1927 and "The Spirit of Louis took off

It was a rainy morning on May 20, 1927 but Charles Lindbergh took off to cross the Atlantic.

It  must have been one heck of a solo flight!  

By the way, I love the movie with Jimmy Stewart playing the role of Lindbergh.

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1873: Levi Strauss, Jacob Davis and "blue jeans"

Another one of those 19th century American stories.

Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis joined forces in 1873 and created the work pants that we now call "blue jeans".

And so we have women wearing "blue jeans".       Thank you Levi & Jacob!

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We remember James Stewart (1908-1997)

We remember James Maitland Stewart who was born in Indiana, PA, on this day in 1908.

Stewart became one of the greatest movie stars of the 20th, from "Winchester '73" to "Mr. Smith goes to Washington" to "The Spirit of St. Louis" and more.

He died in 1997.   My favorite is "It's a wonderful life" because it is such an inspirational movie and holiday classic:

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We remember Bobby Murcer (1946-2008)

We remember Bobby Murcer who was born in Oklahoma on this day in 1946.  He died on July 12th 2008 after a long battle with cancer. 

In 1971, Murcer hit .331 with 25 HR, 94 RBI's and played a great CF.   He had other great years but 1971 was probably his best all around season. Murcer finished second to Tony Oliva in the batting race that year!

Bobby Murcer hit 252 career HRs with 1063 RBIs. He was a real fan favorite because of his personality and passion for the game. 

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We remember Robin Gibb (1949-2012)

Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees died on this day in 2012.    (Robin and twin brother Maurice were born in 1949.    Maurice died in 2003)

Along with Barry and the aforementioned Maurice, the three brothers formed The Bee Gees. They wrote and recorded some of the greatest songs of the pop era.

The Gibbs were born in England but grew up in Australia. By 1967, when Barry was 21 and the twins were only 18, The Bee Gees hit the US charts with "New York Mining Disaster". As they say, the brothers had a lot of international hits after that!

Robin's voice gave The Bee Gees a very special sound. He sang the lead vocals in several of The Bee Gees' big hits, such as "I started a joke".

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