Friday, September 07, 1979

Buddy Holly # 13 in Rolling Stone's Top 100 artists

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In 1972, Don McClean introduced our generation to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in the # 1 song" American Pie ...
Friday, June 29, 1979

June 29, 1941: DiMaggio got 41 & 42 in a doubleheader

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On this day in 1941, the amazing Joe DiMaggio singled in the sixth inning in the first game of a doubleheader to tie George Sisler's...
Thursday, April 05, 1979

1979: Weaver won # 1,000

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On this day in 1979 , the Orioles opened the season by beating Chicago.    It was Earl Weaver's 1,000th win as a manager, all of the...
Thursday, February 22, 1979

Why do we love George Washington?

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We remember another of George Washington’s birthdays. Back in our early days in “el exilio”, we used to celebrate this day exclusively...
Thursday, February 01, 1979

We remember Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)

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We remember Boris Yeltsin who was born on this day in 1931.  He died in 2007. It's hard to think of  Boris N. Yeltsin  without...
Saturday, January 27, 1979

1944: Siege of Leningrad

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On this day in 1944, the siege of Leningrad ended .   It was  the 900-day German-enforced containment of the city and cost thousands of R...
Sunday, December 31, 1978

Happy New Year

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WE WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR.......... P.S.  Check out  my blog for posts, podcasts and videos .
Friday, December 15, 1978

We remember Glenn Miller who disappeared on this day in 1944

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On this in 1944,   Glenn Miller was lost over The English Channel . 1944 was a very tough year, from Europe to the Pacific, D-Day, the...
Tuesday, August 22, 1978

Real communism

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We are having a debate about socialism among some of our young people.  From Alejandra Ocasio-Cortez to Bernie Sanders, we’re hearing ...
Sunday, November 06, 1977

We remember Walter Johnson (1887-1946)

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We remember Walter Johnson who was born on this day in 1887.   He died in 1946. Check out these awesome statistics:   417 wins, 2.17 ca...