Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Wednesday's podcast: France after the election
Wednesday's podcast:
France after the election.....click to link:
Blaming Nixon?
Blaming Nixon?: Chicago had another bloody weekend. And then Mayor Brandon Johnson blamed it on President Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the U.S. This is what he said: “We had a chance 60 years ago to get at the root causes and people mocked…..
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Blaming Nixon? - American Thinker https://t.co/u1zhETrJd7
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) July 10, 2024
Happy # 70 Andre "The Hawk" Dawson
We say happy birthday to Andre Dawson. He was born in Miami on this day in 1954.
Dawson played for Montreal and then the Chicago Cubs where he was the 1987 MVP.
Let’s say that he was one of the “toughest outs” in major league history: 438 Hrs, 1,591 RBI & a very strong .279 lifetime average.
Dawson played for Montreal and then the Chicago Cubs where he was the 1987 MVP.
Let’s say that he was one of the “toughest outs” in major league history: 438 Hrs, 1,591 RBI & a very strong .279 lifetime average.
1925: Adam & Eve vs evolution!
It started when John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, was accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.
The trial consumed the country. At the end, Adam & Eve won.
Later, in 1968, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a similar Arkansas law on the grounds that it violated the First Amendment.
It did give us a great movie, "Inherit the wind" from 1960.
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July 10, 1941: Joe DiMaggio reached # 50
Joe DiMaggio went 4-for-5 and the streak reached # 50.
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July 10, 1934: Carl Hubbell made baseball history
The second All Star game was played on this day in 1934.
Future Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx in the first inning. Then Al Simmons and Joe Cronin to start the second!
It must have been something to watch!
Future Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx in the first inning. Then Al Simmons and Joe Cronin to start the second!
It must have been something to watch!
1941: The story of enigma
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Great Britain was fighting Germany over in Europe. On this day in 1941, the British scored an important victory away from the battle field.
This is the story:
This is the story:
"Now, with the German invasion of Russia, the Allies needed to be able to intercept coded messages transmitted on this second, Eastern, front. The first breakthrough occurred on July 9, regarding German ground-air operations, but various keys would continue to be broken by the Brits over the next year, each conveying information of higher secrecy and priority than the next. (For example, a series of decoded messages nicknamed “Weasel” proved extremely important in anticipating German anti-aircraft and antitank strategies against the Allies.) These decoded messages were regularly passed to the Soviet High Command regarding German troop movements and planned offensives, and back to London regarding the mass murder of Russian prisoners and Jewish concentration camp victims."It was a great victory for the British!
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The Battle of the Britain 1940.....with Barry Jacobsen
World War II: The Battle of the Britain 1940.....with Barry Jacobsen....