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$Dale Earnhardt, Sr. is dead. Doctors say that he died of a skull fracture immediately after impacting a wall at the Daytona 500 two hours ago. He was 49.$

Dale Earnhardt, Sr. is dead. Doctors say that he died of a skull fracture immediately after impacting a wall at the Daytona 500 two hours ago. He was 49.

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The Daytona 500 is tomorrow morning, on Fox, and the network promises that it will be the biggest race yet.

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A new stunt-based reality show, “Fear Factor,” premieres on NBC. Joe Rogan hosts.

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We are now approaching the last 100 laps on a beautiful day for the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt is making moves, but the cars are starting to bump together.

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Taco Bell introduces a new slogan: “Think Outside The Bun.”

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In a freak accident at Tucson Electric Park, Arizona, during the 7th inning of a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson throws a pitch that hits and destroys a dove midair, in an explosion of feathers. The incident is widely videotaped and distributed.

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Fans have packed the Daytona Speedway for today’s Daytona 500 race. The National Anthem is about to begin, and soon cars and drivers will take starting positions. VIP Donald Trump takes pictures with admirers, and top drivers are geared up to go.

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The darling baby gorilla of the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, celebrates his first birthday. The ape child is given the name “Harambe.”

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The Taliban government of Afghanistan begins a multi-week process of blowing up the 6th-century UNESCO Heritage Site Buddhas of Bamayan, a series of 50m (160ft) stone Buddha statues northwest of Kabul. The Taliban says that the statues “offend Allah. It gives praise to Allah that we should destroy them.”

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Two brand-new shows premiere on Nickelodeon on the same day: Butch Hartman’s “The Fairly Odd Parents” and Jhonen Vazquez’s “Invader Zim.”

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Quiznos Subs opens its first location in Europe as a Quiznos restaurant opens in Peterborough, England. (I couldn’t find a photo of the precise location, so please enjoy this actual Quiznos commercial).

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BREAKING: CNN RETRACTS CALL FOR FLORIDA FOR GORE Florida is now “too close to call.”

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An attempt to interview Erik about his feat has led to a slip-up on his local news station.

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Poorly Organized Kate I’m not finding anything…

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Over the years, Walker was the subject of many profound cultural moments, such as when Haley Joel Osment’s character got AIDS.

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Real estate mogul and 2000 Presidential candidate Donald Trump is interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on CNN. He praises First Lady and 2000 Senate candidate Hillary Clinton, calling her a “wonderful woman” repeatedly. On the issue of international trade, Trump says that Germany, Japan, and other U.S. economic allies are “ripping us off.” On the issue of North Korea, Trump says “if you don’t stop them […] you will have to take rather drastic actions.”

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Evangelist Jerry Falwell claims that Teletubbies character Tinky Winky is a “gay role model, damaging to the moral lives of children.” “He is purple, the gay pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle, the gay pride symbol.”

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Real estate magnate Donald Trump speaks at an event in New York City hosted by his friend, the Reverend Jesse Jackson.

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Dale Earnhardt, Sr. is dead. Doctors say that he died of a skull fracture immediately after impacting a wall at the Daytona 500 two hours ago. He was 49.

The Daytona 500 is tomorrow morning, on Fox, and the network promises that it will be the biggest race yet.

A new stunt-based reality show, “Fear Factor,” premieres on NBC. Joe Rogan hosts.

We are now approaching the last 100 laps on a beautiful day for the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt is making moves, but the cars are starting to bump together.

Taco Bell introduces a new slogan: “Think Outside The Bun.”

Fans have packed the Daytona Speedway for today’s Daytona 500 race. The National Anthem is about to begin, and soon cars and drivers will take starting positions. VIP Donald Trump takes pictures with admirers, and top drivers are geared up to go.

The darling baby gorilla of the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, celebrates his first birthday. The ape child is given the name “Harambe.”

Two brand-new shows premiere on Nickelodeon on the same day: Butch Hartman’s “The Fairly Odd Parents” and Jhonen Vazquez’s “Invader Zim.”

