# 1951 (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover 1951. Page: Feed: --- ## [Yanks Sweep the Birds In the Baltimore Bandbox](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/yanks-sweep-birds-in-baltimore-bandbox.html) _2026-08-21 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ Certain people who hate the Yankees, especially Met fans, claim that Yankee Stadium II is "a little league park," where it's too easy to hit home runs. They forget that the short porch in right field gets canceled out by "Death Valley" in left and center. If there's "a little league park" in the American League East, it's not The House That Steinbrenner Built. Nor is it Fenway Park, the little… ## [August 21, 1901: "What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City" Is Filmed](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-21-1901-what-happened-on-twenty.html) _2026-08-21 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ August 21, 1901, 125 years ago: What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City is filmed. Technically, it's a documentary, but nobody called it that at the time: Then, films using footage of ordinary scenes like this were called "actuality films." It lasts only 1 minute and 17 seconds. But it is one of the earliest truly memorable films. The camera was operated, and thus the film was… ## [August 19, 1976: Regrets at the Republican Convention](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-19-1976-regrets-at-republican.html) _2026-08-19 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ Ford welcomes Reagan to the rostrum, as Nancy Reagan (left) and Nelson Rockefeller (right) look on August 19, 1976, 50 years ago: The Republican National Convention wraps up, at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Hearing the speakers talk of upcoming victory, in the Presidential election and in the Congressional elections, you'd never know they were 2 years out from a President of their… ## [Cardinal Motel, 4815 Las Vegas Blvd S - Est. 1952](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825411290614956032) _2026-08-19 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Cardinal Motel, 4815 Las Vegas Blvd S - Est. 1952 Undated photo, some time in the '80s Opened in 1952, the 25-unit Cardinal was one of the southernmost motels on the Strip. Little is known of the owners – E.F. Zundel in '56, C.E. Langford from '67 to the '90s. It's unclear whether the motel was in continuous operation from the 80s-90s. It was demolished in '97. The Cardinal was located directly to… ## [August 19, 1951: The Eddie Gaedel Game](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-19-1951-eddie-gaedel-game.html) _2026-08-19 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ August 19, 1951, 75 years ago: Eddie Gaedel makes his major league debut. He reaches base in his 1st plate appearance. He never makes a 2nd. Born on February 9, 1914 in Chicago, William Louis Veeck Jr. was the son of a Chicago Cubs executive, and, in 1937, was responsible for putting the ivy on the brick outfield wall at Wrigley Field, and supervised the building of the hand-operated scoreboard… ## [August 19, 1936: The Assassination of Federico García Lorca](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-19-1936-assassination-of.html) _2026-08-19 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ August 19, 1936, 90 years ago: Federico García Lorca, the Spanish poet, playwright and theater director, is assassinated near Alfacar, Granada, in the southern region of Spain, known as Andalusia. He was 38 years old. Born on on June 5, 1898 in Fuente Vaqueros, outside Granada, García Lorca gained fame as a member of "The Generation of '27," a group of Spanish poets that tapped into the European… ## [Garehime Music Company, 115 North 3rd St – Postcard c. 1940](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825225649333665792) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Garehime Music Company, 115 North 3rd St – Postcard c. 1940 Garehime, the first music, radio, and record store in Las Vegas. Jake W. and Edith Garehime came to Las Vegas in '24. Jake was a jeweler by trade, but he also knew how to rebuild pianos. The Garehimes opened the Garehime Music and Jewelry Store on Fremont St , described by the family as the town’s first music and jewelry store. The… ## [Yanks Struggle to Score Over the Border](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/yanks-struggle-to-score-over-border.html) _2026-08-17 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ Over the weekend, the Yankees' injury-induced difficulty in scoring runs continued, over the border in Toronto. And those pesky Blue Jays took advantage, nearly sweeping the series. When it should have been the other way around. On Friday night, Gerrit Cole pitched 6 innings, allowing 2 runs, 1 of them earned, 5 hits and 2 walks, striking out 5. On Saturday afternoon, Cam Schlittler went 5 1/3rd… ## [August 17, 1986: Baseball's Last Player-Manager; or, Pete Rose's Last Game](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-17-1986-baseballs-last-player.html) _2026-08-17 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ August 17, 1986, 40 years ago: The San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds, 9-5 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. John Kruk hits a home run for the Padres, and Tony Gwynn goes 3-for-5 with an RBI. For the Reds, Buddy Bell and Barry Larkin hit home runs. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Reds manager Pete Rose, 45 years old, sent himself up to bat, to pinch-hit for pitcher Ron Robinson. Against… ## [The Horseshoe. Fremont & 2nd, Las Vegas, 1951.](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825214159900884992) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ The Horseshoe. Fremont & 2nd, Las Vegas, 1951. Photo: G.I. Pitchford , Manis Collection, UNLV Special Collections & Archives. The sign read “The Horseshoe” in its first year, before the addition of the name Benny Binion. Photos of the Horseshoe Chronology of the Apache Hotel, and Horseshoe club 1951, before the grand opening of August 14, 1951. Las Vegas News Bureau. Circa 1951. 1951, Postcard.… ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/06oFzK5XkNgU) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Las Vegas Strip, July 1973](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825213515886379008) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Las Vegas Strip, July 1973 Passing the Sands. Photo by James R. Anderson , shot on Kodachrome. Las Vegas Strip, July 1973. Riviera (Don Rickles, Peter Gordeno), Stardust, Westward Ho, Slots-a-Fun. Slide scan from the Gary Lenhart collection. ## [August 17, 1876: Richard Wagner Completes His "Ring Cycle"](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-17-1876-richard-wagner-completes.html) _2026-08-17 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ August 17, 1876, 150 years ago: Götterdämmerung premieres, as part of the opening festival of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany. It is the 1st performance in the final part of Richard Wagner's operas, Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung ) . Born on May 22, 1813 in Leipzig, Saxony, Richard Wagner (pronounced "REE-kard VOG-ner"), 61 years old at the time of the… ## [August 16, 1996: Major League Baseball In Mexico](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-16-1996-major-league-baseball-in.html) _2026-08-17 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ August 16, 1996, 30 years ago: For the 1st time, a regular-season Major League Baseball game is played in a country other than the United States of America and Canada. It was the 1st game in a 3-game series between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres at the Estadio de B éisbol de Monterrey, Nuevo León , Mexico. The reason was that the Republican Party was holding its National Convention at… ## [Tommy John, 1943-2026](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/tommy-john-1943-2026.html) _2026-08-16 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ Before the surgery, for 31 years, there was the man. After the surgery debuted, for 52 years, there was the man. And, as rough as the condition that requires the surgery, and the return from it, can be, you'd much rather have the surgery named for Tommy John than the disease named for an earlier Yankee star, Lou Gehrig. Thomas Edward John Jr. was born on May 22, 1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He… ## [Gladstone Motel, 2109 South 5th (Las Vegas Blvd S), 1950-1970](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825125689420365824) _2026-08-16 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Gladstone Motel, 2109 South 5th (Las Vegas Blvd S), 1950-1970 Postcards show the 26-unit motel’s three signs in about 15 years in the 50s-60s. The motel was opened by Clarence C. Flory. Chapel of the Stars was built in front of the motel in 1970, and Gladstone’s rooms soon became the Rancho Anita Motel Annex. Photos of Gladstone Motel Mid 50s – Sign II. 60s – Sign III. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map,… ## [August 16, 1951: The Delaware Memorial Bridge Opens](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-16-1951-delaware-memorial-bridge.html) _2026-08-16 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ August 16, 1951, 75 years ago: The Delaware Memorial Bridge opens, connecting New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware and Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, over the Delaware River. It is operated by the Delaware River and Bay Authority. It is 5 miles southeast of Rodney Square in Wilmington; 34 miles southwest of Center City, Philadelphia; 50 miles north of Legislative Hall (Delaware's State… ## [The King and the Sultan](https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-king-and-sultan.html) _2026-08-16 · Uncle Mike · Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More_ August 16, 1948: George Herman "Babe" Ruth dies of throat cancer in New York. He was 53 years old. August 16, 1977: Elvis Presley dies of a drug-aided heart attack in Memphis. He was 42. Recently, on Facebook, I saw somebody compare Elvis, the King of Rock and Roll, the greatest of all popular singers; to the Babe, the Sultan of Swat, the greatest of all baseball players. Actually, the Babe and… ## [View from Caesars Palace facing west, circa 1967](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824521555929415680) _2026-08-10 · Vintage Las Vegas_ View from Caesars Palace facing west, circa 1967 The center low-rise wing was demolished in the '80s, and the rest including the pool were replaced in the '90s. Appears to be some water in the Flamingo Wash running from the center of the image to the right. ## [Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, 1963](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824480896313950208) _2026-08-09 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, 1963 Color photo from September; black and white from August, by Las Vegas News Bureau. ## [Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, c. 1964](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824428507746680832) _2026-08-09 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, c. 1964 ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nr7zyeTSiA0S) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Eden’s Hotel, 120 South 6th St., Las Vegas. Photo by Mitchell Funk in 2005.](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824330736311091200) _2026-08-07 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Eden's Hotel, 120 South 6th St., Las Vegas . Photo by Mitchell Funk in 2005. Eden's opened on 8/4/58, and was demolished in 2015 by Downtown Project DTPLV. The sign is in storage somewhere. Photo by Corey Miller in 2012 ## [Abbe Lane at Nellis Air Force Base, September 30, 1953](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824232998413221888) _2026-08-06 · Vintage Las Vegas_ ALT Abbe Lane at Nellis Air Force Base, September 30, 1953 Nellis AFB grew out of the former Las Vegas Army Air Field . After the US Air Force was established on 9/18/47, the site was renamed Las Vegas Air Force Base, then renamed again in honor of Lt. William Nellis of Las Vegas, pilot who died at the Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg during World War II. Abbe Lane was performing with Xavier…