Archive for December 11th, 2022

LEGENDARY HOOPS STAR HAS DIED AT 79

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Paul Theron Silas (July 12, 1943 – December 11, 2022)


(UPI) – Paul Silas was a College Basketball Hall of Famer
and three-time NBA champion. 

Immediately upon retirement in 1980, Silas began a coaching
career with the San Diego Clippers.  

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A CHRISTMAS GIFT GIVING IDEA IN 1964

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UNICEF ESTABLISHED ON THIS DAY IN 1946

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In the aftermath of World War II, the General Assembly
of the United Nations voted to establish the United
Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
(
UNICEF), an organization to help provide relief and
support to children living in countries devastated by
the war.

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President Harry S. Truman (third from left) in the Oval Office, receiving a report on the work of the United Nations
International Children’s Emergency Fund.

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‘’ MICK’’ MEMORABILIA SOLD BIG AT AUCTION

Mickey Mantle 1962 Topps Yankees Card #200 PSA 8 *CENTERED*

(Fox News) – Mickey Mantle, the late great New York Yankees
legend who won seven World Series titles and three MVP
awards with the organization, is having a great year when
it comes to his memorabilia.

On Saturday, the bidding for Mantle’s signed and handwritten
"lewd" Yankees questionnaire ended. One of the most historical
pieces in the Mantle collection sold for $242,788.80, according
to Lelands auction house.

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Mickey Charles Mantle
(October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995)

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TV SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1980


Magnum, P.I. is a crime drama television series starring Tom
Selleck
as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living
on
Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980 to
May 8, 1988 during its first-run broadcast on the American
television network
CBS. Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in
the top 20 U.S. television programs in the
Nielsen ratings
during the first five years of its original run in the U.S.,
finishing as high as number three.

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