Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Kare.

And this one is from Donna. 🙂

On this day in 1809 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government was greater than that of any individual state.

In 1815 the USS Constitution, under Captain Charles Stewart fought the British ships Cyane and Levant. The Constitution captures both, but lost the Levant after encountering a British squadron. The Constitution and the Cyane returned to New York safely on May 15, 1815. The Cyane was purchased and became the USS Cyane.

In 1931 the U.S. Congress allowed California to build the Oakland Bay Bridge.

In 1933 the U.S. House of Representatives completed congressional action on the amendment to repeal Prohibition.

In 1965 Ranger 8 crashed on the moon after sending back thousands of pictures of its surface.

And in 1998 American Tara Lipinski, at age 15, became the youngest gold medalist in winter Olympics history when she won the ladies’ figure skating title at Nagano, Japan.

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Quote of the Day

“Don’t fire until you see the white’s of their eyes.”

William Prescott

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Today is Sandy Duncan’s birthday.

Next up, some Kung Fu Piano. From ThePianoGuys

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from me.

Some of the photos I received will not load properly into the header. Something to do with pixel count. I’m too much of an amateur to figure it out properly. But they are lovely none the less. And I have figured out how to load them correctly on the page though. 🙂

This one makes me think of Spring, when all is new again. 🙂 It’s from Phos/Roscuro

On this day in 1807 former Vice President Aaron Burr was arrested in Alabama. He was later tried and acquitted on charges of treason.

In 1846 the formal transfer of government between Texas and the United States took place.

In 1878 Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph).

In 1942 President Roosevelt signed an executive order giving the military the authority to relocate and intern Japanese-Americans.

In 1942 the New York Yankees announced that they would admit 5,000 uniformed servicemen free to each of their home ball games during the coming season.

In 1945, during World War II, about 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima.

And in 2003, in West Warwick, RI, 99 people were killed when fire destroyed the nightclub The Station. The fire started with sparks from a pyrotechnic display being used by Great White. Ty Longley, guitarist for Great White, was one of the victims in the fire.

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Quote of the Day

“As soon as people see my face on a movie screen, they knew two things: first, I’m not going to get the girl, and second, I’ll get a cheap funeral before the picture is over.

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Today is Smokey Robinson’s birthday.

It’s Denny Correll’s birthday too.

And this song was completed today in 1964. This video is old. From Subtitleman, who puts lyrics to videos for the deaf and hard of hearing. 🙂

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Good Morning!

Today’s photo is courtesy of Chas. 

On this day in 1564 the artist Michelanglelo died in Rome.

In 1685 Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay, and thus formed the basis for France’s claim to Texas.

In 1861, in Montgomery, AL, Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the President of the Confederate States.

In 1885 Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the U.S. for the first time.

In 1932 Sonja Henie won her 6th world women’s figure skating title in Montreal, Canada.

And in 2001 NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr., was killed in a crash during the Daytona 500 race.

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Quote of the Day

“I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.”

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Today is Juice Newton’s birthday.

And it’s Dennis DeYoung’s as well.

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Good Morning!

And Happy Presidents Day.

Today’s header photo is from Mumsee’s place.

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On this day in 1801 the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.

In 1876 Julius Wolff was credited with being the first to can sardines.

In 1933 Blondie Boopadoop married Dagwood Bumstead three years after Chic Young’s popular strip first debuted.

In 1944, during World War II, the Battle of Eniwetok Atoll began.  U.S. forces won the battle on February 22, 1944.

And in 1992 serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison.

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Quote of the Day

“I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”

George Washington

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Today is Gene Pitney’s birthday. He sang this song.

On this day in 1969 these two had a recording session in Nashville. This song is the only duet ever released from that session.

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Good Morning!

It’s Saturday!

We got 20 inches of snow, with 3-4 more today, and I’m in pretty bad shape as a result of clean-up efforts, so some posts are brief today.

I selected Kim’s header photo today in order to help us East coast folks think warm thoughts. 🙂

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Quote of the Day

“The problem with winter sports is that – follow me closely here – they generally take place in winter.”

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First today, some Josh Turner.

And this one kinda sums up the last few days.

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Good Morning!

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Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

On this day in 1778 the Stars and Stripes was carried to a foreign port, in France, for the first time. It was aboard the American ship Ranger.

