Archive for December 21st, 2024

MOVIE OPENING BEGAN THIS DAY IN 1967

The Graduate (1967) | The Criterion Collection

The film The Graduate opened at two theaters in New York:
the Coronet on Third Avenue and the Lincoln Art Theater
on Broadway.

The film, based on a 1963 novel by Charles Webb, had a
simple premise: As its screenwriter explained it, “this kid
graduates college, has an affair with his parents’ best friend
and then falls in love with the friend’s daughter.”

Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman starred in the film that
received seven nominations at the 40th Academy Awards,
including for Best Picture and Best Director, the latter being
the film’s sole win.

The movie is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most
influential films of all time
.
(From Wikipedia)

The Graduate movie review & film summary (1967) | Roger Ebert

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AN OUTSTANDING FIELD COMMANDER DIED

The Death of a General: George S. Patton, Jr. | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. 3rd Army,
died in his sleep of pulmonary edema and congestive heart
failure from injuries suffered, not in battle, but in a freak car
accident at the age of 60.         
       

While some have mourned what was a tragic loss at the time,
others over the decades have theorized Patton’s death was
anything but an accident.

Fueling speculation that the accident involving a U.S. Army
truck was not an accident but a coordinated assassination.


 

General Patton’s Car Accident Remains Controversial Today
A soldier inspects the damage to the car General Patton was riding in when the accident that would prove fatal occurred.
The damage to the front end of the vehicle was substantial.

General Patton points to a distant objective while standing on the beach at Gela, Sicily, in 1943.   His aide, Sergeant William Meeks, stands to the general’s left.
On the beach at Gela, Sicily, in 1943.

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THE FIRST GAME WAS PLAYED ON THIS DAY

World's First Basketball Game, world record in Springfield, Massachusetts


On December 21, 1891, 30-year-old James Naismith (above) 
introduced the
first game of basketball. Based on 13 rules
created by Naismith
, the game was tested by 18 students at
the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training
School in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Two teams of nine players each compete against each other,
with the objective to throw a soccer ball into a peach basket
attached to a balcony 10 feet above the floor.

Rules History

History - 94Fifty Basketball

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STOLEN BASE LEADER HAS DIED AT 65

Rickey Henderson, and one-sixth of all MLB pitchers in history - Athletics  Nation

Cup of Coffee Extra: Rickey Henderson: 1958-2024

Rickey Henderson, MLB's all-time stolen base leader, dies at 65: reports |  KTLA

Rickey Henderson, MLB's all-time stolen bases king, has died at age 65 –  Macomb Daily

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Rickey Henderson, MLB Hall of Famer
and the only player to reach 1,000 stolen bases, died Friday
at age 65 following a bout with pneumonia at the University
of California, San Francisco Medical Center. Five days short
of his 66th birthday.

Rickey Henderson Signed 1980 Topps #482 Rookie Card HOF2009 PSA/DNA  Autograph 10 - Baseball Slabbed Autographed Cards at Amazon's Sports  Collectibles Store

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Antiques And Teacups: December 21st Winter Solstice, Antique Postcard,  Solstice Books

17 Best Ice Skating Clipart! - The Graphics Fairy

Winter Scene. Building A Snowman Poster Print By Mary Evans Picture  Library/Peter & Dawn Cope Collection - Item # VARMEL10582439 - Posterazzi

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