December 6, 1976 – Kitty O’Neil sets a land speed record
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On this day in 1976, daredevil Kitty O’Neil successfully set the women’s land speed record in Alvord Desert in Oregon.
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December 5, 1985 – Frankie Muniz, actor and race car driver, is born
December 6, 2024
Frankie Muniz, best known as Malcolm from the TV show Malcolm in the Middle, is also a race car driver
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