My View by Silvio Canto, Jr.

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - President Ronald Reagan

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Paul McCartney after The Beatles!

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In the 1960's, it was Paul and the Beatles. It's hard to think of the 1960's without whistling a Lennon-McCartney tune. ...
Saturday, June 24, 2006

1955: Harmon Killebrew hit the first of 573 HR

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On this day in 1955, a young Harmon Killebrew hit # 1 as a member of the Washington Senators who became the Minnesota Twins in 1961.    ...
Friday, June 16, 2006

We remember Ken Johnson (1933-2015)

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We remember  Ken Johnson who was born in Florida on this day in 1933.   He died in 2015. Ken Johnson went down in baseball history fo...
Thursday, June 01, 2006

Tony Snow died much too young!

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We remember Tony Snow who was born in Kentucky on this day in 1955.   Back on July 12,  2008,  we heard that Tony Snow died of cancer ...
Monday, May 29, 2006

We remember the great Sam Johnson (1930-2020)

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Back in 1994, I had the chance to catch a speech by then Representative Sam Johnson.  He was fascinating, specially when he related his ...
Sunday, May 28, 2006

2006: Does anyone remember Barry Bonds passing the Babe?

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Does anyone remember?  I recall a lot of controversy surrounding this.  On this day in 2006 , Barry Bonds became the third man to hit ...
Friday, May 26, 2006

1897: "Dracula" for sale in London

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“Dracula” by Bram Stoker tells the story of a Transylvanian vampire.  It was published  on this day in 1897  and was an instant success....
Sunday, May 21, 2006

May 2006: Barry hit # 715th

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In one generation, we have seen two men pass Babe Ruth's fabled 714 home runs. To be honest, I did not think that it would be pos...

The story of World War II, part 4, Germany 1939-41..with Barry Jacobsen..

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  The story of World War II, part 4, Germany 1939-41..with Barry Jacobsen ........Listen in now at https://t.co/uaNrwVaqvY . #...
Saturday, May 20, 2006

Pre-Castro Cuba: The years of real independence in Cuba

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( My new AT post.  See the post for links and references ) It was 119 years ago today that the Cuban flag went up in the island after the fo...
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