This Day in History January 29, 1968

While this record was quickly broken, it was on this date in 1968, that the Boeing 747SP circled the globe in 36 hours and 45 minutes with only two stopovers.  It was a 23,000 mile trip,  and it refueled in Athens and in Taiwan.

For more information:
http://famousdaily.com/history/united-airlines-boeing-747SP-circles.html

This Day in History January 3, 1983

I am the first to tell you that sports means virtually nothing to me.  I will tolerate football, but I can very happily live without it.

But on this date in 1983, Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys made the NFL record books with his 99-yard touchdown run!  But true to the lovely Cowboy spirit, they still lost!  I know that at one time the Cowboys were a good team, but although I lived there for many years, I am still not a fan.  The closest thing to a fan I ever was was when I lived near Tampa, Florida, and Tony Dungy was the Buccaneer's coach.

This is still on the record books--it has been tied, but it has not been broken, and it is believed it never will be.

For more information, please check out these sites:
http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?F_y=2009&F_m=12&F_d=21&CustomURL=tony-dorsetts-shoes&print=y
http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/35233/brees-latest-monday-night-record-breaker