On January 20th 1981, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. A few minutes later, the 52 hostages held at the U.S. embassy in Iran were released……ending the Iranian Hostage Crisis……it was the first day of a very impressive two term presidency…..
Happy # 90 Camilo Pascual. He pitched most his career for the original Washington Senators who became the Minnesota Twins in 1961. As a Washington Senator, Pascual pitched for very bad teams. It got better when the team moved to Minnesota and the Twins became a perennial contender with a young Harmon Killebrew, power hitter Bob Allison, the very good lefty Jim Kaat and fellow Cubans Tony Oliva & Zoilo Versalles. His numbers were great with the Twins: 20-11 in 1962 and 20-9 in 1963. He led the league in strikeouts 3 years in a row. In other words, he was one of the best right handed pitchers in baseball. Overall, he won 176 games with a very good 3.63 career ERA.
On this day in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated for the 4th time.
George H.W. Bush, or # 41, was inaugurated on this day in 1989. After his death in 2018, I wrote this post: The 3 times that I was very happy that George H.W. Bush was around….
George W. Bush, or # 43, was inaugurated on this day in 2001. In 2009, I wrote this post: A little thanks to Pres. Bush!