Archive for September 28th, 2023

DECISIVE BATTLE BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1781

Battle at Yorktown 1781 | American revolutionary war, American war of independence ...

The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, the decisive battle in
America’s shocking triumph over the mighty British
Empire in its War of Independence, began on this day
in history, Sept. 28, 1781.

The siege ended three weeks later, on Oct. 19, with the
surrender of the British garrison led by Lord Charles
Cornwallis.
 

Others Yorktown: Surrender, 1781 painting - Yorktown: Surrender, 1781 print for sale
Painting depicts the surrender of the British at Yorktown.

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CONGRATULATIONS PORTLAND!

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Portland, Oregon went 30 days with no reported
homicides,
longest streak in years.

Portland Police - a photo on Flickriver

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HARRY POTTER ACTOR HAS DIED AT AGE 82

Dumbledore Actor Sir Michael Gambon Passes Away at 82; Harry Potter ...

Michael Gambon (With images) | Michael gambon, Actors, Actors male

Sir Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in the
“Harry Potter” franchise, died Tuesday after suffering
from pneumonia .

Over his six-decade-long career,Gambon received
three
Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards,
and four
BAFTA Awards. In 1998, he was knighted by
Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.

WESTERNCINEMANIA: PACTO DE JUSTIÇA (OPEN RANGE), O ADMIRÁVEL WESTERN DE KEVIN COSTNER
The Irish-English actor Sir Michael Gambon as
Denton Baxter in the great Kevin Costner
Revisionist Western film Open Range, 2003.

Open Range Picture 22

Along the Brandywine

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‘’THE SPLANDID SPLINTER’’HITS LAST .400

Ted Williams 1918-2002 / 'Splendid' career

On September 28, 1941, the last day of Major League Baseball’s
regular season, the Boston Red Sox’s Ted Williams got six hits
in eight at-bats during a doubleheader in Philadelphia, boosting
his average to .406. He becomes the first player since 1930 to hit
.400. "I guess I’ll be satisfied with that thrill out there today," he
tells the Boston Globe about hitting .400. "… I never wanted
anything harder in my life."

In addition to his .406 batting average—no major league player
since Williams has hit .400—the left fielder led the big leagues
with 37 homers, 135 runs and a slugging average of .735.

Williams, nicknamed “The Splendid Splinter” and “The Thumper”,       
began his big-league career with the Red Sox in 1939.

Ted Williams, a baseball legend and member of the Hall of Fame, who died in 2002, is pictured in ...

Theodore Samuel Williams
(August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002)

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