Happy # 77 Twiggy

We say happy birthday to Twiggy, a face from the 1960's.   She was born Dana Lesley Hornby in England on this day in 1949.

As I recall, she was a famous model and became more than that.  

Does anyone remember that 1971 movie "Boy Friend"?  What about those TV appearances?

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We remember Mama Cass (1941-1974)

Ellen Naomi Cohen was born in Baltimore, Maryland on this day in 1941.   We remember her as Mama Cass of the Mamas & Papas.    

How about this little fact?  She and Jim Morrison attended George Washington High School in Virginia.   Wonder if they knew each other?

In the 1960’s, Cass joined John Phillips, Denny Doherty, and Michelle Phillips and became The Mamas & Papas.   In 1968, Cass went solo and had some hits until her death in 1974.

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We remember David McCallum. (1933-2023)

We say happy birthday to David McCallum who was born in the UK on this day in 1933.  He died September 2023.

Many of us remember him as Illya Kuryakin in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."

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September 19, 1985: The Mexico City earthquake

Where did the years go?   It seems that it was only yesterday that we heard about the Mexico City earthquake of 1985.

It started at 7:18 local time and centered around 250 miles west of the city.  It lasted 3 minutes.  After the fact, 3,000 buildings in Mexico City were demolished and another many more suffered serious damage.

Sadly, thousands died and were injured.    

Days later, groups in Dallas raised funds and medical supplies for the victims.  It was nice such an outpouring of love and support for the victims of Mexico City.  

Again, where did so many years go? 

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GOP Dallas 2026 plus quick look at polls & Happy # 86 Frankie Avalon

 

GOP Dallas 2026 plus quick look at polls & Happy # 86 Frankie Avalon...........

Yes, people did watch

Yes, people did watch:

The GOP tried something different in 2026 and held something called a "midterm convention" in Dallas, TX. 

Happy # 86 Frankie Avalon

We say happy birthday to Frankie Avalon, one of the greatest teen idols of all time.   He was born in Philadelphia on this day in 1940.   His big hit was “Venus” and then he made a bunch of movies with Annette Funicello.   Great talent and loves cooking too.

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Castro arrived in New York in the middle of the 1960 presidential election

Fidel Castro arrived in New York on this day in 1960.    

Castro delivered a long speech at the UN focusing on US "aggression" and "imperialism." 

A few months later, or January 1961, the Eisenhower administration broke diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Cuba also became a hot topic in the Kennedy-Nixon debates.  Kennedy took a very tough posture toward Castro.   

Unfortunately, President Kennedy did not support the men of Brigade 2506 at The Bay of Pigs.  It turned into a huge victory for the Castro regime and the invasion was followed by severe repression against anti-Castro Cubans in the island.  The Missile Crisis followed 18 months later!

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1960: A visitor to the UN became an issue in the presidential election

By mid-September 1960, the Nixon-Kennedy presidential campaign was underway but everyone was talking about a certain visitor to the UN.   

Fidel Castro turned the visit to the UN into a first-rate show.  First , he stayed at the Theresa Hotel in Harlem and met with Malcolm X from the Nation of Islam and the poet Langston Hughes.      Then he spoke for almost four hours and delivered an attack on US “aggression” and “imperialism”.

Cuba also became a hot topic in the Kennedy-Nixon debates.   Senator Kennedy took a very tough posture toward Castro and criticized the Eisenhower policy.  VP Nixon, on the other hand, could not reveal existing plans.  I recall that my parents, and many Cubans, followed these debates with keen interest. Cuba had never seen such an important issue in a U.S. presidential election.  

Unfortunately, President Kennedy did not support the men of Brigade 2506 at the Bay of Pigs.  It turned into a huge victory for the Castro regime and the invasion was followed by severe repression against anti-Castro Cubans on the island.   (My father’s cousin was arrested at that time)  

The Missile Crisis followed 18 months later and you know the rest of the story.

My guess is that no one years ago thought that the bearded Cuban would become such a headache for the winner of the election.  

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1960: A visitor to the UN became an issue in the presidential election

(My new American Thinker post)
A post from 2016......

President Obama, and other world leaders, will be making their visits and speaking before the UN.     

In 2007, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela came and caused quite a controversy calling President Bush ‘the devil”. Not long ago, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the leader of Iran came to New York and said some rather bizarre things.

By mid-September 1960, the Nixon-Kennedy campaign was underway. Everyone was talking about the debates around the corner. And both candidates were talking about a visitor to the UN.  

Cuba’s Fidel Castro arrived in New York on September 18, 1960:

“In September 1960, Castro led a delegation to New York City to address the United Nations General Assembly. He and his entourage caused an immediate sensation by deciding to stay at the Theresa Hotel in Harlem. While there, Castro met with a number of African-American leaders, including Malcolm X from the Nation of Islam and the poet Langston Hughes.

On September 26, Castro delivered a blistering attack on what he termed American “aggression” and “imperialism.”

For over four hours, Castro lambasted U.S. policy toward Cuba and other nations in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The United States, he declared, had “decreed the destruction” of his revolutionary government.

Castro’s visit and lengthy public denunciation marked the final breaking point in relations between the U.S. and Cuba.

In January 1961, the Eisenhower administration severed all diplomatic relations with Cuba.”

Cuba also became a hot topic in the Kennedy-Nixon debates. Kennedy took a very tough posture toward Castro and criticized the Eisenhower policy. I recall that my parents, and many Cubans, followed these debates with keen interest. Cuba had never seen such an important issue in a U.S. presidential election.

Unfortunately, President Kennedy did not support the men of Brigade 2506 at the Bay of Pigs. It turned into a huge victory for the Castro regime and the invasion was followed by severe repression against anti-Castro Cubans on the island.

The Missile Crisis followed 18 months later!

My guess is that no one years ago thought that the bearded Cuban would become such a headache for the winner of the election.

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