Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

The photos are from Janice.  

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On this day in 1752 Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity.

In 1794 Congress prohibited citizens from serving in any foreign armed forces.

In 1851 Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in “The National Era.”

In 1884 Civil War General William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination, saying, “I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected.”

And in 1981 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five men in Los Angeles were suffering from a rare pneumonia found in patients with weakened immune systems. They were the first recognized cases of what came to be known as AIDS.

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Quote of the Day

“People who have power respond simply. They have no minds but their own.”

Ivy Compton-Burnett

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Just felt like hearing some Beethoven today. 

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Good Morning!

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On this day in 1615 the fortress of Osaka, Japan, fell to shogun Ieyasu after a six month siege.

In 1783 a hot-air balloon was demonstrated by Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier. It reached a height of 1,500 feet.

In 1812 the Louisiana Territory had its name changed to the Missouri Territory.

In 1911 gold was discovered in Alaska’s Indian Creek.

And in 1985 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law that provided for a daily minute of silence in public schools.

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Quote of the Day 

“Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will submit.” 

♕ George III 

And we all know how that worked out…… 🙂 

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Today is Robert Merrill’s birthday.

And it’s John McCormack’s too. 

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Linda. 

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On this day in 1098 Christian Crusaders of the First Crusade seized Antioch, Turkey.

In 1784 Congress formally created the United States Army to replace the disbanded Continental Army. On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress had created the Continental Army for purposes of common defense and this event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army.

In 1800 John Adams moved to Washington, DC. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States.

In 1888 “Casey at the Bat” was first published by Ernest Lawrence Thayer.

And in 1999 Slobodan Milosevic’s government accepted an international peace plan concerning Kosovo. NATO announced that airstrikes would continue until 40,000 Serb forces were withdrawn from Kosovo.

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Quote of the Day

“To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can.”

Sydney Smith

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First up, “Casey at the Bat,” and who better to read it than Darth Vader. 🙂

And it’s Too Slim’s birthday. From Classic Country Music

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On this day in 1793 Maximillian Robespierre initiated the “Reign of Terror”. It was an effort to purge those suspected of treason against the French Republic.

In 1851 Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol.

In 1930 Mrs. M. Niezes of Panama gave birth to the first baby to be born on a ship while passing through the Panama Canal.

And in 1954 U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that there were communists working in the CIA and atomic weapons plants.

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Quote of the Day

“The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor.”

Johnny Weissmuller

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Today is Sir Edward William Elgar’s birthday. From The Brioso Brass

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Good Morning!

Welcome to 🌷 June 🌷 🙂

Today’s photos are from Cheryl.

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On this day in 1774 the British government ordered the Port of Boston closed.

In 1861 the first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia.

In 1869 Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric voting machine.

In 1938 baseball helmets were worn for the first time.

And in 1963 Governor George Wallace vowed to defy an injunction that ordered the integration of the University of Alabama.

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Quote of the Day

“I still play that guitar. It’s a Martin D-18 with a clear pick guard. I’ve played that guitar on and off my TV shows for nearly 50 years.”

Andy Griffith

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Since it’s Andy’s birthday, here he is with his Martin, and Don Knotts. 

And it’s Pat Boone’s too. 

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Good Morning!

Welcome to the weekend! 🙂

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On this day in 1431 Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.

In 1783 the first daily newspaper was published in the U.S. by Benjamin Towner called “The Pennsylvania Evening Post”

In 1868 Memorial Day was observed widely for the first time in the U.S.

And in 1958 unidentified soldiers killed in World War II and the Korean conflicts were buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Quote of the Day

“That’s all folks!”

Mel Blanc

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 The genius of Mel Blanc, The Man of 1000 Voices.

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Good Morning!

You can’t see me! 🙂

And it’s Friday!!!

Here’s more of the peahen. 

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On this day in 1453 Constantinople fell to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, ending the Byzantine Empire.

In 1721 South Carolina was formally incorporated as a royal colony.

In 1912 fifteen women were dismissed from their jobs at the Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia, PA, for dancing the Turkey Trot while on the job.

And in 1986 Colonel Oliver North told National Security Advisor William McFarlane that profits from weapons sold to Iran were being diverted to the Contras.

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Quote of the Day

“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.”

Patrick Henry

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Today’s music is all about troublemakers apparently….. 🙂

First up, well I just had to know……

And on this day in 1913 Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” premiered in a ballet in Paris. It also provoked a riot among the audience. 😯

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Good Morning!

Bosley wants to know why you’re upside down? 🙂

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On this day in 1863 the first black regiment left Boston to fight in the U.S. Civil War.

In 1937 President Franklin Roosevelt pushed a button in Washington, DC, signaling that vehicular traffic could cross the newly opened Golden Gate Bridge in California.

In 1957 National League club owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles and that the New York Giants could move to San Francisco.

In 1977 fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, KY. 165 people were killed.

And in 1996 Bill and Hillary Clinton’s former business partners in the Whitewater land deal were convicted of fraud.

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Quote of the Day

“Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.”

Thomas Moore

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That quote is a favorite of mine, which probably explains why this is too. From CrowderVEVO

And it’s Larry Gatlin’s birthday. 

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Good Morning!

Today’s photos are from Cheryl. 

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On this day in 1647 Alse Young (Achsah Young or Alice Young), a resident of Windsor, CT, was executed for being a “witch.” It was the first recorded American execution of a “witch.”

In 1919 a U.S. Navy seaplane completed the first transatlantic flight.

In 1931 Piccard and Knipfer made the first flight into the stratosphere by balloon.

And in 1986 Mel Fisher recovered a jar that contained 2,300 emeralds from the Spanish ship Atocha. The ship sank in the 17th century.

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Quote of the Day

“Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it.”

Peter Marshall

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Today is Don Williams’ birthday. 

And it’s Derek Webb’s too. 

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1521 Martin Luther was banned by the Edict of Worms because of his religious beliefs and writings.

In 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned King of Italy in Milan Cathedral.

In 1865 arrangements were made in New Orleans for the surrender of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi.

And in 1959 the word “Frisbee” became a registered trademark of Wham-O.

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Quotes of the Day

“Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.”

“Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid.” 🙂

John Wayne

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Today is Hank Williams Jr’s birthday. 

And it’s Stevie Nicks’ too. 

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