Good Morning!

And Happy President’s Day!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

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On this day in 1741 Benjamin Franklin published America’s second magazine, “The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle”.

In 1804 a raid was led by Lt. Stephen Decatur to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia. The ship had been taken by pirates. 

In 1862 about 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Fort Donelson, TN. 

In 1923 Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen.

In 1959 Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista.

And in 1960 the U.S.S. Triton began the first circumnavigation of the globe under water. The trip ended on May 10. 

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Quote of the Day

“Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.”

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 This seems appropriate… 🙂 From The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” 

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Good Morning!

And Happy Valentine’s Day!

I think Cheryl’s lovebirds are an appropriate header photo for today.

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Quote of the Day

1 Corinthians 13

¹If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, 6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part; 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. 11 When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

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For my sweetie. 🙂

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

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On this day in 1542 Catherine Howard was executed for adultery. She was the fifth wife of England’s King Henry VIII. 

In 1880 Thomas Edison observed what became known as the Edison Effect for the first time. 

In 1914 The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (known as ASCAP) was formed in New York City. The society was founded to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members. 

And in 1971 South Vietnamese troops invaded Laos. They were backed by U.S. air and artillery support. 

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Quote of the Day

“My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and that’s still what I do: teach.”

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 Today is Tennessee Ernie Ford’s birthday. The kid next to him cracks me up. 🙂

And we have some Monkees, for Peter Tork’s birthday. From TMCP Tv 

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Good Morning!

And Happy Birthday to Kare!

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On this day in 1870, in the Utah Territory, women gained the right to vote. 

In 1892 President Lincoln’s birthday was declared to be a national holiday. 

In 1907 a collision of the steamer Larchmont and a schooler resulted in the death of more than 300 people. The incident occurred off New England’s Block Island. 

And in 1940 Mutual Radio presented the first broadcast of the radio play “The Adventures of Superman.” 

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Quote of the Day

“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.”

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 Today is Michael McDonald’s birthday.

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Did you finish shopping for your sweetie yet?

Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

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On this day in 1752 The Pennsylvania Hospital opened as the very first hospital in America. 

In 1878 the first U.S. bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, was formed. 

In 1937 General Motors agreed to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union, which ended the current sit-down strike against them. 

In 1975 Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to head a major party in Britain when she was elected leader of the Conservative Party. 

And in 1979, nine days after the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran, (after 15 years in exile) power was seized by his followers. 

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Quote of the Day

“Yes, it’s true, I’ve been called the Laurence Olivier of spoofs. I guess that would make Laurence Olivier the Leslie Nielsen of Shakespeare.”

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 Today is Peter Arnold Heise’s birthday.

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Good Morning!

 Today’s header photo is from Cheryl. 🙂

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On this day in 1763 The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty France ceded Canada to England. 

In 1863, in New York City, two of the world’s most famous midgets, General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were married. 

In 1879 the electric arc light was used for the first time. 

And in 1942 the Normandie, the former French liner, capsized in New York Harbor. The day before the ship had caught fire while it was being fitted for the U.S. Navy. 

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Quote of the Day

“Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.”

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 Looks like today is random selection day.

So we’ll start with some of ThePianoGuys

The YWCA was founded on this day in 1870, but since they don’t have a song, this one is close enough….

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Good Morning!

It’s Monday, and for those of us in the northeast, more bad weather. 😦

Ooops. Forgot something….

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl. 🙂

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On this day in 1825 The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president. No candidate had received a majority of electoral votes.

In 1861 The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis as its president.

In 1895 Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan.

In 1895 the first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3. 

In 1932 America entered the 2-man bobsled competition for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games held at Lake Placid, NY. 

And in 1950 U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that the State Department was riddled with Communists.

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Quote of the Day

“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.”

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 Today is Alban Berg’s birthday.

And it’s Travis Tritt’s too.

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Good Morning!

Welcome to the Weekend.

And someone has a birthday today or tomorrow. I’m not sure which because she’s on our side of the International Date Line now. It’s all very confusing….

But either way, whether it’s today or tomorrow, Happy Birthday Jo! 🙂

And your son too.

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On this day in 1882 the last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.  

In 1893 Elisha Gray patented a machine called the telautograph. It automatically signed autographs to documents.

In 1936 the U.S. Vice President’s flag was established by executive order. 

And in 1985 “New York, New York” became the official anthem of New York City. 

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Quotes of the Day

“So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the windows, so the little house could not see them go. It stayed there inside the log fence, behind the two big oak trees that in the summertime had made green roofs for Mary and Laura to play under.”

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“Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don’t remember me at all.”

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 Today is Eubie Blake’s birthday.

That’s how you do it kids. 🙂

And it’s Garth Brooks’ too. So it’s Garth doing 2 Georges and a Buck’s songs.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

And I believe AnnMS has a birthday today.

Happy Birthday Ann! 🙂

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On this day in 1778 the United States gained official recognition from France as the two nations signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris.

In 1788 Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 

In 1933 the 20th Amendment to the Constitution was declared in effect. The amendment moved the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January. 

In 1987 – President Ronald Reagan turned 76 years old this day and became the oldest U.S. President in history.

And in 1998 Washington National Airport was renamed for U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

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Quotes of the Day

“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!”

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 Today is Henry Charles Litolff’s birthday. So it’s Richard Bosworth playing Litolff’s “Scherzo” with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, from NineMuses  Very nice, and such a lively piece. 🙂

The Humor of Ronald Reagan, from ReaganClub 

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1783 Sweden recognized the independence of the United States. 

In 1861 Samuel Goodale patented the moving picture peep show machine. 

In 1931 Maxine Dunlap became the first woman licensed as a glider pilot. 

And in 1999 Mike Tyson was sentenced to a year in jail for assaulting two people after a car accident on August 31, 1998.

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Quote of the Day

“It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.”

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 On this day in 1887 Verdi’s opera “Otello” premiered at La Scala. Here’s a sample with an added bonus, Luciano Pavarotti.

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