Today is Sunday May 29, 2011
Indianapolis 500
The Indy 500 draws thousands of spectators each year to its speedway in Indianapolis to watch the five hundred mile, two hundred lap race. Once called "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," this automobile race has become an American tradition.
The first Indianapolis 500 race drew 80,200 spectators who each paid a $1 admission fee. Since then, capacity at the speedway has increased to 250,000 permanent seats, making the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the world's largest spectator sporting facility!
The Indy 500 is an event rich in traditions. From the multi-colored balloons released at the start of the race to the winners kneeling to kiss the bricks, it's the race's history and traditions that make this one of the most popular single-day sporting events in the world.
To celebrate, host an Indy 500 party and tune in to find out who will win this year!
Today is also International Coq Au Vin Day
"Images and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/
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1790 - Rhode Island became the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1849 - A patent for lifting vessels was granted to Abraham Lincoln.
1911 - The first running of the Indianapolis 500 took place.
1942 - Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin's "White Christmas."
1951 - C.F. Blair became the first man to fly over the North Pole in single engine plane.
1953 - Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest.
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Quote of the Day:
"Modern man thinks he loses something -- time -- when he does not do things quickly, yet he does not know what to do with the time he gains except kill it." --B. Eugene Griessman
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