Good Morning!

And Happy Reformation Day! 🙂

On this day in 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace Church. The event marked the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.

In 1864 Nevada became the 36th state to join the U.S.

In 1926 Magician Harry Houdini died of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. His appendix had been damaged twelve days earlier when he had been punched in the stomach by a student unexpectedly. During a lecture Houdini had commented on the strength of his stomach muscles and their ability to withstand hard blows.

In 1941 Mount Rushmore was declared complete after 14 years of work.

In 1941 the U.S. Navy destroyer Reuben James was torpedoed by a German submarine near Iceland. The U.S. had not yet entered World War II.  More than 100 men were killed.

In 1952 the U.S. detonated its first hydrogen bomb.

And in 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine from Fort Worth, TX, announced that he would never return to the U.S. We all know how that worked out. 😦

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Quote of the Day

“Who cares about the clouds when we’re together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.”

Dale Evans

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Slim pickins for birthdays today. So hey, let’s go with that.

This one is just because I like it.

And we do have Larry Mullen Jr. with a birthday though.

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QoDs?

Will you be participating in Trick-or-Treat? Or Trunk-or-Treat?

Will you give out candy, or lock the doors, turn out the lights, and pretend you’re not home? 😯

And if you don’t mind telling us, why?

Good Morning!

On this day in 1735 John Adams, the second President of the United States, was born in Braintree, MA. His son, John Quincy Adams, later became the sixth President of the U.S.

In 1875 the constitution of Missouri was ratified by popular vote.

In 1894 the time clock was patented by Daniel M. Cooper of Rochester, NY.

1938 Orson Welles’ “The War of the Worlds” aired on CBS radio. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic among listeners.

In 1945 the U.S. government announced the end of shoe rationing.

And in 1953 General George C. Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Quotes of the Day

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

“All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.”

John  Adams

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Today is Bryan Goggin’s birthday. So Smalltown Poets it is.

For those interested, here’s the original radio broadcast of “War of the Worlds” from 1938.

And it’s Gavin McGregor Rossdale’s birthday too. So one of my favorites, it’s Bush covering Floyd. 🙂

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Good Morning!

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.

In 1966 the National Organization for Women was founded.

And in 1969 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered an immediate end to all school segregation.

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Quote of the Day

“Never wear anything that panics the cat.” 😯

P. J. O’Rourke

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Today is Michael Passons’ birthday.

It’s also Denny Laine’s, who played with the Moody Blues and these guys, from Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Slim pickings on birthdays today, so here’s a newer Michaels Passons with Point of Grace.

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Good Morning!

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 President Cleveland.

In 1904 the St. Louis Police Department became the first to use fingerprinting.

 In 1919 Congress enacted the Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act.

In 1965 Pope Paul VI issued a decree absolving Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

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

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Quote of the Day

“I just thank God I can make a living doing something I enjoy as much as I do playing music.”

Charlie Daniels

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Today is Charlie Daniels’ birthday.

It’s also Brad Paisley’s.

And just for fun, here’s the Charlie Daniels Band with Skynyrd, doing an instrumental version of “Freebird” from 1979.

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Good Morning!

The weekend has arrived! 🙂

On this day in 1825 the Erie Canal opened in upstate New York.  

In 1854 Charles William Post was born. He was the inventor of “Grape Nuts,” “Postum” and “Post Toasties.” I’ve always wondered who was to blame for Grape Nuts. Now I know.

In 1881 the “Gunfight at the OK Corral” took place in Tombstone, AZ. The fight was between Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and Doc Holiday and the Ike Clanton Gang.

In 1951 Winston Churchill became the prime minister of Great Britain.

In 1962 the Soviet Union made an offer to end the Cuban Missile Crisis by taking their missile bases out of Cuba if the U.S. agreed to not invade Cuba and would remove Jupiter missiles in Turkey.

And in 1977 the experimental space shuttle Enterprise successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

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Quote of the Day

“Being a conservative in Hollywood is like walking into a shooting range with a bull’s-eye attached to your body. There are more of us than you would believe, but if you want to keep working, you feel like you have to keep quiet.“

Pat Sajak

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Today is composer Domenico Scarlatti’s birthday. So classical guitar it is, played by Vladimir Gorbach.

