Showing posts with label scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scotland. Show all posts
Friday, June 19, 2026

Yankees Take 2 of 3 From Resurgent White Sox

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Two years ago, the Chicago White Sox lost 121 games, the most in American League history, and the most in Major League Baseball since 1899. ...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

April 26, 1726: Lord Stirling Is Born

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April 26, 1726, 300 years ago: William Alexander is born in Manhattan.  He held a claim to be the male heir to the Scottish title of Earl o...
Monday, March 9, 2026

March 9, 1776: "The Wealth of Nations" Is Published

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March 9, 1776, 250 years ago:   An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations , by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam ...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

December 25, 1875: The Death of Young Tom Morris

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Young Tom Morris December 25, 1875, 150 years ago:  It is not a merry Christmas in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.  "Young Tom" Morri...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022

November 30, 1872: The 1st International Football Match

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Artist's depiction. England in white, Scotland in blue. November 30, 1872, 150 years ago:  For the 1st time, soccer teams representing t...
Thursday, September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

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Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned longer as monarch of England or Great Britain than anyone, has died after 70 years on the throne. She was 96...
Saturday, January 2, 2021

January 2, 1971: The Ibrox Disaster

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Stairway 13 after the disaster January 2, 1971, 50 years ago today: The Ibrox Disaster occurs, at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland. (It was ...
Monday, October 14, 2019

ALCS Drama Far From Over

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Before Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, if you had told me that the Yankees would split the 1st 2 games in Houston, I wo...