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Today’s header photo is from Michelle.

On this day in 1774 the new Continental Congress, the governing body of America’s colonies, passed an order proclaiming that all citizens of the colonies “discountenance and discourage all horse racing and all kinds of gaming, cock fighting, exhibitions of shows, plays and other expensive diversions and entertainment.” 

In 1947 Hollywood came under scrutiny as the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence within the motion picture industry. 

In 1818 the U.S. and Great Britain established the boundary between the U.S. and Canada to be the 49th parallel. 

And in 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines (Steve’s sister) and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane crashed in Gillsburg, MS. The other four members of the band were seriously injured but survived the crash. 

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Quote of the Day

“Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one’s self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.”

Thomas Hughes

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 Today is Charles Ives’ birthday. From the conductor, Olivier Ochanine

And some Skynyrd, with Van Zant and Gaines.

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Good Morning!

Welcome to the Weekend!

On this day in 1685 King Louis XIV of France revoked the Edict of Nantes, which had established the legal toleration of the Protestant population. 

In 1892 the first long-distance telephone line between Chicago, IL, and New York City, NY, was opened. 

In 1929 The Judicial Committee of England’s Privy Council ruled that women were to be considered as persons in Canada. 

And in 1958 the first computer-arranged marriage took place on Art Linkletter’s show. 

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Quote of the Day

“It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with.”

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Today is Chuck Berry’s birthday.

 Today is also Keith Knudsen’s.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

On this day in 1777 American troops defeated British forces in Saratoga, NY.

In 1933 Dr. Albert Einstein moved to Princeton, NJ, after leaving Germany. 

In 1979 Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

And in 1989 an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit the San Francisco Bay area in California. The quake caused about 67 deaths, 3,000 injuries, and damages up to $7 billion. 

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Quote of the Day

“What other nations call religious toleration, we call religious rights. They are not exercised in virtue of governmental indulgence, but as rights, of which government cannot deprive any portion of citizens, however small.”

Richard Mentor Johnson

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 And today is the imposter’s birthday. 🙂

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Good Morning!

Don’t get freaked out! 😦

It’s not a bug, it’s a puppy.

Seriously, look closely. Do you see it?

It helps if you cover the section below the white band. And for some reason, he has antennae. Maybe it’s an alien puppy. 🙂

Cheryl took the pic and pointed out the puppy.

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On this day in 1701 The Collegiate School was founded in Killingworth, CT. The school moved to New Haven in 1745 and changed its name to Yale College. 

In 1859 Abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Harper’s Ferry, VA (now located in West Virginia). 

In 1941 the Nazis advanced to within 60 miles of Moscow. Romanians entered Odessa, USSR, and began exterminating 150,000 Jews. 

In 1962 President Kennedy was informed that there were missile bases in Cuba, beginning the Cuban missile crisis. 

And in 1964 China detonated its first atomic bomb becoming the world’s fifth nuclear power. 

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Quote of the Day

“Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody.”

Angela Lansbury

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 Today is Jan Dismas Zelenka’s birthday. A little slow starting, but worth the wait. From MoscowOratorio

And it’s Albert Franz Doppler’s too. From BoisMusic

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl, and it’s a great shot.

On this day in 1892 the U.S. government announced that the land in the western Montana was open to settlers.

In 1939 New York Municipal Airport was dedicated. The name was later changed to La Guardia Airport. 

In 1945 Pierre Laval, the former premier of Vichy France, was executed for treason.

In 1946 Hermann Goering, a Nazi war criminal and founder of the Gestapo, poisoned himself just hours before his scheduled execution. 

And in 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill creating the Department of Transportation. 

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Quote of the Day

“Cleanliness is very important. If you let kids make a total mess in the kitchen and then leave, you’re not really teaching them anything.”

Emeril Lagasse

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 Today is Dag Ivan Wiren’s birthday.

And it’s Richard Carpenter’s.

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On this day in 1879 Thomas Edison signed an agreement with Jose D. Husbands for the sale of Edison telephones in Chile. 

In 1928 the first televised wedding took place in Des Plains, IL. James Fowlkes and Cora Dennison were married in a radio studio. 

In 1936 the first SSB (Social Security Board) office opened in Austin, TX.

In 1947, over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California, pilot Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 rocket plane and became the first person to break the sound barrier. 

And in 1954 C. B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments”, starring Charlton Heston, began filming in Egypt. The epic had a cast of 25,000 people. 

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Quote of the Day

“Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.”

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 Today is Alexander von Zemlinsky’s birthday.

And it’s Justin Hayward’s too. From 60s70sVintageRock

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Good Morning!

Happy Columbus Day.

And Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends.

I saw this bird on the way to church yesterday, so I had to stop and take some pics. You can’t see it in the header, but he had a berry in his mouth the whole time.

On this day in 1775 the U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet. 

In 1792 the cornerstone of the Executive Mansion was laid in Washington, DC. The building became known as the White House in 1818.

In 1812 American forces were defeated at the Battle of Queenstown Heights. The British victory effectively ended any further U.S. invasion of Canada. 

In 1951 a football with a rubber covering was used for the first time. Georgia Tech beat Louisiana State 25-7. 

And in 1995 Walt Disney World Resort admitted its 500-millionth guest. 

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Quote of the Day

“What Britain needs is an iron lady.”

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 Today is Paul Simon’s birthday. From PaulSimonVEVO

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Good Morning!

Welcome to the weekend!!!

On this day in 1811 the Juliana, the first steam-powered ferryboat, was put into operation by the inventor John Stevens. The ferry went between New York City, NY, and Hoboken, NJ. 

In 1869 Thomas Edison filed for a patent on his first invention. The electric machine was used for counting votes for the U.S. Congress, however the Congress did not buy it. 

In 1932 the first telecast of a political campaign was aired in New York. 

And in 1939 U.S. President Roosevelt was presented with a letter from Albert Einstein that urged him to develop the U.S. atomic program rapidly. 

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Quote of the Day

“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”

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 Today is Darryl Hall’s birthday.

And some guitar for no apparent reason. From Opry

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

On this day in 1845 the United States Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, MD. 

In 1865 the billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt. 

In 1933 Dreft, the first synthetic detergent, went on sale. 

And in 1977 Joe Namath played the last game of his NFL career. 

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Quote of the Day

“Age is not important, unless you’re a cheese.”

Helen Hayes

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 Today is Vernon Duke’s birthday.

And it’s Mike Milinin’s too.

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

On this day in 1701 the Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in New Haven. The name was later changed to Yale. 

In 1776 a group of Spanish missionaries settled in what is now San Francisco, CA.

In 1812, during the War of 1812 American forces captured two British brigs, the Detroit and the Caledonia. 

In 1858 mail service via stagecoach between San Francisco, CA, and St. Louis, MO, began. 

And in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson made their longest telephone call to date. It was a distance of two miles. 

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Quote of the Day

“I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.”

Lord Hailsham

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 Today is  Giuseppe Fortunino Frencesco Verdi’s birthday. This will wake you up.

And another….

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