1940 - Nazi collaborator Anton Mussert puts the fate of the Netherlands in Hitler's hands 1950 - NASCAR's first paved superspeedway, Darlington Raceway, hosts the Southern 500, the first 500-mile event in NASCAR history; Johnny Mantz wins in a Plymouth 1983 - Californian skier Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed record at 119.36 mph (191.51 km/h) 1998 - First "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" hosted by Chris Tarrant debuts on ITV in Britain 2012 - A "magic carpet" that can help prevent falls among the elderly by warning them of unusual footsteps is developed by researchers at the University of Manchester
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