June 29, 1941: DiMaggio got 41 & 42 in a doubleheader

On this day in 1941, the amazing Joe DiMaggio singled in the sixth inning in the first game of a doubleheader to tie George Sisler's A.L. consecutive-game hit record of 41 games. 

In the second game, he set the record at 42 games with a single in the seventh inning.  

His next goal was the N.L. record of 44.  

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Berlin 1948: Another sad day in the brutal history of communism

We've reported on this blog about the violent and ugly story of communism, from the USSR to Cuba to North Korea to China.  In a nutshell, it is an ugly story where the state dominated the individual. 

On this day in 1948, President Truman confronted a serious communist challenge in Berlin: The Berlin Blockade.    

He responded with The Berlin Airlift or one of President Truman’s finest moments! It was a wonderful demonstration of US presidential leadership. 

It also gave us the story of  “the candy bombers” or US pilots who dropped candy for the children of Berlin.

On May 12, 1949, the Soviets officially ended the blockade and the citizens of West Berlin were saved.    

The good guys won in Berlin in 1948-49 and later when the wall came down in 1989. 

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We remember June Carter Cash (1929-2003)

We remember June Carter Cash, who was born on this day in 1929.   She died in 2003.

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John Wayne died in 1979

The great John Wayne died on June 11, 1979.    

His career goes back to the 1930’s:  "Fort Apache" (1948), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "Rio Grande" (1950), "The Quiet Man" (1952) and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" (1962).

“The shootist” from 1976 is my favorite movie.  It was ironically the story of an old cowboy dying of cancer.

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We remember Thurman Munson (1947-1979)

We remember Thurman Lee Munson, who was born in Akron, Ohio, on this day in 1947.    He died in a plane crash in 1979!

Munson had some great seasons with the Yankees.   He was the 1976 AL MVP when New York returned to the World Series for the first time since 1964:  .302 average, 17 HR & 105 RBI's.      He drove 307 RBI's over a 3 year span, 1975-77.

Overall, Munson hit .292 with 113 HR & 701 RBI's over 1,423 games.

My memory of Munson is that he was a great competitor and extremely tough in the clutch.   In other words, you didn't want to pitch to Munson with the winning run in second base.

 

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