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Notable Last Survivors -- 2025 History Edition
Captain John Allman "Paddy" Hemingway, Royal Air Force, died yesterday, March 17, 2025, at the age of 105. The native of Dublin, Ireland, he served in the evacuation of Dunkirk, the Allied invasion of...
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Notable Last Survivors -- 2025 Show Business Edition
Caren Marsh DollI first did this series in 2021, and again in 2023. Significant updates need to be made.All of this information is based on available documentation, and any of it may be superseded by...
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Notable Last Survivors -- 2025 Baseball Edition
Bobby ShantzI first did this series in 2021, and again in 2023. Significant updates need to be made.Notable last survivors of baseball occurrences:* June 10, 1904: Walter T. Avery, 90, the last...
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Notable Last Survivors -- 2025 Sports Other Than Baseball Edition
Bob Cousy. He's 96 years old. He could probably still make a free throw.I first did this series in 2021, and again in 2023. Significant updates need to be made.Notable last survivors of occurrences in...
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George Foreman, 1949-2025
George Foreman was one amazing guy. Actually, he was two amazing guys. The second was a great guy. The first... less so.George Edward Foreman was born on January 10, 1949 in Marshall, Texas, about 150...
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March 23, 1775: "Give Me Liberty!" Or...
March 23, 1775, 250 years ago: Patrick Henry, considered the finest orator (public speaker) among America's Founding Fathers, makes his most famous statement. Except he might not have said it.He was...
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March 23, 1985: Bernard King's Injury
March 23, 1985, 40 years ago: The man who may have been the best player in the NBA at the time sees that status came to a most painful end.Bernard King and his brother Albert King came out of Fort...
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It's Opening Day, and I'm Not Feeling It
Today is Opening Day of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, except for the 2 games played last week in Tokyo, Japan by the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. (The Dodgers won both.)The New...
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March 28, 1950: City College's Double
March 28, 1950, 70 years ago: City College of New York defeats Bradley University, of Peoria, Illinois, 71-68 at Madison Square Garden in New York, to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament. They are the...
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Opening Day: That's How You Get In the Mood!
Yesterday, the day the New York Yankees opened their 123rd season of play, I listed the team's various issues, mostly key injuries, and wrote this:Doesn't seem like there's a lot of reason for...
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March 29, 1875: Minor v. Happersett Denies Women the Right to Vote
Virginia MinorMarch 29, 1875, 150 years ago: The Supreme Court of the United States issues a ruling in the case of Minor v. Happersett. It states that, while women are no less citizens than men are,...
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March 29, 1945: College Basketball's 1st "Game of the Century"
Cappy Lane, game timekeeper at the old Madison Square Garden,flanked by Bob Kurland (left) and George MikanMarch 29, 1945, 80 years ago: College basketball has its 1st "Game of the Century." It's a...
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March 29, 1985: The Curious Case of Sidd Finch
March 29, 1985, 40 years ago: A new issue of Sports Illustrated hits the newsstands. The cover is about the NCAA Final Four, which featured Louisiana State of the Southeastern Conference, and 3 teams...
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March 29, 2000: Major League Baseball In Japan
March 29, 2000, 25 years ago: For the 1st time, a Major League Baseball regular-season game is played outside of North America. The New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs play the 1st of 2 season-opening...
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March 30, 1925: The Last Non-NHL Stanley Cup Winners
March 30, 1925, 100 years ago: The Stanley Cup is awarded, but not to the Champions of the National Hockey League. That has never happened again.The Montreal Canadiens won the Cup in 1924, led by the...
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March 31, 1975: The End of the John Wooden UCLA Dynasty
March 31, 1975. 50 years ago: The Final of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament is held at the San Diego Sports Arena. (It's now named the Pechanga Arena.)The NCAA Tournament had varied from...
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Yankees Torpedo Brewers
The Yankees' 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium II was nice. It's not looking rather pedestrian.Fans of other teams are already yapping about the new, unusually-shaped...
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April 1, 1950: The Death of Charles Drew
April 1, 1950, 75 years ago: Dr. Charles Drew dies as the result of a car crash in Burlington, North Carolina. He was only 45 years old.Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3, 1904 in Washington, D.C....
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April 1, 1985: Villanova's Perfect Game
April 1, 1985, 40 years ago: Someone who had been following the college basketball season, but had been unable to watch the game, might have seen the final score, and thought it was an April Fool's...
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April 2, 1995: Baseball's Longest Strike Ends
Jorge Posada and fellow Puerto Rican Sonia Sotomayor,at the new Yankee Stadium in 2009,after her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme CourtApril 2, 1995, 30 years ago: A federal judge grants an injunction...
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Yankees Salvage Series Finale vs. Arizona
The Yankees began the season by sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers, outscoring them 36-14 over 3 games. Things were looking good.Then the Arizona Diamondbacks came into Yankee Stadium II for 3 games....
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Yankees Take 2 of 3 In Pittsburgh
Yesterday, as the game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh went to extra innings, there were about 8,000 fans left, and one of them managed to start a chant of "Yankees suck!"The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't had a...
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April 8, 1975: Frank Robinson Becomes Baseball's 1st Black Manager
April 8, 1975, 50 years ago: The Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees, in their season opener at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The Indians are managed for the 1st time by Frank Robinson. This...
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April 9, 1925: Babe Ruth's "Bellyache Heard 'Round the World"
Ruth being loaded into the ambulance at Penn Station.Every paper in the country had this photo then, but it's rare now.April 9, 1925, 100 years ago: Babe Ruth, the biggest star in baseball, is rushed...
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April 9, 1965: The Astrodome Opens
April 9, 1965, 60 years ago: The Astrodome opens in Houston, Texas, with an exhibition game between the Houston Astros and the defending American League Champions, the New York Yankees.The Astros had...
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