1911
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole
In 1926, he was the expedition leader for the first air expedition to the North Pole
Amundsen is recognized as the first person, without dispute, as having reached both poles
1947
NASCAR was formed!
NASCAR is one of the most popular and most viewed professional sports in the United States. It is also broadcast in over 150 countries around the world
1991
Michael Jackson’s Dangerous debuted at # 1 on Billboard’s pop albums chart
Becoming one of the best-selling albums of all-time, Dangerous sold over 35 million copies worldwide
and then lastly…
2008
President George W. Bush showed some quick reflexes when he dodged a pair of shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi journalist during a news broadcast in Baghdad
How throws a shoe?! That wasn’t very nice!
-Tyler Jackson
