I usually try to come up with some sort of catchy or witty title. This story breaks my heart so much, I just couldn’t. 45 years ago today, a 33 year old Marine and Vietnam Veteran saved the life of the President of the United States. He should be a well known hero, but he […]
Read More Oliver SippleThe story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg contains a multitude of chapters that far exceed the entire novel of nearly everyone else. There are chapters like the one on her battle to graduate from college, overcoming sexism and tragedies which would have made most people quit. A chapter on her unyielding love for her husband, changing […]
Read More RBG is Far From Finished57 years ago today, one of the most heinous and cowardly acts in American history happened.At the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama four Klans”men” detonated 19 sticks of dynamite. They killed four young girls and injured another two dozen parishioners. Slow down and think about this for a minute. They targeted a church. […]
Read More Victims, Villains, and Heroes in BirminghamHappy birthday to one of the greatest and most important athletes of all time, Jesse Owens. He was born on this date in 1913. Mr. Owens was the grandson of a slave. He grew up in rural Alabama, and by the age of seven was picking 100 lbs of cotton a day.His four gold medals […]
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It has been 16 years since the murderous attacks of September 11, 2001. ?Few over the age of 25 can’t tell you exactly where they were and what they felt when they heard the tragic news. ?For many, it still feels like it happened yesterday………….or today. Please take the…
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Today you will see and hear many people use the words “Never Forget” in reference to September 11, 2001. ?It is important to help each other remember that we can not let that phrase become a meaningless hashtag or bumper sticker. We must live them. NEVER FORGET– The 3000…
Hello friends, This is Bob Hammitt, the creator of “The Unfinished Pyramid.” Thank you for your support of my blog, I appreciate those of you that continue to read my stories. I have released a trivia book known as “Timeless Trivia,” which is available on Amazon. It is a collection of 1000 questions on a […]
Read More “Timeless Trivia” Has Been ReleasedThere is no doubt that “Field of Dreams” is one of the best baseball movies, if not movies ever made. One of its great characters was named Archibald “Moonlight” Graham. Most people don’t know that there was a real life “Moonlight” Graham, who the movie character was based on. The real “Moonlight” Graham joined the […]
Read More Moonlight Graham: One Game, Zero At BatsOn this date in 1951, the shortest man ever to play Major League Baseball, Eddie Gaedel, pinch hit for the St. Louis Browns. He was 3’7″ and weighed 65 pounds. Bill Veeck, the owner of the Browns was always trying to pull promotional stunts, and to him this was just another. Gaedel wore the number […]
Read More Eddie Gaedel: Not That Funny Anymore100 years ago today, the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, finally allowing women the right to vote in the United States. It is puzzling and embarrassing how a country which began on the ideas of liberty, justice, and equality could take 144 years to allow half of its citizens the right […]
Read More 100 Years of Voting For (Not All) American Women
