July 30, 1947 -- A 16 game winning streak by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ewell Blackwell ends with a 5-4 loss to the New York Giants. Blackwell's best year was 1947, when he recorded 22 wins against 8 losses, including 16 consecutive complete game victories for a weak-hitting team. On June 18, 1947, Blackwell pitched a 6–0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves. In his next start, June 22, against the Brooklyn Dodgers, he took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, trying to tie the achievement of his veteran Reds teammate Johnny Vander Meer from nine years earlier, of throwing consecutive no-hitters. However, the no-hit attempt was broken up by Eddie Stanky. The Reds won the game 4–0. Didja know? From 1943 to 1946 during World War II, Blackwell served with the United States Army in Europe where he worked as a mess sergeant.[6] When not cooking, he had time to play baseball and conduct instructional camps with European youth prior to his March 1946 discharge.
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December 23, 2024. ProPublica. Trump’s Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor "As HUD secretary, Scott Turner would oversee billions in housing aid, but as a Texas state legislator he voted against protections for poor tenants and has called government assistance 'one of the most destructive things for the family.' ” NSS.
Mighta, coulda, woulda. December 26, 2024. Gothamist What could Trump 2.0 mean for NYC public housing? Here’s what experts say. Lets see: privatization, higher rents, work requirements and occupancy restrictions on non-citizens. How's that different than now?
January 10, 2025. Ohio Capital Journal. A slew of new housing laws take effect this month to streamline building, protect tenants. read more details here.
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