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Thank you @pbstv and @toonseum-blog!

Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing mom—and to all the remarkable mothers out there. As Abraham Lincoln once said, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” That sentiment rings true in my heart today and every day. Thank you, Mom, for your unwavering love, your strength, and the countless ways you've shaped my life. I hope today brought you the joy and recognition you so richly deserve. 💐❤️

May 9, 1993 30 years ago #OnThisDay in @chicagocubs history ▸ Cubs' first baseman Mark Grace hits for the cycle in a 4-5 loss to the @padres. Grace is the 11th, and to date most recent, franchise player to achieve the feat, following Jimmy Ryan (1889, 1891), Hack Wilson (1930), Roy Smalley (1950), Lee Walls (1957), Billy Williams (1966), Randy Hundley (1966), Iván de Jesús (1980), and Andre Dawson (1987).

General Colin Powell was more than a towering figure in American history—he was one of the finest leaders I’ve ever known. He led with clarity, conviction, and a quiet strength that inspired trust and excellence in everyone around him. I witnessed his deep sense of duty, integrity, and humanity. He balanced global responsibility with personal kindness, and he never lost sight of the people behind the mission. I carry his lessons with me still.

Civic duty accomplished. Go #vote ! #IVoted2020 (at Clark Magnet High School)

#OnThisDay in @chicagocubs history ▸ Cubs’ announcer Pat Hughes delivers one of his best calls as the Cubs eliminate the @stlcardinals 6-4 in game four of the NLDS and move on to the 2015 NLCS.

Fortunately, Chamberlain’s pleas were to no avail. The 20th Maine was spared from the fighting during the Battle of Chancellorsville, preserving its already depleted manpower, thus allowing the Regiment to play its pivotal role on Little Round Top.

“In the end, this [coronavirus] presents a great and compelling test of our national sense of ourselves as exceptional, generous and resilient, Perhaps we are all of those things. One thing’s for sure: We’re about to find out.”

Happy Birthday Chicago! The Windy City was incorporated as a city 182 years ago today, on March 4, 1837.

Happy St. Nicholas Day! 

In memory: President George H. W. Bush, born June 12, 1924 - died: November 30, 2018.