The Official Eleanor Roosevelt (And Anything Else Non-Topical) Thread

[wanswheel]

[Firelock76]

What a time capsule of small town America fifty years ago! Thanks for posting it, it reminded me and Lady Firestorm of our own home town, Paramus NJ, about the same time.

Confederate flags in one of todays parades?  Would probably depend on the context.  If it were Confederate re-enactors as in that 1966 film there'd probably be no issue, but you never know, the perpetually offended are always looking for something to whine about.  Of course, that 1966 parade was right after the Civil War Centennial which was a big deal at the time as I remember.  The recent sesquicentennial seemed to be a ho-hum bust compared to the festivities 50 years ago.

Thought just hit me.  Since that parade was in Waterloo NY those Confederates were "Galvanized Yankees" anyway.  What's that you say?  Well, back during the Civil War that's what Southerners called men in Confederate service who were born up North but had moved South and then went off to war with their new friends and neighbors.  They'd gotten a grey "galvanized" coating!

[Miningman]

Re: Memorial Day Parade- What no bagpipes!? 

Q? Would you still see Confederate battle flags in today's parades? 

[wanswheel]

http://digitaledition.qwinc.com/publication/index.php?i=296028&m=&l=&p=17&pre

[RME]

wanswheel

Speaking of Eleanor, she and Marian Anderson and Martin Luther King, who all made history happen at the Lincoln Memorial, will be featured on the back of the new $5 bill.

https://modernmoney.treasury.gov/new-bills/5-bill

Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill??? [Note the 'railroad' connection involved in this comment...]  And what's the 'tactile feature' that's going to be associated with the $10 bill?  This would rank high as an Onion parody, except that I don't think it is a work of humor...

 

[wanswheel]

Speaking of Eleanor, she and Marian Anderson and Martin Luther King, who all made history happen at the Lincoln Memorial, will be featured on the back of the new $5 bill.

https://modernmoney.treasury.gov/new-bills/5-bill

 

[tree68]

Eleanor!  It's been a while!

It just occured to me that Ms Roosevelt would have been a national figure when one of my aunts was born.  I wonder if she was named after her.

[wanswheel]

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Beau Biden (1969-2015) and the Vice President

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/05/30/statement-vice-president

[wanswheel]

Amtrak press release, Feb. 26, 1999

Amtrak and Major League Baseball have teamed up to put train travel on deck for families planning to visit friends and relatives this spring and summer with Amtrak Spring Getaway Fares, an All-Star Sweepstakes, and other initiatives.

Amtrak Spring Getaway Fares work like this: When traveling on the same Amtrak itinerary, the first person buys a ticket, their companion rides for half price, and a third person rides free.

Or as Yogi Berra puts it, families can "pair up in threes."  Berra, known for his humorous, word-wrangling quotes, has been selected as a spokesperson for Amtrak, which is a sponsor of Major League Baseball in 1999.  He will be offering similar "Travel Tips From Yogi Berra" to consumers throughout the promotion.  "Taking a train trip and watching a baseball game are both American experiences that are not to be missed," said Barbara Richardson, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing and communications at Amtrak.

A vacation trip on Amtrak -- one of America's best domestic travel values creates warm memories that last a lifetime, Richardson said.

Baseball and train rides are a part of the fabric of the American culture, and one of the best ways to get a true feeling for America is to take a train or attend a baseball game," Richardson said.  "When you take the train, your spring vacation begins the moment you come aboard."

No purchase is necessary for the All-Star Sweepstakes.  Official entry forms, which are available at Amtrak stations while supplies last, must be received by June 8, 1999.   Prizes include: five grand prizes of a trip for two to the July All-Star game in Boston, 10 first prizes of an Amtrak Explore America Trip for two in any one region of the U.S., and hundreds of Amtrak and Major League Baseball merchandise prizes.

