1917: We remember Our Lady of Fatima today..........the movie "The miracle of our Lady of Fatima" is very good.
1981: Do you remember the day that Pope John Paul II was shot? It happened on this day in 1981.
Music: We wish a very happy birthday to Stevie Wonder who was born in Michigan on this day in 1950.
"La Bamba": Richard Steven Valenzuela (Ritchie Valens) was born on this day in 1941 in Los Angeles. He became one of the first Mexican-American rockers and the inspiration for "La Bamba", a great movie from the 1980's.
"Motown story": Motown had 32 # 1 hits. Who recorded the first one? The answer is Mary Wells who was born on this day in 1943. She died in 1992. Back in 1964, she recorded "My guy", a song that later showed up in the soundtrack of "Sister Act"
"Hall of Fame: The great Stan Musial got # 3,000 on this day in 1958. It happened at Wrigley Field. Musial came into the game as a pinch-hitter. He may be the only player to get # 3,000 as a pinchhitter. Musial went into The Hall of Fame in 1969. He won 3 NL MVP's and retired with a .331 average, 3,630 hits, 475 HR & 1,961 RBI.
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