Today, Rick Monday is a radio announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 50 years ago, he was an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, who were finishing a weekend series at Dodger Stadium.
On this day in 1976, two men attempted to burn the US flag. Monday was having none of that. Vin Scully calls it.
Monday, an ex-Marine, was hailed as a hero. Then-California Governor Ronald Reagan had high praise for Monday, as did everyone else, two and a half months away from the bicentennial. Fittingly, on the 50th anniversary of this episode, the Cubs are in LA this weekend, riding a 10 game winning streak as tonight's game has gotten underway as I write.
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