Archive for May 8th, 2023

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR THREW FIRST PITCH

Helen Kahan throws pitch at Rays game
Kahan, a Holocaust survivor, took to the field in honor of the Florida Holocaust Museum. Kahan lost family in the
Holocaust, and survived concentration camps.

A crowd of more than 25,000 cheered on 100-year-old Holocaust
survivor Helen Kahan as she threw the first pitch of the game
between the
Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees.

"It was really wonderful and exciting," Kahan told Fox News
Digital of the May 5 first-in-series baseball game held at
Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

"I loved seeing so many people cheering for us, ‘Go Tampa Bay.
Win, win, win!,’" the centenarian added. "Thank you for honoring
me. Thank you for honoring the
Florida Holocaust Museum. I
waited 100
years to do this." (FOX NEWS)

Helen Kahan and family
Kahan was joined by her family as she threw the first pitch
at the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays game in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Friday.


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A CAR DEFINITELY FIT FOR A MOVIE STAR

gable jaguar front
The XK 120 was fully restored in 2011. (RM Sotheby’s)

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A 1952 Jaguar XK120 originally owned by Clark Gable is being
put up for sale for the first time since 1982. He owned the car
until late 1953.

The Battleship Grey roadster was delivered to the Hollywood
legend in Cornwall, U.K., where he was working on the film
"Never Let Me Go."

clark gable driving
Clark Gable (above) used the car to tour Europe after the
movie was done.

gable jaguar rear

Style icons — The last photo of Clark Gable (1960)
William Clark Gable
(1901 – 1960)

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VICTORY IN EUROPE ON THIS DAY IN 1945

ve-day-newspaper-promo-3jpg - History Arch

On this day in history, May 8, 1945, President Harry Truman
announced to the American people that Nazi Germany’s
forces had surrendered
in World War II — and that "the
flags of freedom fly all over Europe."

The day has been known as Victory in Europe Day or V-E
Day, with celebrations erupting all around the globe to
mark the end of World War II in Europe.

The war had been raging for nearly five years when U.S.
and Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy,
France,
on June 6, 1944, as defense.gov notes.

‘The flags of freedom fly’: Nazi Germany surrenders on V-E Day, May 8, 1945 - pennlive.com

Ve Day - How Americans Observed V E Day During World War Ii Shareamerica : This weekend is the ...

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FIRST LOOK AT AGENT 007 ON THIS DAY IN 1963

Dr. No - Darren's Movie and Book Reviews

On May 8, 1963, with the release of Dr. No, North American
moviegoers get their first look–down the barrel of a gun–
at the super-spy James Bond (codename: 007), the immortal
character created by Ian Fleming in his now-famous series
of novels and portrayed onscreen by the relatively unknown
Scottish actor Sean Connery.

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Sean Connery Dies at 90: Revisiting the James Bond Actor’s Life and Career - Everything Zoomer
Sir Sean (Thomas) Connery
(25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020)


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