Posted on 08/20/2015 7:18:20 PM PDT by jy8z
Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record that still stands, for "Most points, rookie, game", with 58 points for the Philadelphia Warriors against the Detroit Pistons, in Bethlehem, PA. The record was tied, by Chamberlain, on February 21 of his rookie year.
[Corneliu Tiberiu Constantin was born. Father Ion, Mother Aurelia. place of birth Vulcan, Hunedoara, Romania]
January 25, 1960 (Monday)
Holidays and observances
Burns Night (Scotland and Scottish community)
Christian feast day: Dydd Santes Dwynwen, Welsh Valentine's Day (Wales)
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches, which concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Gregory the Theologian (Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church) The last day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Christian ecumenism)
January 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Criminon Day (Scientology)
Earliest day on which the first day of Carnival of Cádiz can fall, while February 28 is the latest; celebrated two Sundays before Ash Wednesday until Ash Wednesday (Cádiz)
National Voters' Day (India)
Opposite Day
Tatiana Day (Russia)
Even if Google had been around, as a newborn infant you would have lacked the manual dexterity and hand eye coordination required to execute such a search.
My mother and I walked to the sea wall (El Malecon) in Havana during the naval blockade. We could see the ships patrolling just off shore and I remember my mom praying that they would invade and free Cuba.
Yuk, yuk, yuk.
"The more things change, the more they stay the same."
At least, for me;)
Helluva story.
My mom told me that she had wondered if I would ever have the chance to be born. And there I was, at the tail end of the crisis. They had tried for years to have another kid.
My mom was 34 at the time of my birth. Which at the time, raised a few eyebrows. You were supposed to be done with stuff like that in your twenties.
My brother is 11 years and my sister is 8 years older than me. I probably would have been built in the late 50’s. LOL
The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
My older half brother was captured during the Bay of Pigs invasion and one of my earliest memories is sneaking him a sandwich into the prison yard where he was being held.
My mom had me put it in my shorts and I was told to tell the guards it was for my lunch if it was found. She was searched before we were allowed in but I was not. When I gave it to him in the yard I was heralded as the leader of the revolution by his fellow captives and was given piggy back rides and generally made a great fuss over my brave act.
I share the same birthdate as Pamela Geller.
And on the day I was born; Nelson Mandela married Winifred Nomzamo Zanyiwe Madikizela.
Donald Trump celebrated his 12th birthday.
August 13, 1946
- Britain diverts illegal emmigrants bound for Palestine to Cyprus.
- H. G. Wells, English writer, dies at 79.
Various luminaries with birthday of Aug 13:
1895 – Bert Lahr, American actor (Cowardly lion in Wizard of Oz).
1899 – Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer.
1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, 15th President of Cuba.
1959 – Danny Bonaduce, American actor and wrestler....
Did he survive his capture?
Yes. Thank you for asking.
The captured men (Cubans who had been recruited for the CIA funded mission) were traded back to the US for money, medicines and farm equipment. He was able to arrange for our immigration to the US.
We were blessed to have been part of the ideological refuge America presented to the world during that time period. People who came here for freedom and not government cheese.
May God Bless the United States and restore her to those ideals.
A much belated welcome home to you all. You are what this country is all about.
Yah! Me too!
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