Boris Said, American race car driver
Boris Said III (born September 18, 1962) is an American semi-retired professional racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports and in the Trans-Am Series, driving the No. 2 Dodge for Weaver Technologies Racing.
Said has competed in a variety of disciplines including sports cars, stock cars, and touring cars. He has extensive international road racing experience, having won the Rolex Sports Car Series GT championship in 2004, the 24 Hours Nürburgring, served as a factory BMW Motorsport driver, and raced in the V8 Supercars. His NASCAR career began in 1995 as a road course ringer primarily due to his success on such tracks; he won one race each in the Xfinity and Truck Series, and also raced in the Cup Series from 1998 to 2017.
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- 5Feb
Charles de Gaulle
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence. - 5Aug
Nelson Mandela
Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. - 15Sep
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis. - 18Sep
Jamaica
Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations. - 6Nov
Apartheid
The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.