On August 26, 1939, announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. Regular programming did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets. There were only about 400 in the New York area. It was part of a technology exhibit at the New York World’s Fair. Let me put this in historical perspective for you:
- Network broadcasting did not begin until 1946.
- No candidate had bragged about his ability to grab women’s genitals with impunity, mocked a disabled reporter, stole money from a charity and still managed to get elected President.
- The majority of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States were not bought and paid for by unscrupulous billionaires.
- Gas was $0.19 per gallon (equivalent to $3.96 in 2022 dollars). This for the morons who think that the price of gas 4 years ago is a reflection of the monetary policies of one president.
- People had long conversations without gazing at their cellphones.
- The U.S. Congress was not populated by petulant children who do more name-calling than legislating.
- There were no Daily Inflammatory blog posts by a whining old curmudgeon who thinks he knows more than anyone else and believes he is right 100% of the time.
(That last one may be true?)