Good Morning!

And a Happy Anniversary to Mumsee & Mike.

On this day in 1776 Richard Henry Lee’s resolution that the American Colonies “are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States” was adopted by the Continental Congress. 

In 1857 New York City’s first elevated railroad officially opened for business. 

In 1926 the U.S. Congress established the Army Air Corps. 

In 1947 an object crashed near Roswell, NM. The U.S. Army Air Force insisted it was a weather balloon, but eyewitness accounts led to speculation that it might have been an alien spacecraft. 

And in 1979 the U.S. Mint officially released the Susan B. Anthony coin in Rochester, NY. 

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Quote of the Day

“Resolved, that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.

That it is expedient forthwith to take the most effectual measures for forming foreign Alliances.

That a plan of confederation be prepared and transmitted to the respective Colonies for their consideration and approbation.”

Richard Henry Lee

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Today is Melodee Devevo’s birthday. From Casting Crowns

And a random selection. From ThePianoGuys

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Good Morning! 

Welcome to the second half of 2014.

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

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On this day in 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte took Alexandria, Egypt. 

In 1862 the U.S. Congress established the Bureau of Internal Revenue. 

In 1867 Canada became an independent dominion. 

In 1916 the massive Allied offensive known as the Battle of the Somme began in France. The battle was the first to use tanks. 

In 1943 the U.S. Government began automatically withholding federal income tax from paychecks. 

And in 1950 American ground troops arrived in South Korea to stem the tide of the advancing North Korean army. 

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Quote of the Day

“The older I get, the more important my view of the family is.”

Robert Fogel

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Today is Thomas A. Dorsey’s birthday.

 Today is also Willie Dixon’s birthday. So here he is playing bass with some of the best in blues.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1841 the Erie Railroad rolled out its first passenger train. 

In 1908 a meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away.  

In 1934 Adolf Hitler purged the Nazi Party by destroying the SA and bringing to power the SS in the “Night of the Long Knives.” 

In 1936 Margaret Mitchell’s book, “Gone with the Wind,” was published. 

And in 1953 the first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, MI. It sold for $3,250.

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Quote of the Day

“Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.”

John Gay

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Today is composer Laszlo Lajtha’s birthday.

It’s Stanley Clarke’s too.

And it’s also Glenn Shorrock’s as well. I haven’t heard this in years. 🙂

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Good Morning!

It’s Saturday!!!!

On this day in 1776 American Colonists repulsed a British sea attack on Charleston, SC. 

In 1869 R. W. Wood was appointed as the first Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy.

In 1902 the U.S. Congress passed the Spooner bill, it authorized a canal to be built across the isthmus of Panama. 

In 1945 U.S. General Douglas MacArthur announced the end of Japanese resistance in the Philippines.

And in 1967 Israel formally declared Jerusalem reunified under its sovereignty following its capture of the Arab sector in the June 1967 war. 

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Quote of the Day

“The best thing of all is God is with us.”

John Wesley

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Today is composer Richard Rodgers’ birthday.

And it’s Kathy Troccoli’s. Since one of the Beach Boys had a birthday yesterday as well, we’ll go with this one.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

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On this day in 1693 “The Ladies’ Mercury” was published by John Dunton in London. It was the first women’s magazine.

In 1801 British forces defeated the French and took control of Cairo, Egypt.  

In 1942 the FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had been put ashore from a submarine on New York’s Long Island. 

And in 1940 Robert Pershing Wadlow was measured by Dr. Cyril MacBryde and Dr. C. M. Charles. They recorded his height at 8′ 11.1.” He was only 22 at the time of his death on July 15, 1940. 

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Quote of the Day

“So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.”

Helen Keller

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Today is Marty Magehee’s birthday.

This is now the 3rd band member from Sixpence to have a birthday in the last week. I skipped the second, but I can’t skip Leigh Nash. From Kingsway Worship

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1483 Richard III usurped himself to the English throne. 

In 1844 John Tyler took Julia Gardiner as his bride, thus becoming the first U.S. President to marry while in office.

In 1917 General John “Black Jack” Pershing arrived in France with the American Expeditionary Force. 

In 1926 a memorial to the first U.S. troops in France was unveiled at St. Nazaire. 

And in 1979 Muhammad Ali, at 37 years old, announced that he was retiring as world heavyweight boxing champion.  

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Quote of the Day

“There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.”

Derek Jeter

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Today is Chris Isaak’s birthday.

And on this day in 1977, Elvis gave his final concert. But since I prefer his older stuff….

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1788 Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution and became the 10th state of the United States.

In 1876 Lt. Col. Custer and the 210 men of U.S. 7th Cavalry were killed by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at Little Big Horn in Montana. The event is known as “Custer’s Last Stand.” 

In 1917 the first American fighting troops landed in France. 

In 1962 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the use of unofficial non-denominational prayer in public schools was unconstitutional. 

And in 1973 White House Counsel John Dean admitted that U.S. President Nixon took part in the Watergate cover-up. 

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Quote of the Day

“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

George Orwell

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Today is Jody McBrayer’s birthday.

And it’s Ian McDonald’s too.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1497 Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing in the service of England, landed in North America on what is now Newfoundland.

In 1675 King Philip’s War began when Indians massacre colonists at Swansee, Plymouth colony. 

In 1844 Charles Goodyear was granted U.S. patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber.   

In 1955 Soviet MIG’s down a U.S. Navy patrol plane over the Bering Strait. 

And in 1982 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that no president could be sued for damages connected with actions taken while serving as President of the United States. 

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Quote of the Day

“The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.”

Henry Ward Beecher

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Today is Mark Lowry’s birthday.

Today is also Jeff Beck’s birthday. In my never-ending quest for out-of-the-ordinary music, this one’s pretty high up the list of favorites. Jeff Beck, with Billy Gibbons of ZZTop, performing Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons.”

Love it. 🙂

And it’s Jeff Cease’s as well. So Crowes it is.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1683 William Penn signed a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania. 

In 1860 the U.S. Secret Service was created to arrest counterfeiters. 

In 1865 Confederate General Stand Watie, who was also a Cherokee chief, surrendered the last sizable Confederate army at Fort Towson, in the Oklahoma Territory. 

In 1868 Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention that he called a “Type-Writer.” 

And in 1947 the U.S. Senate joined the House in overriding President Truman’s veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. 

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Quote of the Day

“And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now.”

Clarence Thomas

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Today is June Carter Cash’s birthday, so we’re goin’ to Jackson. From JohnnyCashShow

And it’s Michael Johnston’s too, so Smalltown Poets.

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Good Morning!

Happy Saturday!!!

And today is the first day of Summer. 🙂

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

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On this day in 1788 the U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. 

In 1893 the Ferris Wheel was introduced at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, IL. 

In 1939 Lou Gehrig quit baseball due to illness. 

And in 1985 scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele.

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Quote of the Day

“If you live for any joy on earth, you may be forsaken, but, oh, live for Jesus, and He will never forsake you!”

Matthew Simpson

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Today is Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach’s birthday. From drnypianostudio’s channel

 Today is also Justin Cary’s birthday.

And it’s Joseph Rojas’ too. This one’s loud. From SeventhDaySlumbeVEVO

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