HANS REMEMBERS- SUNDAY APRIL 12, 1970- 50 YEARS AGO
Hans Remembers- Sunday April 12, 1970- 50 Years Ago. The New York Yankees honored two of their all -time greats- center fielders Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle by […]
Category Archives: Auto Racing
HANS REMEMBERS- FRIDAY MAY 30, 1969- MARIO ANDRETTI WINS THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 / THE ANDRETTI JINX
Hans Remembers- Friday May 30, 1969- Memorial Day. Back in 1969 Memorial Day was still on May 30th-that would change after 1970- when it was changed to what it […]
HANS REMEMBERS- HEADLINES FROM MONDAY MAY 26, 1969
Hans Remembers- Headlines from Monday May 26, 1969- After a successful 8 day mission Apollo 10 splashed down in the South Pacific. The goal of the mission was to […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY-SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1969-NASCAR’S DAYTONA 500 GOES TO LEEROY YARBROUGH
It was fifty years ago today Sunday February 23, 1969- NASCAR’s first race of the year- the 11th Daytona 500. It was an exciting race with LeeRoy Yarbrough on the […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY-MAY 30, 1968–BOBBY UNSER WINS INDIANAPOLIS 500
On this day in 1968- Thursday May 30, 1968 Bobby Unser won the Indianapolis 500. The race was run on a Thursday that year due to the qualifying trials […]
HOT WHEELS- INTRODUCED 50 YEARS AGO TODAY- MAY 18, 1968
On this date 50 years ago today- Hot Wheels were first introduced by the toy maker Mattel. Hot Wheels would be the main competitor of Matchbox until 1997 when Mattel […]
