Sunday, April 14, 2024

Sunday's podcast: A chat with Allan Wall, blogger, about the upcoming Mexican elections


Sunday's podcast:    

A chat with Allan Wall, blogger, about the upcoming Mexican elections...



Sunday's video: A chat with Allan Wall, blogger, about the upcoming Mexico elections


Sunday's video: 

 A chat with Allan Wall, blogger, about the upcoming Mexico elections....

 

CANTO TALK podcasts from last week


This is a summary of our podcasts from last week...........

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I guess we are all ‘racistas’ now




Happy # 83 Pete Rose



We say happy birthday to Pete Rose who was born in Cincinnati on this day in 1941.

Rose broke with the Reds in 1963:  .273 with 170 hits plus the NL Rookie of the Year award.  

He won the MVP in 1973 and 3 batting titles over the years.  

Rose retired with a .303 average, 4,256 hits and 3 World series rings.   He played in 6 World Series:   4 with the Reds and 2 with the Phillies.

In 1989, Rose was banned from baseball and the debate goes on about his Hall of Fame status.

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April 14, 1865: President Lincoln shot in the evening




On April 14, 1865, AP correspondent Lawrence A. Gobright filed a report that Pres Lincoln had been shot. 

Later, he reported that Pres Lincoln had died early in the morning of April 15th!

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April 14, 1912: The Titanic hit the iceberg around midnight



The amazing tragedy of The Titanic began on on this day in 1912.  

Around midnight, the ship hit an iceberg and you know the rest of the story.   Sadly, many passengers were lost in the cold waters of the North Atlantic.  Some did survive and related their accounts later.
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The origins and causes of World War I with Barry Jacobsen





In 2014, we looked at the 100th anniversary of World War I with Barry Jacobsen.   Here is the first part.....

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