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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Don't forget to calculate in a surprise
Don't forget to calculate in a surprise: My late Cuban father used to say that life had surprises and to calculate for them in your plans. I guess that someone who saw his country go communist overnight understands surprises. So the last two weeks have reminded me that your best laid…
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) July 16, 2024
1918: Romanov family executed
Russian history is romantic, dramatic, violent and full of good stories.
On this day in 1918, Russian history turned violent and brutal.
On July 16, Nicholas, Alexandra, their five children and four servants were ordered to dress and go down to the cellar of the house for a photograph. A few moments later, armed men gunned down the imperial family.
By the way, there was a great movie called "Nicholas and Alexandria" about the Czar and his family.
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We remember "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (1888-1951)
Like some of you, I was introduced to Joe Jackson in the movie "Eight men out".
Joseph Jefferson Jackson was born in South Carolina on July 16, 1888. He broke with the old Philadelphia A's in 1910.
Overall, Jackson hit .356 with a .423 on base average. He left the game with 1772 hits in 1332 games, or an amazing 1.33 hits per game!
We remember "Shoeless Joe" for the White Sox scandal, or the year that Chicago allegedly threw the Series against Cincinatti.
A sad ending. He could have been one of the greatest hitters of all time!
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Joseph Jefferson Jackson was born in South Carolina on July 16, 1888. He broke with the old Philadelphia A's in 1910.
Overall, Jackson hit .356 with a .423 on base average. He left the game with 1772 hits in 1332 games, or an amazing 1.33 hits per game!
We remember "Shoeless Joe" for the White Sox scandal, or the year that Chicago allegedly threw the Series against Cincinatti.
A sad ending. He could have been one of the greatest hitters of all time!
P.S. You can listen to my show. If you like our posts, please look for ”Donate” on the right column of the blog page.
1941: Joe DiMaggio reached # 56
Joe DiMaggio went 3-for-4 and reached # 56. New York beat Cleveland, 10-3.
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We remember Ginger Rogers (1911-95)
We remember Virginia Katherine McMath who was born in Missouri on this day in 1911. She died in 1995.
We know her as Ginger Rogers, the famous movie star.
Ginger found huge success with Fred Astaire in films like "Flying Down to Rio" (1933), "Roberta" (1935) and "Top Hat" (1935).
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Happy # 81 Jimmy Johnson
We say happy birthday to Jimmy Johnson who was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on this day in 1943.
As an NFL coach, Johnson was 80-64 in the regular season, 9-4 in the post-season and 2 Super Bowl victories with the Dallas Cowboys.
Johnson lost 24 of his first 32 games in Dallas, including 1-15 in his first year. He won 36 of the next 48 and put together the great teams who won 3 Super Bowls in 4 seasons.
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As an NFL coach, Johnson was 80-64 in the regular season, 9-4 in the post-season and 2 Super Bowl victories with the Dallas Cowboys.
Johnson lost 24 of his first 32 games in Dallas, including 1-15 in his first year. He won 36 of the next 48 and put together the great teams who won 3 Super Bowls in 4 seasons.
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July 16, 2003: Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa died
She started in Cuban radio, then became the lead singer for La Sonora Matancera, the greatest Cuban orchestra of the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1970s, Celia went global and her tours were sold out everywhere.
She died July 16, 2003.
Celia's music touched all of us Cubans in the US.
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