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Oct 18, 2020 05:48:40   #
LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America
 
AD 1977 - Reginald Martinez Jackson of the NEW YORK YANKEES hit three consecutive home runs on three pitches off of starting pitcher Burt Carlton Hooton, reliever Elías Sosa Martínez and reliever Charles Oliver Hough of the visiting LOS ANGELES DODGERS in game six of the WORLD SERIES, held at YAKEE STADIUM.

AD 1922 - Under ROYAL CHARTER of the KING OF ENGLAND, GEORGE V the BRITISH BROADCASTING COMPANY LIMITED is founded. It did not become the BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION until 1 January, 1927 Anno Domini, and is commonly referred to as the BBC or simply the BEEB. As a chile I had read up on such things and grounded a barbed wire fence on parents property where it intersected, giving me a verrrry long wire antenna and would listen in wonder to the events and places of the world on a crystal radio at night. Bless you Sir John Charles Walsham Reith.

AD 1867 - After much opposition, on this day in 1867 the United States of America flag was flown over the capital city of Sitka, Alaska. The purchase from the Russia Empire for US $0.02 per acre had finalized SEWARD'S FOLLY. Russian Tsar Alexander II had sold Alaska so cheaply fearing the British might invade through their Canadian colony.

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Oct 18, 2020 07:41:00   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Loved watching Reggie - whether he struck out or hit a monster homer, he was awesome.

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Oct 18, 2020 08:11:10   #
MSW
 
often wondered why the Russians essentially gave it to us ... now it makes more sense ... history is full of goofy stuff like that

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Oct 19, 2020 07:51:06   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 

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Oct 19, 2020 20:38:18   #
wrangler5 Loc: Missouri
 
Or, maybe the Tsar just needed $7 million and this was a quick way to get it. Seven million was real money, back then.

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