#OTD May 11, 1977, Ted Turner manages the Atlanta Braves.

“After losing our sixteenth game straight I decided to shake things up. I thought about firing our manager, Dave Bristol, but instead I decided to just give him some time off. After telling the press that Bristol was away…

18 years ago today, Aaron Rowand made one of the craziest catches in Phillies history.

On this day in 1980... Dr. J made one of NBA history's most iconic layups in Game 4 of the Finals!

On this day in 1981, Bob Marley, the iconic Jamaican musician and global symbol of reggae music, passes away at age 36.
His music still transcends generations with his timeless melodies and profound lyrics of love, peace, and social justice.

Pretty cool: When Stephen Strasburg made his MLB debut 14 years ago, the Pirates’ leadoff hitter was Andrew McCutchen. When Paul Skenes makes his MLB debut today, the Pirates’ leadoff hitter will be Andrew McCutchen.

Congratulations john volpe 200 college hits. Great career we are proud of you

One of my favorite posts on here in a long time

Last night I drove about 70 minutes away from Louisville in the middle of the night to see the Aurora Borealis. I stopped and waited about 90 minutes and it was ehh. About 2:30 am, things went CRAZY!!! Insane color and pillars all over the place! This is what I saw in awe…

Test video #Straturday
When they see their new custom guitar for the first time!

Happy Mother’s Day♥️!A day conceived of by a RADICAL (for her time) feminist, taken up by her daughter after her death, to become an international day of respecognition of THE WORK IT TAKES TO NURTURE HUMAN BEINGS THAT COME INTO THIS WORLD SCREAMING. 🌸💐🌺🌷🌻🌼🥀

Billy Gibbons and Sammy Hagar🎶 #bluesjam

I was a failure as a player beyond HS but was able to turn my passion for baseball into a 40-year career in and around the game. I consider myself one lucky guy.

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You can outwork everyone, take more swings, more groundballs, etc., but the secret sauce (in my opinion) in baseball is relaxed confidence when the lights come on. How do you achieve that? I have no idea, because I lacked it.

I’m very proud to announce that CSPAN Classroom has used my recent lecture to create a unit plan for Middle and High School Educators! It comes complete with instructions, handouts, and discussion questions. The perfect way to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week!

Today is the 155th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah. A golden spike was driven into the ground to commemorate the connection of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific roads – and it remains one of the great stories of…

Interesting thread -

#OnThisDay May 9, 1864, the second day of the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Ulysses S. Grant sends a portion of Winfield S. Hancock's Second Corps across the Po River to find Robert E. Lee's left flank. battlefields.org/learn/civil-wa…

Blues In Da Woods 🎸🔥

9 May 1754 1st newspaper cartoon in America, a divided snake, 'Join or die,' appeared in The Pennsylvania Gazette. Cut and printed by Benjamin Franklin. The image was created to rally the colonies for the war with the French &Indians but revived during the #RevWar #History #AmRev

“Silent Hedges”- Bauhaus. By request. (It’s always worth mentioning that it’s *supposed* to sound like this…)