We remember Barbara Tuchman (1912-89)

Barbara Tuchman was born in New York City on this day in 1912.    She died in 1989.

She wrote several books such as "The march of folly" that I read in the 1980's.     However, it was ''The Guns of August,'' a book about World War I, that made her famous.   It was about the background and events that led the world to war in 1914.

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1933: The Lone Ranger debut on the radio

Like some of you, I grew up watching "The Lone Ranger" on TV.  In my case, it was the Spanish "dubbed" version of the show before we came to the US.  

As I learned, the show started on the radio many years ago.   In 2010,  I heard some of these old radio shows and they were great.   

Eventually, radio became TV and "The Lone Ranger" was seen by millions of kids like me.

 

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We remember Sandy Amoros (1930-1992)

Edmundo (Isasi) Amoros was born in La Habana on this day in 1930. He died in Miami in 1992.

He was an extra outfielder in those great Brooklyn teams who played the New York Yankees in 6 World Series between 1947 and 1956.   The Yankees and Dodgers were the two best teams in baseball during that period. 

We remember Sandy Amoros for the  the big catch that saved Johnny Podres’ shutout in game 7 of the 1955 World Series.

It was the only World Series victory for the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers.

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