Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More

This is mostly about sports, and then mostly about baseball. It will favor the New York Yankees, the New Jersey Devils, Rutgers University football, and the London soccer club Arsenal. You got a problem with that? Make your own blog.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

November 21, 1934: The "Business Plot" Is Exposed

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Smedley Butler November 21, 1934: The New York Post and the Philadelphia Record break the story of what came to be known as "The ...

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

July 9, 1924: The Democrats Need 103 Ballots

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John W. Davis July 9, 1924, 100 years ago: The Democratic Party nominates a candidate for President -- on the 103rd ballot. That's righ...

Saturday, May 1, 2021

May 1, 1931: The Empire State Building Opens

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May 1, 1931, 90 years ago: The Empire State Building opens in Manhattan, on 5th Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets. It is the tallest bui...

Monday, November 2, 2020

Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame the Republican Party for Nominating Herbert Hoover for President in 1928

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November 6, 1928: Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover is elected President, with a whopping 58 percent of the vote, and 444 Electoral Vote...

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Today Is Election Day. Get Jacked Up to Vote!

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Today is Election Day. I don't know about you, but I am Jacked up to vote. You wanna get Jacked up to vote? Listen to Jack . JFK wa...

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About Me

Uncle Mike: Central New Jersey, where men are men, and the women also root for the Yankees., United States; Born in North Jersey. Raised in Central Jersey. Yankee Fan and Rutgers fan since 1977. Devils fan since they arrived in 1982. Arsenal fan since 2008. Former Nets fan, now an NBA free agent. No NFL team. Single, interested in changing that status. No children, but uncle to two teenage girl athletes and one in the making. Liberal Democrat and damn proud of it. Hopefully, in sports as well as politics, I can live up to the words of the late John Spencer on "The West Wing": "We are going to raise the level of debate in this country, and let that be our legacy."

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