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@AnaCabrera If the Pope wants to pontificate on politics the Catholic church should pay taxes.

Why pick a fight with the Pope?

When the British burned the White House on August 24, 1814 Dolley Madison instructed steward John Sioussat and gardener Thomas McGaw to hack away at the portrait's frame, it is 8 foot tall and bolted to the wall, to save it. She did not want the British to have it. It is known as the Stuart's Landsdowne Protrait.

On this day in 1796, George Washington sat for Gilbert Stuart who painted the “what is this shit” masterpiece.

@FarmGirlCarrie No, no business should be banned. Let the people decide. People vote with their feet. Here in Denver we had a city council woman that tried to ban a Chick-fil-a from our airport because they did not represent the people of Denver, that is BS, many people support them here.

This Town Banned McDonald's, Starbucks & Walmart… by law. Only locally owned businesses. Every cafe is family run… Sound like your kind of place?

@VoicesofWW2 I enjoyed the series "The Liberators" more. General Patton regarded the Thunderbirds as “one of the best, if not the best division in the history of American arms.”

🧵Band of Brothers came out 25 years ago and is STILL the gold standard for war TV. But how accurate is it really? I went deep into what historians, military experts, and the actual Easy Company veterans had to say 👇

@sigg20 President of the National League and part of the all Cardinal infield in the 1963 All Star Game.

New Feature Athletes We Remember From the Past,Who are Thankfully Still With Us (92 Years Old) #Cardinals #Phillies #SFGiants  #MLB #Nostalgia

@0x7E1ECA57 @zvonimirtot Basil Rathbone.

@zvonimirtot Couldn't have said it better myself. Jeremy Brett is the ONLY Sherlock Holmes.

If you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes, do not - for the love of all that is holy - watch the Robert Downey Jr./Guy Ritchie trash. Back when they came out, I lasted about 30 minutes through the first of the two trainwrecks. When Hollywood tries to "improve" literature, nothing good ever comes of it. You won't fare much better with the four (mercifully short) seasons of Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch. He’s a very good actor and the series is generally well made, but it suffers from the fatal flaw of trying to "contemporize" a Victorian-era narrative. Instead, do this: 1. Read Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories. 2. THEN watch the beautifully produced Granada Television series Sherlock Holmes (1984–1994) starring the brilliant Jeremy Brett.

@bruceaswanton @zvonimirtot Basil Rathbone.

@zvonimirtot Nobody has ever actually played a legitimate Sherlock Holmes but Jeremy Britt.

@zvonimirtot That is an absolutely great series and I have watched every episode many times but my favorite Holmes is Basil Rathbone and my favorite Dr. Watson is Nigel Bruce. To me they are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

@VintageRockN_85 I am in my 70's and I have lived during 78's, 45's, 33's, 8 tracks, cassettes, CD's and now digital and digital music is the best, jut my opinion.

Facts…..

@For_Film_Fans Archie's day job.

BURT LANCASTER signed off a truly spectacular career in Film with a superb performance in FIELD OF DREAMS (1989)

@SigmaINFJ5w4 @BBGreatMoments Not sure what you mean, Hornsby played in the 1920's which is definitely before 2019.

@Lainlowe @BBGreatMoments That is officially NOT the dead ball era anymore. It ended in 2019.

Top 10 dead ball era players. Who’s in the wrong spot?

@BuzzPatterson I have sat right there having a beer, it was glorious.

I wanna be Poland.

@Murk441 I absolutely did, I actually took my drivers test when I was 16 in dad's pickup. The only thing I was marked down on was using the outside mirrors to back up but that is the way I learned.

Who could?

@For_Film_Fans Archie in his real job, helping people.

‘We just don’t realise the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. I thought there would be other days. I didn’t realise that was the only day.’ FIELD OF DREAMS (1989) #BurtLancaster #KevinCostner

@scs_real I remember bak in the 70's we had bumper stickers that read, " Don't Californicate Colorado" but they did anyway.

It was awesome before California communists destroyed it. I miss it, you can't imagine how wonderful it used to be.

@WIllbond182 @BBGreatMoments When I read your post a couple of quotes from Mark Twain came to mind, "No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot" and "Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." Good luck with your clickbait.

@Lainlowe @BBGreatMoments Easy predictable hops. Overrated

Who’s too high or too low on this list?

@Hot_Pepper76 I still have my card, I am sure they will make a comeback.

I know it was less convenient. You had to drive there, burn the gas, walk in, and hope what you wanted was still on the shelf. Convenience is not the same as a better experience. I still miss this. There was something fun about walking the aisles, picking up different movies, changing your mind, finding something you were not even looking for, and making a whole night out of it. That was the experience. Now you pay for a subscription, then get told to rent the movie anyway, and somehow it costs more than it used to. Tell me I am not the only one who misses that. And if you are too young to remember this, you missed out.

@WIllbond182 @BBGreatMoments You are making a point for him, when the infield is hard the ball gets on you faster but he was even the wizard in fielding.

@BBGreatMoments Ozzie Smith played on a parking lot. Overrated defensively

@BBGreatMoments No one better than Ozzie Smith.