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On this Day
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texan
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On this day, 18 June 1972, Newspapers around the country, including The Washington Post, reported a burglary.
The story took up nothing more than a couple of inches of copy, buried inside the paper and out of sight of the day’s
top news stories.
The burglary, on the 6th floor of a plush Washington, D.C. apartment and office complex called the
Watergate, would later drive President Richard M. Nixon from the White House.
The growing story became a Pulitzer Prize-winner for journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
The story took up nothing more than a couple of inches of copy, buried inside the paper and out of sight of the day’s
top news stories.
The burglary, on the 6th floor of a plush Washington, D.C. apartment and office complex called the
Watergate, would later drive President Richard M. Nixon from the White House.
The growing story became a Pulitzer Prize-winner for journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
klein
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On this day in 1812 (18th of June) 200 years ago, the USA declared war against Britain, and entered Canada.
To honour our great defense these items are now being released :
Canada Post stamp :
and a toonie .
The Royal Canadian Mint Announces Series of Five Commemorative Circulation Coins Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812
$2 circulation coin celebrating victory of HMS Shannon over USS Chesapeake is the first salvo in a commemorative circulation coin program also honouring Brock, Tecumseh, de Salaberry and Secord.
A better pic of it, reads war of 1812 on it, and was actually just released today on it's 200th anniversary.
The 999.99 silver proof is already sold out (only 20.000 were minted), but regular commemorative coins should be plentyful.
Btw, see those maple leafs on top of the toonie in that striped zone ?
They actually change in all different colours as you turn the coin a bit.
Another security messure we have. Not only on limited edition coins, but all new ones.
To honour our great defense these items are now being released :
Canada Post stamp :
and a toonie .
The Royal Canadian Mint Announces Series of Five Commemorative Circulation Coins Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812
$2 circulation coin celebrating victory of HMS Shannon over USS Chesapeake is the first salvo in a commemorative circulation coin program also honouring Brock, Tecumseh, de Salaberry and Secord.
A better pic of it, reads war of 1812 on it, and was actually just released today on it's 200th anniversary.
The 999.99 silver proof is already sold out (only 20.000 were minted), but regular commemorative coins should be plentyful.
Btw, see those maple leafs on top of the toonie in that striped zone ?
They actually change in all different colours as you turn the coin a bit.
Another security messure we have. Not only on limited edition coins, but all new ones.
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texan
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On this day, 19 June 1978, the the famous, fat, lazy, lasagna-eating, snide cat named Garfield was first published.
Jim Davis is the cartoonist.
Though this is rarely mentioned in print, Garfield is set in Muncie, Indiana, the home of Jim Davis, according to the
television special Garfield Goes Hollywood. Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness, obsessive eating,
and hatred of Mondays and diets.
Garfield has spawned merchandise earning $750 million to $1 billion annually.
Jim Davis is the cartoonist.
Though this is rarely mentioned in print, Garfield is set in Muncie, Indiana, the home of Jim Davis, according to the
television special Garfield Goes Hollywood. Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness, obsessive eating,
and hatred of Mondays and diets.
Garfield has spawned merchandise earning $750 million to $1 billion annually.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Out of whack - 10 degrees cooler in Atlanta with low humidity than New York and Boston.
texan
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On this day, 21 June 1964, Jim Bunning (later to become a U.S. Senator from Kentucky), a pitcher for the
Philadelphia Phillies, threw the first perfect game in the National League in 84 years, leading the Phils
to a 6-0 win over the New York Mets.
Bunning worked his magic in the first game of a Father’s Day doubleheader.
Byrum Saam called the play-by-play on radio. In the second game of the twin-bill, 18-year-old Rick Wise
won his first major-league game, 8-2, as the Phillies swept the Mets that summer day.
(Bunning was also the first hurler in 61 years to get a no-hitter in both leagues.)
Philadelphia Phillies, threw the first perfect game in the National League in 84 years, leading the Phils
to a 6-0 win over the New York Mets.
Bunning worked his magic in the first game of a Father’s Day doubleheader.
Byrum Saam called the play-by-play on radio. In the second game of the twin-bill, 18-year-old Rick Wise
won his first major-league game, 8-2, as the Phillies swept the Mets that summer day.
(Bunning was also the first hurler in 61 years to get a no-hitter in both leagues.)
PT Stewie
"Big Fella"
Stewie has By Saam's autograph he was the speaker at the PYAA baseball banquet at which the Red Sox's recieved their championship trophys. Stewie saw Ray a driver and fellow Red Sock last evening as he was sweating and unloading his truck at the air wall talking about filing his retirement papers. At a later PYAA banquet Paul Owens former Phillie general manager was a guest speaker and told the story how he proposed the trade of Rick Wise for Steve Carlton over dinner with John Quinn another Phillie GM while their wifes were in the ladies room.
I miss going to double headers . I remember going to one at the Vet when I was a kid and parking at the Oregon Ave Hub(shortwalk to stadium) because my pop was an electrician there when some part of it (Hub) was being built.He was running the job. He was also the coach of the Red Sox.
I miss going to double headers . I remember going to one at the Vet when I was a kid and parking at the Oregon Ave Hub(shortwalk to stadium) because my pop was an electrician there when some part of it (Hub) was being built.He was running the job. He was also the coach of the Red Sox.
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PT Stewie
"Big Fella"
Ahh Nostalgia walking bown memory lane with happy thoughts of 1964 Bunnings's perfect game, a sweep of the Mets, the Phils in Phirst place .........phast phoward to the nightmare that will be known forever as the Phold when the manager Gene Mauch over used Short and Bunning down the stretch and the Phils blew a 6 1/2 game lead in the pennant race and made tee times instead of going to the world series.And the poor Philly Phateful Phans had to wait until 1980 for the next shot. Phrickin Chico Ruiz stole home !!!! It still hurts! The scar is still there.
texan
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shhh do not rub it in.......
PT Stewie
"Big Fella"
Do you have an extra bedroom ?
texan
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On this day, 22 June 1990 The last-place Atlanta Braves fired manager Russ Nixon and replaced him with GM Bobby Cox, who
last managed Toronto in 1985.
Good move. Cox led the Braves to a dramatic worst-to-first turnaround, the first of its kind in the National League.
In the World Series his team lost to the (also) resurgent Minnesota Twins. Cox was name AP Manager of the
Year (the first manager to be so named in both leagues). The Braves followed 1991 with NL East
championships in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, and 1997, becoming the first team to win division titles in six straight
completed seasons. Those division titles also let to NL pennants, except for 1993 and 1997.
last managed Toronto in 1985.
Good move. Cox led the Braves to a dramatic worst-to-first turnaround, the first of its kind in the National League.
In the World Series his team lost to the (also) resurgent Minnesota Twins. Cox was name AP Manager of the
Year (the first manager to be so named in both leagues). The Braves followed 1991 with NL East
championships in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, and 1997, becoming the first team to win division titles in six straight
completed seasons. Those division titles also let to NL pennants, except for 1993 and 1997.
