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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 5h

Remembering the 1939 birthday of Jay Black, whose incredible voice guided his group the Americans to a slew of Top 10 hits. I saw him late in his life and he could still belt them out check out Cara Mia Wow!👏🏻🎶❤️
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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 1d

1894-OTD French MD/immunologist Emile Roux successfully demonstrated his vaccine against diphtheria.Dr. Roux was a colleague of Louis Pasteur & helped co-found the Pasteur Institute 2 develop vaccines against rabies & other lifesaving medications. Would that his faith in vaccines persisted 2day!😢🇫🇷⚕️👏🏻

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 2d

Happy 94th Bday to iconic newsman and political commentator Dan rather, one of the last of the great #CBS news correspondents. I wonder what he thinks of the changes at his old network. But I hope he has a great day!🎂👏🏻📺

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 2d

Legend says Yogi Berra said how did Sandy lose 5?

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 3d

1953-OTD General George C. Marshall became the 1st & only American General 2 receive the Nobel Peace Prize 4 his plan 2 rebuild war ravaged Europe after WW2.The Marshall plan did more 2 defeat the Communists than anything else.Good lessons here about the importance of supporting our Allies👏🏻🇺🇸

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 4d

1969-OTD Tom “The Franchise” Seaver won his first Of 3 Cy Young awards for his 25-7 record for the World Champion #NYMets. He was amazing to behold in those years from 1969-74. One of my greatest heroes in baseball. He appropriately entered the #HOF in 1992 & earned a statue in front of CitiField⚾️👏🏻❤️

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 5d

1886- OTD POTUS Grover Cleveland dedicated the #StatueofLiberty in NYC. The statue was a gift from the people of France 2 the USA.The dedication was followed by the first Ticker Tape parade down Broadway in history. Celebrating Liberty & treating Allies well is something we could learn from 2day🇫🇷🇺🇸👏🏻❤️

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 5d

Fantastic song!

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 6d

70 yrs ago today the iconic #RebelWithoutACause was premiered, starring #JamesDean, #NatalieWood, & #SalMineo. It captured the teen angst of living in the ColdNwqr and Nuclear Age made the trio stars. James Dean was incredible! Gone too soon. 😞🎥👏🏻

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 7d

Happy 63rd Bday to British actor #CaryElwes. He has given us great comedic roles such as in the #PrincessBride & #Robinhood-MeninTights, but also serious ones like #Glory & #SavingPrivateRyan. Versatile & entertaining. Have a great day🎂👏🏻🎥

Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 8d

1415-OTD British King Henry V defeated the French Army at Agincourt. Shakespeare immortalized his pep talk-“ We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me, Shall be my brother. …, "From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remember'd".

The long bow archers of England defeated the mounted cavalry of France

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 8d

Midnight Train to Georgia- Gladys Knight and the Pips

Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 9d

1924-OTD Dutch physician/ physiologist Willem Einthoven receives the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his invention of the electrocardiogram. This revolutionized our understanding of the heart and its ailments. Bravo!⚕️🙏

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 10d

The new East Wing Ballroom will make the Hermitage look like a Motel 6 (NOT)

Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 10d

Today would have been the 100th birthday of the undisputed King of Late Night TV, Johnny Carson. His was was the greatest form of entertainment you could get for free. Comedians, great comic sketches, musicians, actors all peppered his show with must-C-📺. Thanks for the memories Mr. Carson🙏👏🏻❤️

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 11d

Happy 73rd birthday to Pittsburgh’s own, #JeffGoldblum, whose acting career has given us so many memorable roles in movies like the Big Chill, Jurassic Park, the Fly & Independence Day just to name a few. Have a great Day!🎥🙏❤️

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 12d

1976-OTD 1 of my adolescent heroes, #NYKnicks captain Willis Reed, had his # retired up 2 the rafters of MSG.He played his entire 11 season career with the NYK after graduating from Grambling & led them to 2 #NBA championships.Only 6’9”,he centered up against Wilt,Thurmond,Russell, & Unseld.WOW!🏀❤️

Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 13d

2-After the resignations, Acting Attorney General Robert Bork fires Cox. 4 Bork,that likely cost him a seat on the Supreme Court.4 Nixon,it likely cost him his Presidency. Word 2 our present day POTUS.Using the DOJ as an instrument of retaliation & having enemies lists will eventually cost you too.

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 13d

(1) 1973 OTD-US POTUS Nixon accepts the resignations of Attorney General Elliot Richardson & Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus as they refuse orders 2 discharge Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox in what is known as "The Saturday Night Massacre".

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 14d

1781-OTD British LORD Cornwallis surrendered to Gen. George Washington and French Comte de Rochambeau at the Battle of Yorktown. This essentially ended the Revolutionary War.The upstart American Colonies had defeated the greatest empire on earth.Very appropriate to remember on #NOKINGS weekend.!🇺🇸👏🏻🙏

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 15d

1952-OTD THE 1st edition of the iconic #MadMagazine was released. As a boy growing up in the 50’s and 60’s , this was a constant companion and source of many a giggle in summer camp and in school. I probably missed 3/4 of the satire and failed to appreciate the amazing artwork- but I loved it!🙏👏🏻❤️

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 16d

1777-OTD General Horatio Gates and his Continental Army defeated British General Burgoyne in the Battle of Saratoga, a huge boost for Independence. It helped Lafayette and Ben Franklin to convince Louis XVI to support the American cause🇺🇸👏🏻🙏

Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 16d

Brown’s cause was good, but his methods were murderous and galvanized the South into Rebellion.

Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 17d

One of the greatest days in my life as a Mets fan. I was 15 and had followed the team since ‘62. That year was miraculous. So many key factors- Gil Hodges, Seaver, Cleon Jones, Tommie Agee, Jerry Koosman, Don Clendenon, Swoboda, black cats, shoe polish, landing on the moon. SIMPLY AMAZING!

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Mike Hirsh @mph54.bsky.social · 17d

1846- OTD Dentist William Thomas Green Morton demonstrated the use of either at the “Etherdome” of Harvard Medical school in a tooth extraction. This became a seminal event in the development of “painless” surgery and anesthesia. ⚕️👏🏻🙏