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November 1949

This month almost 75 years ago David Dubinsky, George Meany, William Green, and others attended the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions conference in 1949.

Pictured: David Dubinsky, George Menay, William Green, and others.

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This month in Gary Player history... Gary left South Africa in March to go play in the United States for several months before the British Open. Player regularly traveled to play in international tournaments and on tours around the world. c. 1957.

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#ThisMonthInHistory: U.S. patent application for #BobaFett's Slave I from Kenner was submitted on September 29, 1980

Nilo Rodis-Jamero is named as the inventor and the patent, assigned to Lucasfilm Ltd., was granted on April 26, 1983

You can get a PDF copy online: https://patents.google.com/patent/USD268773

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#ThisMonthInHistory. October 16, 1968 (The Black Power Salute That Rocked the 1968 Olympics) "Gold medalist #TommieSmith (center) and bronze medalist #JohnCarlos (right) raise black-gloved fists during the American national anthem at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Australian sprinter #PeterNorman, who won silver in the 200 meters and supported Carlos and Smith's protest, stands at left. Smith and Carlos (both of whom are National Track and Field Hall of Famers) were vilified at home for their stand. They were suspended from the U.S. team. They received death threats. But neither man ever apologized for his raised fist or his bowed head—and neither ever had need to. “We were just human beings who saw a need to bring attention to the inequality in our country,” Smith said years later, in a documentary on the 1968 Mexico City games produced for HBO. “I don’t like the idea of people looking at it as negative. There was nothing but a raised fist in the air and a bowed head, acknowledging the American flag—not symbolizing a hatred for it.” Source Credit: #TimeMagazine & #NikkiOH

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Player Takes Title By Four Strokes - Johannesburg, January 18, 1959. 

Gary Player beat out South African master Bobby Locke at the Transvaal Open championship, setting a new course record in the process at Kensington. 

“It was during those 16 vital holes in the afternoon that Player revealed his class as a world golfer. During the first nine, particularly, his game looked like going to bits - and, indeed the density of the crowd on two occasions prevented his ball from finding the dense rough-but he held on with magnificent tenacity.”

(Second article - The Star Johannesburg, January 19, 1959.)

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Gary Player on the cover of Sports Illustrated, March, 1966. 

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Gary Player with Claude Harmon (left) and Ben Hogan (right) at the Sam Snead golf festival at Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. 

From Black Knight Archives - Scrapbook Collection - Clipping from the Star Johannesburg, Monday, May 27, 1957. 

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This week in Gary Player history, a late birthday present for the Black Knight in 1957 -- his 2nd Ampol title. 

Article from the Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, November 3, 1957.

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This week in history--Gary Player prepared for, and then won, the Australian Open at Kooyonga Golf Club. Now played in November, the Australian Open was played in August, September, and October at varying times over the course of its history. The 1958 Australian Open was played August 28-30. Player’s win in 1958 was his first of a record 7. This year marks the 60th anniversary of that win. 

[bobafettfanclub]

Back in 2008, we would be talking about last night's episode of #TheSimpsons, where #BobaFett freezes 'em in carbonite. This opening sequence aired September 28, 2008. We've looped it a few times so you can really enjoy it. Season 20 Episode 1 (#421) was directed by Lance Kramer and written by Kevin Curran. #StarWars #ThisMonthInHistory #BobaFettFanClub

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#ThisMonthInHistory: Marvel Star Wars #42 was published in December 1980. But this first comic book appearance of #BobaFett mirrored the same content in Marvel Comics Super Special #16 (bottom left; dated May 1, 1980), Marvel Illustrated Books: The Empire Strikes Back (top right; dated May 1, 1980), and Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back (bottom right; dated Spring 1980). To add to the mix, you could include the U.K.'s The Empire Strikes Back Weekly #129 released August 14, 1980. Oddly enough, despite those copyright dates, those variants contained issues #39-44, which makes us wonder which one really came first after all. For all Boba Fett comics, see http://bobafett.com/bounty/books/comics/

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#ThisMonthInHistory: In October 1996, the "Return of the Jedi" radio drama was broadcast on National Public Radio, featuring actor Ed Begley Jr. as the voice of #BobaFett.