By Rick Kaempfer
In This Week in 1945
Sep 13th, 2023
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This week (Sept 13-19) during the last year the Cubs went to the World Series (before 2016)… World War II *A very special post-war message from Bing Crosby… *Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London for treason. *Typhoon Makurazaki in Japan kills 3,746 people. *Big news a...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Aug 23rd, 2023
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~Guy Bush 1901–1985 (Cubs 1923-1934) The Mississippi Mudcat got his nickname because he came from Mississippi and had a very strange delivery. Bush won 150+ games for the Cubs, as a starter and reliever (he led the league in relief wins 4 times). Some of those were key games in Cubs history. On...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Jul 28th, 2023
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~Joe E. Brown 1891–1973 (Cubs fan/movie star) His name isn’t remembered by many people today, but Joe E. Brown was an actor, comedian, and baseball nut. He was also one of the biggest movie stars in America during the 1930s. He made his mark in a series of baseball movies, and in his two ...
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