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FEBRUARY 22, 1898: WHITE MOB LYNCHES FRAZIER BAKER AND DAUGHTER JULIA

Frazier Baker, first Black postmaster in South Carolina, and his baby daughter were shot and killed when they attempted to flee their burning home.

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/white-mob-lynches-postmaster

Amundsen #OnThis Day

On 14 December 1911 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and four other team members are the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Amundsen's crew were: Helmer Hanssen Sverre Hassel Oscar Wisting Olav Bjaaland credit: bilinmiyor, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons There were also 14 shore crew supporting the expedition. Reaching the South Pole was an amazing achievement for the small independent nation of Norway.

https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/12/14/amundsen-onthis-day/

Today in 1995, 30 years ago: After 10 years, the Argentine Emilio Scotto returns to Buenos Aires, which becomes the world record for the longest motorcycle trip. He left his home on January 17, 1985, having traveled a total of 735,000 km and visited 214 independent countries and territories. Emilio rode the entire trip on a 1980 Honda Goldwing GL1100 motorcycle, nicknamed “Black Princess,” which consumed 47,000 liters of fuel, 1,300 liters of oil, 86 tires, 12 batteries, and 9 seats.

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Born on this day:

Benny Carter (1907-2003) - alto sax, trumpet
Vinnie Dean (1929-2010) - alto sax
Laurie Frink (1951-2013) - trumpet
Ben Goldberg (*1959) - clarinet
Urbie Green (1926-2018) - trombone
Lucky Millinder (1900-1966) - vocals, bandleader
Didier Petit (*1962) - cello
Jimmy Witherspoon (1920-1997) - singer

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Born on this day:

Ulf Adåker (*1945) - trumpet
Keith Copeland (1946-2015) - drums
Hal Galper (*1938) - piano
Danny Gottlieb (*1953) - drums
Freddie Hill (*1932) - trumpet
Pigmeat Markham (1904-1981) - comedian
Leo Parker (1925-1962) - baritone sax
Madeleine Peyroux (*1974) - guitar, singer
Willie Pickens (1931-2017) - piano
Jimmy Rowser (1926-2004) - bass
Matthias Schubert (*1960) - sax
Clyde Stubblefield (1943-2017) - drums

... also your truly ☺️

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An Australian crook, Bruce Kirkbride, dubbed the Bendigo Tickler, was arrested on this date in 1995. His crime? He'd break into houses to tickle children’s feet.

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 23 March:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2022/03/23-march.html

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An Australian crook, Bruce Kirkbride, dubbed the Bendigo Tickler, was arrested on this date in 1995. His crime? He'd break into houses to tickle children’s feet.

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 23 March:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2022/03/23-march.html

#OTD #OnThisDay #OnThis Date #ThisDayInHistory #23March #March23

An Australian crook, Bruce Kirkbride, dubbed the Bendigo Tickler, was arrested on this date in 1995. His crime? He'd break into houses to tickle children’s feet.

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 23 March:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2022/03/23-march.html

#OTD #OnThisDay #OnThis Date #ThisDayInHistory #23March #March23

An Australian crook, Bruce Kirkbride, dubbed the Bendigo Tickler, was arrested on this date in 1995. His crime? He'd break into houses to tickle children’s feet.

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 23 March:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2022/03/23-march.html

#OTD #OnThisDay #OnThis Date #ThisDayInHistory #23March #March23

Born on this day:

Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971) - piano
Artie Bernstein (1909-1964) - bass
John Dikeman (*1983) - sax
Bobby Durham (1937-2008) - drums
John Handy (*1933) - sax
Mabel Mercer (1900-1984) - singer
Bill Miller (1915-2006) - piano
Bob Stewart (*1945) - tuba
Erika Stucky (*1962) - vocals
Greg Tardy (*1966) - sax
Kid Thomas Valentine (1896-1987) - trumpet
Leroy Williams (*1937) - drums
Snooky Young (1919-2011) - trumpet

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Born on this day:

Sam Brown (1939-1977) - guitar
Israel Crosby (1919-1962) - bass
Nara Leão (1942-1989) - singer
Eric Leeds (*1952) - sax, flute
Joe Magnarelli (*1960) - trumpet
Stephen Micus (1953) - multi-instrumentalist
J.R. Monterose (1927-1993) tenor sax
Hod O'Brien (1936-2016) - piano
Horace Parlan (1931-2017) - piano
Ray Pizzi (1943-2021) - woodwinds
Iiro Rantala (*1970) - piano
Putter Smith (*1941) - bass
Phil Wilson (*1937) - trombone

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This handsome bird appears to be a Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia. It gets the melodia moniker because, according to Birds of Northern California, it "stands among the great California songsters for the complexity, rhythm, and sweetness of its springtime rhapsodies." This #photo was taken #OnThis Date in 2018.

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This handsome bird is a White-Crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys. According to Birds of Northern California, it brightens parks and gardens "with its cheeky song throughout much of the year." This #photo was taken #OnThis Date in 2018.

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This handsome bird is a White-Crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys. According to Birds of Northern California, it brightens parks and gardens "with its cheeky song throughout much of the year." This #photo was taken #OnThis Date in 2018.

#birds #photography #sparrow #TomsPhotosOnThis Date

This handsome bird is a White-Crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys. According to Birds of Northern California, it brightens parks and gardens "with its cheeky song throughout much of the year." This #photo was taken #OnThis Date in 2018.

#birds #photography #sparrow #TomsPhotosOnThis Date

This handsome bird is a White-Crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys. According to Birds of Northern California, it brightens parks and gardens "with its cheeky song throughout much of the year." This #photo was taken #OnThis Date in 2018.

#birds #photography #sparrow #TomsPhotosOnThis Date

Born on this day:

John Abercrombie (1944-2017) -guitar
Clarence Becton (*1933) -drums
Noel Coward (1899-1973) -songwriter
Joe Farrell (1937-1986) -sax,flute
Joe Fonda (*1954) -bass
Robben Ford (*1951) -guitar
Mladen "Bobby" Gutesha (*1923) -bandleader
Thierry Lang (*1956) -piano
Radu Malfatti (*1943) -trombone
Rene McLean (*1946) -sax,flute
Sam Most (1930-2013) -flute,sax,clarinet
Turk Murphy (1915-1987) -trombone
Johnny "Hammond" Smith (1933-1997) -organ

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Franco Ambrosetti, trumpet and flugelhorn master, was born 81 years ago. One of Switzerland's finest jazz musicians, he has many fine albums out, notably on Enja Records.

1963 jam session w/Cannonball's rhythm section and his dad Flavio at Kursaal Lugano:

Franco Ambrosetti - t
Flavio Ambrosetti - as
Joe Zawinul - p
Sam Jones - b
Louis Hayes - d

Source: Radiotelevisione Svizzera RSI

https://youtu.be/aEgSFgO0hkc

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Born on this day:

Sylvie Courvoisier (*1968) - piano
Johnny "Mbizo" Dyani (1945-1986) - bass
Roberta Gambarini (*1972) - vocals
Carter Jefferson (1945-1993) - saxophones
Brownie McGhee (1915-1996) - guitar, vocals
Robert Lee McCoy aka Robert Nighthawk (1909-1966) - guitar, vocals
Eivind Opsvik (*1973) - bass
Shuggie Otis (*1953) - vocals etc.
Jack Sheldon (1931-2019) - trumpet
Stan Sulzman (*1948) - saxophones, flute

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Guten Morgen - heute mit Willie "The Lion" Smith (23.11. 1893-18.04.1973):

https://youtu.be/4F0rd-ZbAiY

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