Modernized fare promotions helped Amtrak set an all-time revenue record in 1998 by topping the $1 billion passenger revenue level for the first time in the railroad's 27-year history.  The revenue record was driven by the largest ridership increase since 1988.  Ridership also increased by 3 percent during the first quarter, Oct. 1, 1998, to Dec. 31, 1998.

For more information about Amtrak, travelers can visit a staffed Amtrak station, consult an authorized Amtrak travel agent, call 1-800-USA-RAIL, or visit Amtrak on the World Wide Web at www.amtrak.com.

"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours."

http://rinkworks.com/said/yogiberra.shtml

[tree68]

The problem with eternity is that it lasts forever.

[Deggesty]

Yes, it is now over for Yogi.("It ain't over until it is over.")

He has taken the fork in the road.

[Firelock76]

Rest in peace, Yogi.

We're running out of legends folks.

[wanswheel]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/sports/baseball/yogi-berra-dies-at-90-yankees-baseball-catcher.html

[wanswheel]

Murray, thank you for starting this thread. I hope you will return. Good luck.

Mike

[wanswheel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmRAxJIa0u8

[Anonymous]

https://ia800301.us.archive.org/14/items/1941RadioNews/1941-06-16-BBC-Winston-Churchill-Broadcast-To-America.mp3

https://ia800307.us.archive.org/25/items/1943RadioNews/1943-06-16-WOR-The-Voice-Of-New-York-War-Bond-Campaign.mp3

https://ia600306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-16-CBS-The-Meaning-Of-The-News-Joseph-C-Harsch-The-V1.mp3

 

 

[Anonymous]

https://ia800905.us.archive.org/35/items/1942RadioNews/1942-06-09-CBS-News-of-the-World-AM-Edition.mp3

 

[Anonymous]

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-08-CBS-D-Day-Charles-Collingwood.mp3

 

[Anonymous]

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-07-1430-CBS-News-Roundup-Preempts-Young-Doctor-Malone.mp3

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-07-CBS-Larry-Meyer-First-Eyewitness-Report.mp3

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-NBCB-George-Hicks-Reports-From-USS-Ancon.mp3

 

[Anonymous]

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQYGAFH51ODW6qZ3pE8SG5pPfO5Q_c4bp

 

[Anonymous]

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0332-NBC-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0400-NBC-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0415-NBC-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0900-NBC-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0930-NBC-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Here is how the D-Day invasion was covered by network news live as it happened, today, 71 years ago.  Definately worth a listen:

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0300-CBS-News-Uncomfirmed-Reports-Of-Invasion.mp3

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0330-CBS-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

https://ia600306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0415-CBS-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0500-CBS-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

https://ia800306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0540-CBS-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

https://ia600306.us.archive.org/33/items/1944RadioNews/1944-06-06-0927-CBS-D-Day-Broadcast.mp3

 

[wanswheel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTz6BBcfHo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEyCjN9riiY

[Anonymous]

https://ia800905.us.archive.org/35/items/1942RadioNews/1942-06-04-CBS-News-of-the-World-AM-Edition.mp3

https://ia800905.us.archive.org/35/items/1942RadioNews/1942-06-04-MBS-Capt-William-Graves-On-The-Battle-Of-Midway.mp3

 

[wanswheel]

[samfp1943]

 

BaltACD

 

 

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Beau Biden (1969-2015) and the Vice President

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/05/30/statement-vice-president

 

 

 

 

46 is much too young!  RIP Beau

 

46 IS Much TOO YOUNG!  

Absolutely, Agreed!  

Rest in Peace, Beau Biden.   God Bless, the Biden Family.

 

[BaltACD]

wanswheel

Beau Biden (1969-2015) and the Vice President

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/05/30/statement-vice-president

 

46 is much too young!  RIP Beau

[Anonymous]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2015/05/30/e1ac5a2a-0731-11e5-a428-c984eb077d4e_story.html

 

 

[wanswheel]

Beau Biden (1969-2015) and the Vice President

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/05/30/statement-vice-president

Beau Biden and son campaigning for Grandpa at National Railroad Museum in Green Bay

Beau at 18, on the right