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Bleacher creature! This day in  , 1956: Don Larsen, of the New York  , pitches a perfect World Series game, vs. Brooklyn...
10/08/2025

Bleacher creature! This day in , 1956: Don Larsen, of the New York , pitches a perfect World Series game, vs. Brooklyn!

Memory! This day in 1982: "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater for 7,400+ performances! It won the Tony for Best Musica...
10/07/2025

Memory! This day in 1982: "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater for 7,400+ performances! It won the Tony for Best Musical.

Cats is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. It introduced the song standard "Memory". Cats first open...

Checkmate! This day in 1857: The American Chess Association organized the first major U.S. chess tournament, in NYC.
10/06/2025

Checkmate! This day in 1857: The American Chess Association organized the first major U.S. chess tournament, in NYC.

Fore! Nestled between Long Island's North and South Forks is an 8,000-acre land mass called Shelter Island, which just s...
10/05/2025

Fore! Nestled between Long Island's North and South Forks is an 8,000-acre land mass called Shelter Island, which just so happens to be a great place to play a round of golf. The Shelter Island Country Club is a long-enduring, picturesque course. Learn more on TTT: http://bit.ly/XAcdyX

“Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?Autumn in New York, it spells the thrill of first knightingGlittering ...
09/28/2025

“Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?
Autumn in New York, it spells the thrill of first knighting
Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds in canyons of steel
They’re making me feel, I’m home” - Billie Holiday

This day in 1923: New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits the first of his 493 home runs!
09/27/2025

This day in 1923: New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits the first of his 493 home runs!

Don’t cry for me, Argentina… This day in 1979: "Evita" opens at Broadway Theater for 1,500+ performances!  Patti LuPone ...
09/26/2025

Don’t cry for me, Argentina… This day in 1979: "Evita" opens at Broadway Theater for 1,500+ performances! Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin starred.

Patti LuPone, Bob Gunton, Mandy Patinkin and cast perform "A New Argentina" on the 1980 Tony Awards.

Pre-Prohibition Toast! In 1911, a musical called “The Pink Lady” debuted on Broadway.  In its honor, the Pink Lady cockt...
09/25/2025

Pre-Prohibition Toast! In 1911, a musical called “The Pink Lady” debuted on Broadway. In its honor, the Pink Lady cocktail was born. Mix, in a shaker with ice: 1.5 oz gin, .5 oz applejack, the juice of half a lemon, 1 fresh egg white, and 2 dashes grenadine. Strain, garnish to your liking & enjoy!

A toast to “Dem Bums”… This day in 1957: Fans say farewell to the Brooklyn Dodgers.  In their last game at Ebbets Field,...
09/24/2025

A toast to “Dem Bums”… This day in 1957: Fans say farewell to the Brooklyn Dodgers. In their last game at Ebbets Field, the team secures a win over the Pirates.

Toasting The Town remembers entertainer DeWolf Hopper who passed this day in NYC in 1935; he’s best known for his perfor...
09/23/2025

Toasting The Town remembers entertainer DeWolf Hopper who passed this day in NYC in 1935; he’s best known for his performance of “Casey at the Bat.”

Vintage scene from "Casey At The Bat" performed by De Wolf Hopper.

The times they are a-changin’… This day in 1962: Bob Dylan plays NYC’s Carnegie Hall for the first time (this recording ...
09/22/2025

The times they are a-changin’… This day in 1962: Bob Dylan plays NYC’s Carnegie Hall for the first time (this recording is from his 1963 concert there)!

This is my favorite version of "Don't Think Twice." Shivers ran down my spine the moment he sang the first line. There's a moving, penetrating magic in his v...

Central Park's original plans didn't call for a zoo--but when a bear cub gets left on the doorstep, well…what are you go...
09/21/2025

Central Park's original plans didn't call for a zoo--but when a bear cub gets left on the doorstep, well…what are you gonna do? Over the years, the zoo has even housed buffaloes, a "tiglon," and plenty of usual suspects like monkeys and sea lions. On your way--learn the whole story on TTT: http://bit.ly/1kHf0Og

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