Virginia Supreme Court winners an
d losers, Summer of '26, VE-Day 1945 and President Truman (1884-1972)
Friday, May 08, 2026
Virginia Supreme Court winners and losers, Summer of '26, VE-Day 1945 and President Truman (1884-1972)
Hot town, summer in the city
Hot town, summer in the city:
Another summer of love?
The summer of 2026 may be the perfect one to forecast these riots. First, the midterms are coming and blaming everything on Trump is the flavor of the week. Second, our cities are failing like never before. Third, some of our cities are run by demagogues, such as New York City, where we saw the mayor double down on protests. Seattle is run by a woman who wants to drive taxpayers out of town. And Chicago is run by a man who drove the legendary Bears to another state.
Last but not least, talking about slavery or Jim Crow is always more interesting than resolving the problems that these cities have today—problems created by the current Democrat leadership.
Click to read:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/hot_town_summer_in_the_city.html
We remember Rick Nelson 1940-1985
We remember Rick Nelson who was born on this day in 1942.
It was 1985 and I remember quite well the night that Ricky Nelson was killed in an airplane accident.
Nelson and his band were on their way to Dallas for a concert. (I was planning to attend one of Nelson's performances)
Nelson and his band were on their way to Dallas for a concert. (I was planning to attend one of Nelson's performances)
Before MTV, DVDs, music videos and I-PODs, Ricky Nelson used to sing on TV every week. He was a huge teen idol with hits like "Travelin' man" and "Hello Mary Lou".
After his parents' show faded, Nelson moved on and recorded some great folk/country songs.
He sang many Bob Dylan tunes and wrote "Garden party", a really nice song about an unpleasant personal experience at Madison Square Garden.
It's hard to pick a Nelson favorite, specially since he recorded so many nice tunes.
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We remember "Victory in Europe Day" 1945
As we discussed with Barry, the end of the European war happened very fast. Let's remember that D-Day was the year before and The Battle of the Bulge happened over the Christmas holidays."On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine.The eighth of May spelled the day when German troops throughout Europe finally laid down their arms: In Prague, Germans surrendered to their Soviet antagonists, after the latter had lost more than 8,000 soldiers, and the Germans considerably more; in Copenhagen and Oslo; at Karlshorst, near Berlin; in northern Latvia; on the Channel Island of Sark—the German surrender was realized in a final cease-fire. More surrender documents were signed in Berlin and in eastern Germany."
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Click here for our chat with Barry Jacobsen, military historian:
Click here for our chat with Barry Jacobsen, military historian:
Remembering V E Day 1945 with Barry Jacobsen
Remembering V E Day 1945 with Barry Jacobsen....
May 8, 2012: Hamilton hit 4 HR
On this day in 2012, Josh Hamilton made history and we got to watch it on TV: The 16th player to hit 4 HR's in a game. He did it in Baltimore!
And he was truly fantastic on this day many years ago!
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Mike Cuellar (1937-2010): From Havana Sugar Kings to the World Series
Let me ask you a couple of baseball questions:
First, who pitched for the Havana Sugar Kings of AAA International League in the 1950’s and won a World Series game in 1970;
and,
Second, who was the first Latino to win the Cy Young Award?
The answer to both is Mike Cuellar, who played for Havana in the International League and shared the award with Denny McLain in 1969.
We remember Miguel Angel Santana Cuellar today.
Mike was born May 8, 1937 in Las Villas, Cuba. He started in the Reds’ organization and played with The Sugar Kings, Havana’s AAA franchise.
Cuellar spent the next few years between Cincinnati and Houston, where he won 16 games in 1967.
At the end of the 1968 season, Houston thought that 31-year old Cuellar had seen his best days as a major league pitcher. He was traded to the Orioles and proved everyone wrong by winning 139 games over the next 7 seasons.
The “Crafty Cuban”, as he was known for his command of breaking pitches, turned into one of the premiere pitchers in the American League. He won 20-games in 4 different seasons, 1969, 1970, 1971 & 1974. He pitched a complete game in game 5 to win the 1970 World Series for Baltimore.
During his brilliant career, he won 185 games, a 3.14 ERA and completed 172 starts! Without question, one of the best Latino pitchers ever.
Mike died in 2010. He was voted # 27 in the Top 40 Orioles of all time.
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We remember President Truman (1884-1972)
We remember President Harry S. Truman who was born in Lamar, MO, on this day in 1884.
Truman assumed the presidency following the death of President Franklin Roosevelt in April 1945. Truman made the decision to drop two atomic bombs against Japan. He helped rebuild postwar Europe, worked to contain communism and led the United States into the Korean War (1950-1953).
Truman left the presidency with very low ratings. However, he has risen over time and most see him today as a very consequential president.
President Truman died in 1972.
A few years ago, David McCullough wrote a wonderful book about President Truman.
In 2009, we spoke with Susan Medler and Bill Katz. Susan is the Director of Communications at the Harry S. Truman Library Institute and Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. Bill is an author and blogger of Urgent Agenda, one of the most popular political blogs. Click below to listen to that show.
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Listen to "Let's talk about Pres Truman" on Spreaker.
Thursday, May 07, 2026
Lula & Trump, California debates, Mexico politics and Johnny Unitas
Lula & Trump, California debates, Mexico politics and Johnny Unitas
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to:
President Trump is reportedly considering naming Mexico’s major governing party a terrorist organization, and Claudia is panicking.
Click to read: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/it_s_my_party_and_i_ll_cry_if_i_want_to.html
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