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Today’s photos are from Cheryl.

On this day in 1507 Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work is known as the Mona Lisa. 

In 1796 John Adams was elected the 2nd U.S. President. 

In 1900 the first automobile show in the United States opened at New York’s Madison Square Garden. 

And in 1941 U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Grew warned that the Japanese may be planning a sudden attack on the U.S. 

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Quote of the Day

“Loveliest of lovely things are they on earth that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour is prized beyond the sculptured flower.”

William C. Bryant

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 Today is Vincenzo Bellini’s birthday.

And this song was released today in 1957.

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It’s Saturday!!!

I found this one lurking/hunting in the weeds. 🙂

Click for a larger view.

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On this day in 1611 “The Tempest,” Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, was first presented at Whitehall Palace in London. 

In 1870 the U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations using 24 locations that provided reports via telegraph. 

In 1904 The Army War College in Washington, DC, enrolled the first class. 

And in 1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini urged all Iranians to demonstrate on November 4 and to expand their attacks against the U.S. and Israel. On November 4, Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 63 Americans hostage. 

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Quote of the Day

“However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.”

Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

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 Today is Dan Peek’s birthday, so hippie music it is….

And it’s Michelle Tumes’ too.

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It’s Friday!!!

But how can it be Oct. 31st/Halloween already?

At least it gives me a reason to use my favorite colors today. 🙂

Today’s header photo is Spooky/Scary birds, ton’s of ’em in fact. The sun was setting and the lake was already in shadow. The whole flock flew over us and landed in the sunlit tree to catch the last of its rays for the day. The tree looked orange in the fading light. Beautiful, and quite a sight to see. They’re cormorants I believe.

How many did you count in the header photo?

Here’s another Spooky/Scary bird, or at least he thought so. 🙂

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On this day in 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace Church.

In 1860 Juliette Low, the founder off the Girl Scouts, was born. 

In 1868 Postmaster General Alexander Williams Randall approved a standard uniform for postal carriers.  

In 1941 the U.S. Navy destroyer Reuben James was torpedoed by a German submarine near Iceland

And in 1968 President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a halt to all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam. 

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Quote of the Day

“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.”

John Evelyn

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 It’s this guy’s birthday. What’s scary is that this was ever popular. 😯

Yeah it’s the short version because I can only take so much. 🙂

And it’s Dex Alexander’s too.

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Today’s header photo is quite possibly the coolest bird I’ve ever seen. I looked over the side of a bridge and there he was, hunting at the edge of the lake about 10 feet away. I took a bunch of pics and he never moved. Here are a few more.

Click the pics for a larger view.

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On this day in 1831 escaped slave Nat Turner was apprehended in Southampton County, VA, several weeks after leading the bloodiest slave uprising in American history.  

In 1938 Orson Welles’ “The War of the Worlds” aired on CBS radio.  

In 1943 a declaration was signed by the Governments of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and China called for an early establishment of an international organization to maintain peace and security. 

And in 1993 Martin Fettman, America’s first veterinarian in space, performed the world’s first animal dissections in space, while aboard the space shuttle Columbia. 

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Quote of the Day

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”

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 Today is Bryan Goggin’s birthday.

And it’s Grace Slick’s too. I can’t help it. It’s the first thing that comes to mind whenever I hear her name.

Now good luck trying to get it out of your head. 😯

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On this day in 1682 William Penn landed at what is now Chester, PA.

In 1863 the International Committee of the Red Cross was founded. 

In 1929 America’s Great Depression began with the crash of the Wall Street stock market. 

And in 1966 the National Organization for Women was founded.  

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Quote of the Day

“Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?”

Fanny Brice

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 Today is Michael Passon’s birthday.

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On this day in 1793 Eli Whitney applied for a patent for his cotton gin.

In 1886 the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by U.S. President Cleveland.

In 1922 Benito Mussolini took control of the Italian government and introduced fascism to Italy. 

And in 1976 John D. Erlichman, a former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, entered a federal prison in Safford, AZ, to begin serving his sentence for Watergate-related convictions.  

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Quote of the Day

“I pictured myself as a virus or a cancer cell and tried to sense what it would be like.”

Jonas Salk

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 Today is Mr. Daniels’ birthday.

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On this day in 1659 William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson became the first Quakers to be executed in America.

In 1787 the first of the Federalist Papers were published in the New York Independent. The series of 85 essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were published under the pen name “Publius.” 

In 1858 Roland Macy opened Macy’s Department Store in New York City.

And in 1938 Du Pont announced “nylon” as the new name for its new synthetic yarn. 

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Quote of the Day

“Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.”

James Cook

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 Today is Rex Carroll’s birthday. Rex, with Larry Howard.

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Welcome to the weekend!

On this day in 1812, during the War of 1812, the U.S. frigate United States captured the British vessel Macedonian. 

In 1881 the founder of “Cubism,” Pablo Picasso, was born in Malaga, Spain. 

In 1955 the microwave oven, for home use, was introduced by The Tappan Company. 

And in 1962 American author John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. 

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Quote of the Day

“When in doubt, punt!”

John Heisman

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 Not many birthdays, so random selections.

Since I missed one of their birthday’s this week… From SwitchfootVEVO

And who doesn’t love some Johnny?

And yes, that’s a rhetorical question. 🙂

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It’s Friday!!!

On this day in 1632 scientist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, Holland. He created the first microscope lenses that were powerful enough to observe single-celled animals. 

In 1901 daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. She was 63 years old. 

In 1939 nylon stockings were sold to the public for the first time in Wilmington, DE. 

And in 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. military forces went on the highest alert in the postwar era in preparation for a possible full-scale war with the Soviet Union. The U.S. blockade of Cuba officially began on this day. 

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Quote of the Day

“Men are never so good or so bad as their opinions.”

James Mackintosh

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 Today is Luciano Berio’s birthday. From, and conducted by, Ronald Zollman.

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On this day in 1915 approximately 25,000 women demanded the right to vote with a march in New York City, NY. 

In 1946 the United Nations General Assembly convened in New York for the first time. 

And in 1973 President Richard M. Nixon agreed to turn over the subpoenaed tapes concerning the Watergate affair. 

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Quote of the Day

“Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn’t grow up can be vice president.”

Johnny Carson

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 Today is David Thomas’ birthday. Gotta love some good a cappella.

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