt in their food at dinner time. During the dust bowl storms, dust in the air was so thick that it blocked the light of the sun. Homeowners had to hang wet sheets over doors and windows.
It was nearly impossible to make an area 100% dust-free.
Rain, and different farming techniques have prevented this from happening again.
Let’s hope it never does!
1953
The first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil, opened in New York.
62 years later, and we still have to wear glasses to watch 3-D movies!
1994
Dan Jansen skates world record 1000m in 1:12.43 at the 1994 Olympics in Norway!
Dan Jansen was the man!
and then lastly…
2001
NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt was killed in a crash during the Daytona 500 race.
He was killed on the final lap of his sport’s biggest race! We should all be so lucky to go out doing what we love!
NASCAR hasn’t been, and never will be, the same again!
#3 Forever!
-Tyler Jackson
