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Mike Hirsh

@mph54

Pediatric Surgeon (retired), Mets and Baseball fan, history buff, public health advocate.Opinions are my own.

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He gives up too many Homers and can’t pitch out of the 5th. I think Christian Scott is a better bet

07.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1.1K views Β· 38 reactions | Maurice Ravel’s Bolero made #22 on this year’s Classical California Ultimate Playlist. Host Robin Pressman explains what makes this piece so popular. #classicalmusic | Clas... Maurice Ravel’s Bolero made #22 on this year’s Classical California Ultimate Playlist. Host Robin Pressman explains what makes this piece so popular. #classicalmusic

Remembering the 1875 bday of French composer/conductor Maurice Ravel. His signature musical piece , Bolero, still stirs whenever I hear it performed. It showcases every part of an orchestra in a massive crescendo of sound. Absolutely riveting!πŸ₯πŸŽΆπŸ™πŸ»

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07.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was a neighbor of Franco Harris, the great Pittsburgh Steeler. He told me that Willie helped him acclimate to the sports life in Pittsburgh. Two Pittsburgh sporting greats!

06.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remembering the 1475 bday of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni- brilliant painter, sculptor, architect.
He embodied the brilliance of the Renaissance like no other. Bravo!
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06.03.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At Last by Etta James on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 1960 Β· Duration 2:59

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05.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Easy Rider

05.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wish they were giving Alvarez more at bats.

05.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I loved watching him. He used the glass like no other and could penetrate thru defenses like a slippery eel.

05.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1770-OTD British regulars stationed in Boston fired upon a group of colonists who allegedly were harassing them.5 colonists were killed including a freed Black named Crispus Attucks.The event,called the Boston Massacre,convinced many in the MA colony that the oppressive British regime needed to end.

05.03.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Night Moves by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 1976 Β· Duration 5:24

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04.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remembering the 1754 bday of physician Benjamin Waterhouse, cofounder of the #HarvardMedicalSchool and early promoter of Dr. Edward Kenner’s inoculation technique against smallpox. He is buried in the amazing #AuburnCemetery in Cambridge.

04.03.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Try the night agent on Netflix or the Night Manager on Prime

03.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher (feat. The Blues Brothers) - 1080p Full HD
Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher (feat. The Blues Brothers) - 1080p Full HD YouTube video by Juanjo de Goya

1931-Jazz icon Cab Calloway first records β€œMinnie the Moocher” which becomes his signature song. He reprises this in the 1980 Blies Bothers movie . What a treasure!
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03.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1943- OTD Casablanca won the the Best Picture Oscar. Still the greatest. WW2 romance story ever. People have revered this last scene between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman ever since ❀️πŸŽ₯πŸ‘πŸ»

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02.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He said later in life that by playing the 1968 season he lost his lifetime .300 BA and he regretted that profoundly. Still the most powerful hitter I ever saw live.

01.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So far the only people impressing me in this game are Tyrone Taylor, Carson Benge and Clay Holmes.

01.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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65 yrs ago OTD POTUS JFK creates the Peace Corps, which recruited young members to assist 3rd world countries with various development projects. It has been a remarkably successful program that spreads knowledge and goodwill. A terrific move by JFK!πŸ™πŸ»πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‘πŸ»

01.03.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How’s everyone doing today? The Mets are on TV in 10 minutes so I am very happy.

28.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time Has Come Today by The Chambers Brothers on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 1967 Β· Duration 4:50

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28.02.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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(2)…But their suspicions about the DNA composition was heightened earlier in 1952 by an electron microscopic picture taken by another researcher, Rosalind Franklin, who never received acknowledgment from them. Collaboration in research is still problematic in medicine today. βš•οΈπŸ‘πŸ»πŸ˜ž

28.02.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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(1) 1953-OTD British medical researchers James Watson & Francis Crick announced their discovery of the ultrastructure of DNA, the famous double helix. This was one of the most important breakthroughs in medical history ….

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He lived next door to Carole King and had a crush on her. He wrote β€œOh Carole” and β€œI’m Living Right Next Door to an Angel” in her honor. In response, Carole wrote one of the worst songs ever called β€œOh Neil”. Fortunately, her body of work allows us to forget that one.

27.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2011- OTD Colin Firth picked up a best actor Oscar 4 his brilliant portrayal of King George VI in the movie The #Kings’sSpeech -the movie chronicles the true story of the King overcoming his stuttering with the aid of a speech pathologist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush).BravoπŸ‘πŸ»

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27.02.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1935-OTD British physicist Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated his invention called Radar(RAdio Detection And Ranging).He got the OK from the British military 2 install Radar emplacements along the coast of Great Britain.The early detection of incoming Luftwaffe squadrons gave the RAF a big advantageπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‘πŸ»

26.02.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1950-OTD the Show of Shows premiered #NBCTV. Centered on Comedian Sid Caesar supported by Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca am& Howard Morris, & backed an incredible panel of writers including Mel Brooks.Larry Gelbart,Neil Simon, & Woody Allen, the show was must seeπŸ“Ί. It put TV on the map. πŸŽ­πŸ€£πŸ‘πŸ»β€οΈ

25.02.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks

25.02.2026 11:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where do you get these episodes?

25.02.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

The East wing renovation, and the Arch of Trump

24.02.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood & The Destroyers on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 1982 Β· Duration 4:50

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24.02.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remembering the 1836 bday of Boston’s own artist extraordinaire, Winslow Homer. He painted in oil and watercolor in the school called Realism. He was famous for his Civil War scenes but later for his seascapes. Bravo!πŸŽ¨πŸ™πŸ‘πŸ»β€οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

24.02.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0