Wednesday, January 16, 1974

1974: Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford selected to the Hall of Fame

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Two great Yankees were selected to the Hall of Fame on this day in 1974. Mickey Mantle was one of the great power hitters in history: ...
Sunday, December 16, 1973

1973: Top 10 this week WABC radio in New York

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1. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich (Epic) 2. Top of the World - The Carpenters (A&M) 3. Goodbye Y...
Thursday, November 22, 1973

1963: President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas

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As a kid in Cuba, I sat with my father and watched Fidel Castro on Cuban TV talk about the Kennedy assassination.  I don't remember wh...
Thursday, November 08, 1973

1864: President Lincoln was reelected!

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On this day in  1864 , President Lincoln was reelected in the middle of the US Civil War.    As people voted, General Sherman's t...
Thursday, October 25, 1973

1973: Ferguson Jenkins traded to Rangers for a young Bill Madlock

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Who remember this?   On this day in 1973 , the Cubs traded 6-time 20-game winner Ferguson Jenkins to the Rangers for third baseman Bill ...
Friday, September 14, 1973

1901: President McKinley died on this day

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On this day in 1901 ,  President William McKinley died from gun shots.    During the 2016 election, Karl Rove often brought up the 1896 el...
Tuesday, May 15, 1973

May 15, 1973: Remembering the 1st of Nolan Ryan's 7 no-hitters

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On this day in 1973, Nolan Ryan threw the first of his 7 no-hitters.   He beat KC with 12 Ks .  We know the rest of history.   ...
Saturday, February 10, 1973

1889: Future President Herbert Hoover married Lou Henry

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On this day in day in 1889 , future President Herbert Hoover married Lou Henry.    The couple met in Stanford University and trave...
Sunday, January 28, 1973

1973: The cease fire started in Vietnam

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On this day in  1973 , the Vietnam War cease fire went into effect.     The fighting did not stop because both sides accused the o...
Monday, January 22, 1973

1973: Another awful anniversary of "Roe v Wade" and abortion in the US

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We recall today  another anniversary of  Roe v Wade , the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S.  Before the  Roe v W...