On this very day, 15 February…

On this day in 1998 (a Sunday): Dale Earnhardt: victory at  last at Daytona. After 20 years of trying, racing great Dale Earnhardt Sr. finally wins his first Daytona 500, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) season opener and an event dubbed “The Super Bowl of stock car racing.” [OnThisDay.com & Wiki]

On this day in 1835 (a Sunday): Alexander Webb was born. Webb was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at The Battle of Gettysburg. On July 3, Webb’s brigade happened to be positioned in the center of the Union line to defend against Pickett’s Charge, directly in front of the famous “copse of trees,” which (as it happened) became the Confederate artillerists primary aiming point. As the Confederates launched a massive artillery barrage to prepare for their infantry assault, Webb made himself conspicuous to his men, many of whom were unfamiliar with their new commander. Although his men shouted at him to take shelter, he refused and impressed them with his personal bravery… and his brigade held the line. After the war, Webb was a prominent member of New York Society and served as president of the City College of New York for thirty-three years. Coda: Alexander Stewart Webb. Born in NYC on February 15, 1835; graduate of USMA/West Point (1855), served with distinction throughout the Civil War; died at age 75 in Riverdale, Bronx, New York on February 12, 1911, 3 days short of his 76th birthday. Interred at West Point. Bronze statue of Gen. Webb on CCNY campus and at “the copse of trees” at Gettysburg. In Ted Turner’s epic war film “Gettysburg” (1993) Brig.Gen. Webb was portrayed by Civil War historian Brian Pohanka.  [StrategyPage.com & Wiki]

On this day in 1970 (a Sunday): Hugh Dowding, RAF Air Chief Marshal. 1st Baron Dowding, GCB, GCVO, CMG. Dowding was an officer in the Royal Air Force. He served as a fighter pilot and then as commanding officer of RAF No.16 Squadron during WW1. Fast forward 22 years to summer, 1940: Dowding was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during The Battle of Britain; he is generally credited with playing a most vital role in Britain’s defence, and hence, the foiling of Adolf Hitler’s intentions to invade Britain. Coda: Hugh Dowding (Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding). Born in Scotland on 24 April 1882; served Britain for 42 years (1900–1942), through WW1 (1914–18) and through the epic Battle of Britain (113 days of air combat, from 10 July thru 31 October, 1940). Nickname: “Stuffy.” Dowding quite ably led the RAF’s ‘Fighter Command’ during The Battle of Britain and brought the Luftwaffe to its knees. Died at age 87 in Kent on 15 February 1970. [StrategyPage.com & Wiki]

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Searching the (Cobras For Sale) page: this little-known (and lightning-fast) procedure actually works for just about any page on the Internet:

• For Windows computer users: use “Control-F”… hold down your “Control” key and hit “F” (for “Find”), and a little “Find” dialog box appears. As you type in your word [let’s say it’s ‘Kirkham’ or ‘289FIA’ or ‘SB100’], your cursor will RACE to the first [and second, and third, and so on] occurrence of that word;
• For Macintosh users: use “Command-F”… hold down your “Command” key and hit “F” (for “Find”); your search works precisely as it does for Windows users.

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