Sunday, December 28, 1980

We remember "super glove man" Aurelio Rodríguez (1947-2000)

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We remember  Aurelio Rodriguez .   He was born in Mexico on this day in 1947  and died tragically in 2000 . Aurelio broke with the Ang...
Thursday, December 25, 1980

We remember Rod Sterling (1924-1975)

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We remember Rod Sterling who was born in Syracuse, NY, on this day in 1924.  He died in 1975. Most of us grew up watching " The...
Tuesday, December 23, 1980

We remember Tim Hardin (1941-80)

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We remember Tim Hardin , who was born in Eugene, Oregon, on this day in 1941 and died in 1980.     His life was cut short by some ...
Friday, December 19, 1980

We remember Walt "No neck" Williams (1943-2016)

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We remember Walt Williams who was born on this day in 1943.  He died in 2016. In the early 1970s, it was a treat to watch the Chicago W...

We remember Tony Taylor (1935-2020)

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We remember  Tony Taylor, who was born in Central Alava, Matanzas, Cuba .   He was born in 1935 and died today in 2020. Tony broke ...
Wednesday, December 17, 1980

We remember William Safire (1929-2009)

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We remember William Safire , who was born in New York City on this day in 1929 and died in 2009. Safire was associated with President...
Tuesday, December 16, 1980

1773: A little Tea Party history

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Once upon a time, colonists threw tea into the water of Boston harbor .      Our own "tea party" these days is also based o...
Thursday, December 11, 1980

1951: Joe DiMaggio retired from baseball

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The great Joe DiMaggio officially ended his baseball career on this day in 1951 .    He began with the Yankees in 1936 when he was 21....
Monday, December 08, 1980

World War II right after the attack on Pearl Harbor with Barry Jacobsen

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Guest:  Barry Jacobsen, blogger and military historian........ .we will look at World War II right after the attack on Pearl Harbor....
Wednesday, November 05, 1980

November 1980: Reagan elected

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Many years ago, I was following the 1980 presidential election results on radio and TV.  The last minute polls were calling for a clos...