Good Morning!

On this day in 1789 a regular army was established by the U.S. War Department with several hundred men. 

In 1943 Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marchal Pietro Badoglio signed an armistice aboard the British ship Nelson. 

In 1951 the first network football game was televised by CBS-TV in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania. 

In 1960 “My Three Sons” debuted on ABC-TV. 

And on this day in 1999 I married my lovely wife Cheryl. Hands down, the smartest move I’ve ever made. 🙂

Happy 15th Anniversary Cheryl! 🙂

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Quote of the Day

“Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can’t sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can’t sleep with the window open.”

George Bernard Shaw

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 For Cheryl.

And this one is because I like it. Old song, new version, from AmartianHD

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Good Morning!

Happy Saturday!!!

Or Sunday, if it’s tomorrow. Or today if it is tomorrow when you read this…..

Now I’m confused.

And since I won’t have many more chances to do so this year…

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On this day in 1779 John Adams was elected to negotiate with the British over peace terms. 

In 1939, after 19 days of resistance, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered to the Germans after being invaded by the Nazis and the Soviet Union during World War II. 

In 1979 the Department of Education became the 13th Cabinet in U.S. history after the final approval from Congress. 

And in 1989 two men went over the 176-foot-high Niagara Falls in a barrel. Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter Debernardi were the first to ever survive the Horshoe Falls.

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Quote of the Day

“Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty.”

Samuel Adams 

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 Today is Shaun Cassidy’s birthday.

And it’s Nikki Hassman’s too.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

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On this day in 1777 Philadelphia was occupied by British troops.

In 1918, during World War I, the Meuse-Argonne offensive against the Germans began. It was the final Allied offensive on the western front. 

In 1955 the New York Stock Exchange suffered its worst decline since 1929 when the word was released concerning U.S. President Eisenhower’s heart attack. 

In 1964 “Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS-TV. 

And in 1969 “The Brady Bunch” series premiered on ABC-TV. 

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Quote of the Day

“Home is where one starts from.”

T. S. Eliot

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 Today is George Gershwin’s birthday. From Erik Reischl, who I believe is the gentleman on piano.

And it’s also Marty Robbins’.

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Good Morning!

Yesterday I took my daily trip over to check the neighbor’s bird feeders. They draw in birds I don’t usually see in my yard. This time the only birds there were sparrows. But I wasn’t the only one watching them. 🙂

On this day in 1690 one of America’s earliest newspapers published its first and last edition. The “Publik Occurences Both Foreign and Domestik” was published at the London Coffee House in Boston, MA, by Benjamin Harris.

In 1789 the first U.S. Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution.

In 1965 Willie Mays, at the age of 34, became the oldest man to hit 50 home runs in a single season. He had also set the record for the youngest to hit 50 ten years earlier. 

And 1978 Melissa Ludtke, a writer for “Sports Illustrated”, filed a suit in U.S. District Court. The result was that Major League Baseball could not bar female writers from the locker room after the game. 

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Quote of the Day

“Some things you’ll never know, and some things you’ll wish you never knew.”

Eric Williams

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 Today is Jean-Philippe Rameau’s birthday.

That one was so good I’d like another.

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

On this day in 1869 thousands of businessmen were financially ruined after a panic on Wall Street.

In 1929 the first all-instrument flight took place in New York when Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY2 Biplane over Mitchell Field. 

In 1960 the USS Enterprise became the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier to be launched.

And in 1977 “The Love Boat” debuted on ABC-TV.

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Quote of the Day

“When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with puppets or had any interest in them.”

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Today is Gerry Marsden’s birthday.

 And in honor of Jim Henson’s birthday, some classical music. 🙂 From The Muppets

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QoD?

Who is your favorite Muppet?

Good Morning!

Welcome to the first day of Autumn. 🙂

And today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

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On this day in 1780 John Andre, a British spy, was captured with papers revealing that Benedict Arnold was going to surrender West Point, NY, to the British. 

In 1846 astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune. 

In 1930 flashbulbs were patented by Johannes Ostermeier.

And in 1962 New York’s Philharmonic Hall opened. It was the first unit of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

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Quote of the Day

“Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower.”

Albert Cadmus

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 Today is Bonnie Keen’s birthday.

And it’s Harry Connick Jr.’s birthday too.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1789 Congress authorized the office of Postmaster General. 

In 1862 President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves held within rebel states would be free as of January 1, 1863. 

In 1914 three British cruisers were sunk by one German submarine in the North Sea. 1,400 British sailors were killed.  

In 1961 President John F. Kennedy signed a congressional act that established the Peace Corps. 

And in 1969 Willie Mays hit his 600th career home run. 

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Quote of the Day

“Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always want it the least.”

Phillip Stanhope,

4th Earl of Chesterfield

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Today is Debby Boone’s birthday.

 And today is also Joan Jett’s birthday.

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QoD?

Is this the coolest piece of furniture ever made? I think it might just be. 🙂

Good Morning!

The Weekend is here!!!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

And I believe a 6th Arrow has a birthday, and a 1st daughter has a 1st anniversary this weekend. So Happy Birthday, and Happy Anniversary!

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On this day in 1884 the Equal Rights Party was formed in San Francisco, CA..

In 1953 Jimmy Stewart debuted on the radio western “The Six Shooter” on NBC. 

In 1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that the U.S., France, and Italy were going to send peacekeeping troops back to Beirut.

And in 1991 U.N. weapons inspectors left for Iraq in a renewed search for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. 

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Quote of the Day

“Just do what you do best.”

Red Auerbach

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 On today’s date in 1973 Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash.

This one and the next are from Your Music Jukebox – The 70’s

And it’s John Panozzo’s birthday. This seems fitting. 😦

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QoD

Any plans for the last weekend of Summer?

Good Morning!

Todays header photo is from Linda. 😯

It’s Friday!!!

On this day in 1796 President Washington’s farewell address was published. 

In 1819 John Keats wrote “Ode to Autumn.” 

In 1955 Argentina President Juan Peron was ousted after a revolt by the army and navy. 

In 1960 Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in New York to visit the United Nations, checked out of the Shelburne Hotel angrily after a dispute with the management. 

And in 1984 China and Britain completed a draft agreement transferring Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule by 1997. 

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Quote of the Day

“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.”

Dr. Seuss

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 Here’s Jon and Steve from the PianoGuys, with Love Story Meets Viva la Vida.

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

On this day in 1763 it was reported, by the Boston Gazette, that the first piano had been built in the United States. The instrument was named the spinet and was made by John Harris. 

In 1830 the “Tom Thumb”, the first locomotive built in America, raced a horse on a nine-mile course. The horse won when the locomotive had some mechanical difficulties. 

In 1947 the United States Air Force was established as a separate military branch by the National Security Act. 

And in 1965 the first episode of “I Dream of Jeannie” was shown on NBC-TV. 

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Quote of the Day

“The true measure of a man is how well he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”

Samuel Johnson

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 Today is Kerry Livgren’s birthday. From kansasVEVO

And one more.

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