Friday, June 07, 2024
Guess who is moving to Texas?
Guess who is moving to Texas?: We woke up today to a rather fascinating story. Dallas may have a new resident soon and I don't mean the NFL Chiefs coming back to their original location.
This is the story:
Capital giants BlackRock and Citadel are among the…
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Guess who is moving to Texas? - American Thinker https://t.co/4uOL0Hr2uJ
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) June 7, 2024
June 7, 1941.......the streak reached 22 on the way to 56
June 7, 1941.......
the streak reached 22 on the way to 56........
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Happy # 84 Tom Jones
We remember Thomas John Woodward who was born in Wales on this day in 1940. We know him as Tom Jones, one of the most popular singers of the 1960's.
Jones sold over 100 million records with 36 Top 40 hits in the UK and 19 in the US, including "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat", "Delilah", "Green, Green Grass of Home", and "She's a Lady".
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We remember Dean Martin (1917-1995)
We remember Dino Crocetti who was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on this day in 1917.
We know him as Dean Martin, one of the biggest entertainers of the 20th century. He sold millions of records and movie tickets.
Martin died in 1995.
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June 7, 1976: The article that inspired "Saturday Night Fever"
“Saturday Night Fever” was one of the most popular movies ever. It started out as a holiday “low budget film” but the theaters were sold out quickly.
The soundtrack sold over 30 million copies and gave The Bee Gees total command of the pop charts. The LP was # 1 for months. 3 songs from the soundtrack were # 1, including “Night Fever” that sat at the top for 8 weeks.
What inspired the movie? It started on this day in 1976 with a magazine article.
My guess is that few music or disco fans know about Nik Cohn. Nevertheless, his article inspired the story that made Travolta and The Bee Gees into household names.
Here is a link to the article. Wonder if Mr. Cohn had any idea of what would happen next?
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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.
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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June 1942: The Battle of Midway and World War II with Barry Jacobsen.
The Battle of Midway and World War II with Barry Jacobsen....click to listen....... https://t.co/ZQ5DlsLolQ— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) February 10, 2017