Today is also Keith Urban’s too. So here he is with a bunch of guys.

And just for fun, another from Scarlatti, from Elaine Comparone. She’s very good.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday! 🙂

On this day in 1854 The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during the Crimean War. The British were winning the Battle of Balaclava when Lord James Cardigan received an order to attack the Russians. He took his troops into a valley and suffered 40 percent caualties. Later it was revealed that the order was the result of confusion and was not given intentionally.

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.

In 1962 U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson presented photographic evidence to the United Nations Security Council. The photos were of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.

And in 1983 U.S. troops and soldiers from six Caribbean nations invaded Grenada to restore order and provide protection to U.S. citizens after a recent coup within Grenada’s Communist (pro-Cuban) government.

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Quote of the Day

“And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit.” 🙂

Bobby Knight

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Today is Johann Strauss II’s birthday. So it’s “Tales from Vienna Woods Waltz”, from The Bijou Orchestra.

It’s also Sarah Ophelia Colley’s birthday.

And it’s Jon Anderson’s as well.

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Good Morning!

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 1788 poet Sarah Joseph Hale was born. She wrote the poem “Mary Had A Little Lamb.”

In 1830 Belva Lockwood was born. She was the first woman formally nominated for the U.S. Presidency.

In 1901 daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. She was 63 years old. And crazy if you ask me. 😯

In 1929 investors dumped more than 13 million shares on the stock market. The day is known as “Black Thursday.”

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

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Quote of the Day

“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.

Henry Ford

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Today is composer Luciano Berio’s birthday. So here’s a piece of his, performed by the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra.

It’s also composer George Crumb’s birthday. Here’s Sonata for Solo Cello, performed by a very talented young man named Austin Huntington.

This one is just because it’s fun.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1910 Blanche S. Scott became the first woman to make a public solo airplane flight in the United States.

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

In 1929 the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged, starting the stock-market crash that began the Great Depression.

In 1956 NBC broadcasted the first videotape recording. The tape of Jonathan Winters was seen coast to coast in the U.S.

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

“Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.”

Johnny Carson

You have 2 months and 2 days left. 🙂

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Today is Shawn Craig”s birthday.

It’s also so Bob Farrell’s.

And it’s “Weird Al’s” too. 🙂

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1746 – The College of New Jersey was officially chartered. It later became known as Princeton University.

 In 1797 Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first recorded parachute jump. He made the jump from about 3,000 feet.

In 1836 Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas. 

In 1907 The Panic of 1907 began when depositors began withdrawing money from many New York banks.

In 1939 the first televised pro football game was telecast from New York. Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 23-14.

And in 1962 President Kennedy went on radio and television to inform the United States about his order to send U.S. forces to blockade Cuba.

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Quote of the Day

“Well, being as there’s no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon.”

Curly Howard

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Today is composer Franz Liszt’s birthday. So you know what that means…

Bugs Bunny!

Ha! Just kidding, here’s something more fitting.

And it’s TobyMac’s too.

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Anyone have a QoD?

Or try this one. I have a theory that nothing good ever happens on a Tuesday. Prove me wrong. Tell me why should I change my mind?

Good Morning!

On this day in 1797 “Old Ironsides,” the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, was launched in Boston’s harbor.

In 1858 the Can-Can was performed for the first time in Paris.

In 1879 Thomas Edison invented the electric incandescent lamp.

In 1917 the first U.S. soldiers entered combat during World War I near Nancy, France. Nah, too easy. 🙂

In 1967 thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington, DC, in opposition to the Vietnam War.

And in 1983 the Pentagon reported that 2,000 Marines were headed to Grenada to protect and evacuate Americans living there.  

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Quote of the Day

“A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don’t need it.”

Bob Hope

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For today’s birthdays, we start with Rich Mullins.

Today is also Charlie Lowell’s birthday.

And it’s Brian Pittman’s too.

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