In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell filed an application for a patent for the telephone.  It was officially issued on March 7, 1876.

In 1889, in Los Angeles, CA, oranges began their first trip to the east.

In 1912 the first diesel engine submarine was commissioned in Groton, CT.

In 1929 the “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place in Chicago, IL. Seven gangsters who were rivals of Al Capone were killed.

And in 1989 the first satellite of the Global Positioning System was placed into orbit around Earth.

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Quote of the Day

1 Corinthians 13

¹If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ² If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. ³ If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸ Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰ but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. ¹¹ When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. ¹² For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

¹³ And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

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Since it’s all about love today, I guess the music should be too. 🙂

Next, PianoGuys

Next, Jars of Clay

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Good Morning!

Today’s photo is from me.

On this day in 1633 Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before the Inquisition.

In 1741 “The American Magazine,” the first magazine in the U.S., was published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In 1935, in Flemington, New Jersey, a jury found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh.  Hauptmann was later executed for the crimes.

In 1945, During World War II, the Soviets captured Budapest, Hungary, from the German army. Allied aircraft also began bombing the German city of Dresden.

In 1955 Israel acquired 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls.

And in 2000 Charles M. Schulz’s last original Sunday “Peanuts” comic strip appeared in newspapers. Schulz had died the day before.

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Quote of the Day

“Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions.”

R. C. Sproul

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On this day in 1867 Johann Strauss’ magnificent “Blue Danube Waltz” was played for the first time at a public concert in Vienna, Austria.

It’s Tennessee Ernie Ford’s birthday. So here’s Mr. Ford and Mr. Cash.

And it’s Peter Tork’s as well.

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is courtesy of Nancy.

On this day in 1554 Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after being charged with treason. She had claimed the throne of England for only nine days.

In 1733 Savannah, GA, was founded by English colonist James Oglethorpe.

In 1892 U.S. President Lincoln’s birthday was declared to be a national holiday.

In 1915 the cornerstone of the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, DC.

In 1973 American prisoners of war were released for the first time during the Vietnam conflict.

And in 1999 President Clinton was acquitted by the U.S. Senate on two impeachment articles. The charges were perjury and obstruction of justice.

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Quotes of the Day, and there were a lot of good ones to choose from with Mr. Lincoln.

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

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Today is Michael McDonald’s birthday. So here he is with the Doobie Brothers.

It’s also Chynna Phillips’, so the girls covering the Dads. I think. There’s Mommas and Papas in there somewhere too. It’s confusing. 🙂

From WilsonPhillipsVEVO

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Good Morning!

Today’s header is courtesy of Kare2012.

On this day in 1752 The Pennsylvania Hospital opened as the very first hospital in America.

In 1808 Judge Jesse Fell experimented by burning anthracite coal to keep his house warm. He successfully showed how clean the coal burned and how cheaply it could be used as a heating fuel. 

In 1812 the term “gerrymandering” had its beginning when the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, signed a redistricting law that favored his party.

In 1936 pumping began the process to build San Francisco’s Treasure Island.

In 1943 General Dwight David Eisenhower was selected to command the allied armies in Europe.

And in 2006, in Texas, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt. 😯

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Quote of the Day

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

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Today is Clay Crosse’s birthday. From claycrosse

Today is also composer Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf’s. From bartje11, who has like 2,000 videos. 😯

These guys performed their first US concert in D.C. today in 1964, 2 days after their Ed Sullivan Show US debut. Warning! It’s hard to hear the first 2 minutes with all the teenage girls losing their minds.

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Did you finish shopping for your sweetie yet? 🙂

Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is courtesy of Peter. 🙂

And I finally got one of the three birds I’ve been trying to photograph. 🙂

On this day in 1763 The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty France ceded Canada to England.

In 1863 the fire extinguisher was patented by Alanson Crane.

In 1870 the YWCA was founded in New York City.

In 1897 “The New York Times” began printing “All the news that’s fit to print” on their front page. Now it’s just DNC propaganda. 🙂

In 1933 the singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegraph Company of New York City.

And in 1949 “Death of a Salesman” opened at the Morocco Theatre in New York City.

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Quote of the Day

“If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.”

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Today we have another movie composer with a birthday. That would be Jerry Goldsmith.

And it’s Roberta Flack’s too.

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