Thursday's video: Mexico elections, Texas Vouchers & Lincoln Memorial 1922

Good day for vouchers

Good day for vouchers: On one hand, a lot of Republicans lost.  On the other hand, they were replaced in the runoffs by other Republicans supporting vouchers.  The net result is that the next state House will be more supportive of vouchers, a huge victory for….

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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) May 30, 2024

May 30, 1956: What a shot by Mantle!

On this day in 1956, Mickey Mantle hit one of the most memorable home runs in his career. It happened on the second game of a doubleheader with the Washington Senators.

He hit a pitch from Pedro Ramos that came within 18 inches of leaving Yankee Stadium. The experts were dumbfounded and could only speculate. It was Mantle’s 20th home run of the season. He won the Triple Crown that year: .353 BA, 53 HR & 130 RBI.

As for Pedro Ramos, he was 21 and would go on to win 12 games and pitch 152 innings that season. Ramos was an “innings eater” and also gave up 316 HR in his long career. My guess is that he still remembers this one.

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Thursday's podcast: A chat with George Rodriguez about Runoffs and vouchers

Thursday's podcast:   

A chat with George Rodriguez about Runoffs and vouchers....

1922: The Lincoln Memorial

On May 30, 1922, The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated.   It was 57 years after Lincoln died.    
  

According to news reports, about 50,000 people attended the ceremonies, including Civil War veterans and Robert Todd Lincoln, the president's only surviving son.  Robert was their oldest child (1843) and the only one to live to adulthood.

President Warren Harding, former President William Howard Taft, and Dr. Robert Moton, principal of the Tuskegee Institute, delivered the keynote address.

The Memorial is one of the top historical landmarks of Washington, DC.

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