Don’t Underestimate Khrushchev

Posted on September 10, 2009 by lmharnisch
Sept. 10, 1959, Khrushchev

Sept. 10, 1959: A tidy little piece showing just how much Americans feared Nikita Khrushchev.

Sept. 10, 1959, Tom Lehrer



"So Long, Mom. I'm Off to Drop the Bomb."

"We'll All Go Together When We Go"

At left, Tom Lehrer performs at UCLA. His satirical songs perfectly captured the nation's anxieties and were a breath of fresh air in the depths of the Cold War. Lehrer retired from performing and composing, with a few exceptions.  Fortunately (or perhaps not since he was singing about things like intolerance and mass destruction) his humor remains relevant.  

Sept. 10, 1959, Sports

Don Drysdale throws his fourth shutout of the season, 1-0, against the Phillies. Because of the results in other games, the Dodgers remained tied with Milwaukee for second, three games behind the Giants… We  could say that the space between goal posts in college football has been widened by 58 inches. But that would be too easy. So we say they are 2 inches less than five feet farther apart.
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