VirtualGlobetrotting

Today in History – December 14

1947 – A group of stock car racing competitors and enthusiasts gathered to create NASCAR.

The birthplace of NASCAR

2001 – The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

Happy Birthday kjfitz Jr.!