50 years of Living Western Brought to you by Cavender’s: 2001
The legendary racing driver Dale Earnhardt who had won a record seven NASCAR championships dies in a last-lap crash during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway
“Only in America” is recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in June and reached #1 on the Hot Country Songs charts for the week of October 27, 2001.
“3G ipod in dock“. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The iPod portable music device is released by Apple Computers.
Cavender’s now has online shopping at Cavenders.com.
American Outlaws opens at theatres. Film is based on a group of Confederate guerillas are trying to raid the Union Army, very late in the American Civil War. The southerners are ambushed, but thanks to the sharp-shooting of Frank James (Gabriel Macht) and the distracting and at the same time clever antics of Jesse James (Collin Farrell), the guerillas manage to survive & pull through.
“National Park Service 9-11 Statue of Liberty and WTC” by US National Park Service emloyee – nps.gov. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
The September 11th terrorist attacks occur after hijackers crash two planes into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and a fourth into a Pennsylvania field.
Cody Hancock shines again at the Wrangler NFR…he breaks a 25-year record by riding Diamond G’s Mr. USA for 96 points.