HANS REMEMBERS- TUESDAY AUGUST 11, 1970- 50 YEARS AGO
Tuesday, 11 August 2020 5:14 pm
Hans Remembers- Tuesday August 11, 1970- 50 Years Ago.
Muhammad Ali former heavyweight boxing champion was granted a license to box for the first time since being stripped of his title in 1967. After the lobbying of Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson the aldermen of the city of Atlanta agreed to let Johnson’s venture House of Sports lease the Atlanta City Auditorium for an October 26th bout. Ali’s returned to boxing would take place against heavyweight Jerry Quarry as scheduled.
Father Daniel Berrigan a Jesuit Roman Catholic priest and fugitive anti war activist was arrested by the FBI at a summer home in Block Island, Rhode Island. He would serve 18 months and be released in February 1972. Berrigan and his brother Philip had destroyed draft board files in Maryland- and David Berrigan had been on the run since April 9th when he fled after being sentenced to three years in prison.
Jimmy Buffett’s debut album- Down To Earth was released- the featured song “The Captain And The Kid”- a tribute to his late grandfather. The album at the time sold 374 copies.
Baseball pitcher Jim Bunning joined Cy Young as the only pitchers at that time to have won 100 games in both the National and American Leagues.Bunning would years later become a long time U.S. Senator from the state of Kentucky.
they took his title from him when he refused to be inducted into the US Army to go to Vietnam… At least in my opinion history shows he was right- I wish hundreds of thousands would have done the same thing. A useless war – fat politicians sending poor kids to die over their pride.
Amen, brother Hans… I was almost an Army brat. My dad was headed to VN in 1967 as a 2Lt but, after learning what was going on from what few were returning, he got into a shouting match with his CO & resigned his commission. The men ahead of him at N.C. State….most didn’t come back, except in body bags.
I forget…why did he lose his title?
By The Hinoeuma on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 1:38 am
they took his title from him when he refused to be inducted into the US Army to go to Vietnam… At least in my opinion history shows he was right- I wish hundreds of thousands would have done the same thing. A useless war – fat politicians sending poor kids to die over their pride.
By hanspostcard on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 3:12 am
Amen, brother Hans… I was almost an Army brat. My dad was headed to VN in 1967 as a 2Lt but, after learning what was going on from what few were returning, he got into a shouting match with his CO & resigned his commission. The men ahead of him at N.C. State….most didn’t come back, except in body bags.
We had no business over there. War is a business.
By The Hinoeuma on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 2:47 pm
Yep a World War II was necessary after that….
By hanspostcard on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 3:24 pm
I’m not following…
By The Hinoeuma on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 5:09 pm
World War II was necessary- had to beat Hitler.
By hanspostcard on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 6:27 pm
Oh. Ok. Yeah. I read it like WWII was “after” VN. I was confused.
By The Hinoeuma on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 8:01 pm
Great picture of Ali. He is a pivotal figure in American history.
By msjadeli on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 12:18 pm
I agree!!
By hanspostcard on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 12:21 pm