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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Good Morning!

On this day in 1789 electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. 

In 1847 the first U.S. Telegraph Company was established in Maryland.

In 1932 the first Winter Olympics were held in the United States at Lake Placid, NY. 

In 1957 Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine weighed 19 pounds.

And in 1964 the Administrator of General Services announced that the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had been ratified. The amendment banned the poll tax. 

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Quote of the Day

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.”

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 Today is Clint Black’s birthday.

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Good Morning!

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On this day in 1690 the first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts colony.

In 1815 the world’s first commercial cheese factory was established in Switzerland. 

In 1900, in Frankfort, KY, gubernatorial candidate William Goebels died from an assassin’s bullet wounds. On August 18, 1900, Ex-Sec. of State Caleb Powers was found guilt of conspiracy to murder Gov. Goebels. 

In 1959 Buddy Holly (22), Ritchie Valens (17), the Big Bopper (28) and pilot Roger Peterson died in a plane crash in Iowa. 

And in 1969 Yasser Arafat was appointed leader of the PLO at the Palestinian National Congress in Cairo. 

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Quote of the Day

“Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible.”

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Good Morning!

 And Happy Groundhog Day. Here’s Cheryl’s pic, but for some reason, it’s a little pixalated.

Yes, I probably just made that word up.

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On this day in 1653 New Amsterdam, now known as New York City, was incorporated. 

In 1848 The Mexican War was ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty turned over portions of land to the U.S., including Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. The U.S. gave Mexico $15,000,000 and assumed responsibility of all claims against Mexico by American citizens. Texas had already entered the U.S. on December 29, 1845. 

In 1887  Groundhog Day began in Punxsutawney, PA. 

In 1897 the Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg was destroyed by fire. The new statehouse was dedicated nine years later on the same site.

And in 1950 “What’s My Line” debuted on CBS television. 

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Quote of the Day

“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart… forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”

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 Today is Fritz Kreisler’s birthday.

And it’s Graham Nash’s too.

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Good Morning!

I took the header photo at the Pet Expo. 🙂

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On this day in 1606 Guy Fawkes was executed after being convicted for his role in the “Gunpowder Plot” against the English Parliament and King James I. 

In 1865 the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The amendment abolished slavery in the United States. It’s also the day General Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies.  

In 1876 all Native American Indians were ordered to move into reservations. 

And in 1982 Sandy Duncan gave her final performance as “Peter Pan” in Los Angeles, CA. She completed 956 performances without missing a show.

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Quote of the Day

“Love grows more tremendously full, swift, poignant, as the years multiply.”

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 Today is Franz Schubert’s birthday.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

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On this day in 1649 England’s King Charles I was beheaded. 

In 1844 Richard Theodore Greener became the first African American to graduate from Harvard University.  

In 1933 Adolf Hitler was named the German Chancellor. 

And in 1948 Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered.

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Quote of the Day

“In passing, we should note this curious mark of our own age: the only absolute allowed is the absolute insistence that there is no absolute.”

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 On this day in 1956 Elvis recorded this….

And on this day in 1969 the Beatles made their last public appearance as a group, on a rooftop.

The performance was for the movie “Let It Be.”

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