Quiznos Subs opens its first location in Europe as a Quiznos restaurant opens in Peterborough, England. (I couldn’t find a photo of the precise location, so please enjoy this actual Quiznos commercial).

BREAKING: CNN RETRACTS CALL FOR FLORIDA FOR GORE Florida is now “too close to call.”

An attempt to interview Erik about his feat has led to a slip-up on his local news station.

Poorly Organized Kate I’m not finding anything…

Over the years, Walker was the subject of many profound cultural moments, such as when Haley Joel Osment’s character got AIDS.

Evangelist Jerry Falwell claims that Teletubbies character Tinky Winky is a “gay role model, damaging to the moral lives of children.” “He is purple, the gay pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle, the gay pride symbol.”

Real estate magnate Donald Trump speaks at an event in New York City hosted by his friend, the Reverend Jesse Jackson.

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All three crewmembers of a South Korean Army Boeing Vertol CH-57D helicopter are killed while installing a sculpture atop the Han River Olympic Bridge in Seoul. The incident is caught on video and widely circulated on the World Wide Web.

Taco Bell introduces a new product, the “Cheesy Gordita Crunch.”

TMZ being TMZ as usual. Aqua is alive and well. They just performed their 1997 hit ‘Barbie Girl’ at Eurovision last week. See the video attached. Now, Mattel is suing them for defaming the brand Barbie, but that’s still in court. And they’re definitely still together.

At the entrance to the Dolphinarium discotheque in Tel Aviv, a Hamas militant blows up a suicide vest, killing 21 Israelis, 16 of whom are under the age of 20.

DALE EARNHARDT, #3, CRASHES IN THE FINAL LAP OF THE DAYTONA 500 Dale crashed into a retaining wall after making contact with Sterling Marlin and Ken Schrader. Michael Waltrip meanwhile wins the race. Dale Jr., who came in second place, rushes toward his Dad’s car.

A new stunt-based reality show, “Fear Factor,” premieres on NBC. Joe Rogan hosts.

British network ITV broadcasts 1955 film The Dam Busters with heavy censoring to remove the word “nig*er,” which is said twelve times in the film to refer to a black dog. Fans call into the network and deem the removal “unnecessary and ridiculous censorship.”

Two fatal crashes occur at the Biggin Hill Airshow in Bromley, UK: a Bell-63 Kingcobra crash (included) kills Red Arrow pilot Guy Bancroft-Wilson and a de Havilland Vampire crash kills both its pilots.

A Grand Theft Auto 3 teaser trailer is shown at the E3 video gaming convention in Los Angeles.

McDonald’s restaurants in San Francisco, California, install email kiosks so that customers who do not have computers at home can check their virtual inboxes.

The Colorado Avalanche defeat the New Jersey Devils in seven games to win the 2001 NHL Stanley Cup.

At a wedding at the Versailles Wedding Hall in Talpiot, Jerusalem, the floor collapses, killing 23 people and injuring over 200. It is the worst civil disaster in Israeli history.

We are now approaching the last 100 laps on a beautiful day for the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt is making moves, but the cars are starting to bump together.

A new teenager-centered block of programming, “TEENick,” begins airing on Sunday nights on Nickelodeon.

CSX 8888, a freight train carrying hazardous phenol acid, runs away from Toledo to Kenton, Ohio. Nobody is injured, but it inspires a wild train chase unseen in Ohio since the 19th century.

A flash fire erupts at the taping of popular Brazilian children’s show Xuxa Park, with flames engulfing the stage in less than 15 seconds. More than 300 children are in attendance, and miraculously nobody dies, but 26 people are severely injured. The entire incident is captured clearly on tape.

The Russian Mir Space Station, now abandoned, breaks up over the Pacific Ocean near Fiji after 15 years in orbit. No piece hits the Taco Bell target. Taco Bell offers a consolation prize of (2) tacos for 99 cents. The high price frustrates the public.

In Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals, played in Los Angeles, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 105-101 in overtime. Allen Iverson is the Sixers’ MVP.