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The weekend has arrived!

On this day in 1693 a charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA.

In 1802 Simon Willard patented the banjo clock.

In 1861 The Confederate States of America was formed.

In 1910 William D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America.

In 1918 “The Stars and Stripes” newspaper was published for the first time.

And in 1973 U.S. Senate leaders named seven members of a select committee to investigate the Watergate scandal.

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Quote of the Day

“I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.”

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Today is composer John Williams’ birthday. If you’re a movie fan, you’ll recognize his work.

And on today’s date in 1965 this song was released as a single.

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It’s Friday!

On this day in 1795 the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals and limits the ability of citizens to sue states.

In 1922 DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace offered 5,000 copies of “Reader’s Digest” magazine for the first time.

In 1940 “Pinocchio” world premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan.

In 1943 the U.S. government announced that shoe rationing would go into effect in two days. Women were hardest hit by the news. 🙂

And in 1962 the U.S. government banned all Cuban imports and re-export of U.S. products to Cuba from other countries.

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Quote of the Day

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.”

Charles Dickens

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Today is composer Wilhelm Stenhammer’s birthday. “Fantasy in B Minor” from wwwkyrkancom

It’s also Arthur Colins’. From NathanielJordan, who has a bunch of old songs. This one’s from 1911.

And it’s Garth Brooks’ as well.

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On this day in 1815 the state of New Jersey issued the first American railroad charter to John Stevens.

In 1926 the National Football League adopted a rule that made players ineligible for competition until their college class graduated.

In 1952 Britain’s King George VI died. His daughter, Elizabeth II, succeeded him.

In 1959 the U.S., for the first time, successfully test-fired a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral.

In 1987 President Ronald Reagan turned 76 years old this day and became the oldest U.S. President in history.

And in 1998 Washington National Airport was renamed for President Ronald Reagan.

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Quotes of the Day

“If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”

“Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.”

Ronald Reagan

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Today is Natalie Cole’s birthday.

It’s also Simon Phillips’. From TotoVEVO 

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On this day in 1846 “The Oregon Spectator”, based in Oregon City, became the first newspaper published on the Pacific coast.

In 1881 Phoenix, AZ, was incorporated.

In 1952, in New York City, four signs were installed at 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square that told pedestrians “don’t walk.”

In 1953 the Walt Disney’s film “Peter Pan” opened at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.

And in 1988 a pair of indictments were unsealed in Florida, accusing Panama’s military leader, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, of bribery and drug trafficking.

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Quotes of the Day

“I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man.”

“Faith makes all things possible… love makes all things easy.”

Dwight L. Moody

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Not many birthdays today, so it’s random selection time.

From Air1Radio

From OpryLive

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On this day in 1783 Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America.

In 1789 electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.

In 1861 delegates from six southern states met in Montgomery, AL, to form the Confederate States of America.

In 1941 the United Service Organizations (USO) was created.

And in 1974 Patricia (Patty) Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, CA, by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

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Quotes of the Day

“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.”

“To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Today is Randy Hoslapple’s birthday. He used to play with this band.

And it’s Clint Black’s birthday too.

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Good Morning!

It’s Monday, so that means snow. Again. Tuesday night and Wednesday is the same forecast. Yay. 🙄

On this day in 1690 the first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts colony. The currency was used to pay soldiers that were fighting in the war against Quebec.

In 1783 Spain recognized the independence of the United States.

In 1913 the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax.

In 1916 Ottawa, Canada’s original parliament buildings burned down.

And in 1966 the first rocket-assisted controlled landing on the Moon was made by the Soviet space vehicle Luna IX.

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Quote of the Day

“Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I’ve always called myself an illustrator. I’m not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give it my very best. Art has been my life.”

Norman Rockwell

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On this day in 1956 Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash held a recording session at Sun Studios in Memphis.

It’s also Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s birthday. From Youth Orchestra Concerts by Jason Julian

And it’s John Schlitt’s birthday.

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Good Morning!

Can you believe it’s already February?

Tomorrow is Groundhog Day.

If you see Phil, treat him like you would any other varmint, ‘cuz I am soooo done with Winter. 😉

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On this day in 1788 Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patented the steamboat.

In 1790 the U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York City. 

In 1861 Texas voted to secede from the Union.

In 1862 “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” by Julia Ward Howe was first published in the “Atlantic Monthly.”

In 1893 Thomas A. Edison completed work on the world’s first motion picture studio in West Orange, NJ.

And in 1920 Canada’s Royal North West Mounted Police changed their name to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The organization was commissioned in 1873.

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Quote of the Day

“None know how often the hand of God is seen in a wilderness but them that rove it for a man’s life.”

Thomas Cole

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Some days it’s really easy to select music. Like today. On today’s date in 1909 George Beverly Shea was born.  From TheTrueSeven

This next one is from TheSevenSunny

And today is also Victor Herbert’s birthday. The Abington Symphony Orchestra, From Imacademy1

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Good Morning!

It’s finally Friday!

On this day in 1865 the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was ratified by the necessary number of states on December 6, 1865.  The amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

Also in 1865, General Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies. 

In 1876 all Native American Indians were ordered to move into reservations.

In 1940 the first Social Security check was issued by the U.S. Government.

And in 1950 President Truman announced that he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.

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Quote of the Day

“It helps if the hitter thinks you’re a little crazy.”

Nolan Ryan

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Today is Franz Schubert’s birthday.

It’s also Peter Dawson’s.

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On this day in 1798 the first brawl in the U.S. House of Representatives took place. Congressmen Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold fought on the House floor.

In 1847 the town of Yerba Buena was renamed San Francisco.

In 1862 the U.S. Navy’s first ironclad warship, the “Monitor”, was launched.

In 1911 the first airplane rescue at sea was made by the destroyer “Terry.” Pilot James McCurdy was forced to land in the ocean about 10 miles from Havana, Cuba.

In 1933 “The Lone Ranger” was heard on radio for the first time. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955.

And in 1972, in Northern Ireland, British soldiers shot and killed thirteen Roman Catholic civil rights marchers. The day is known as “Bloody Sunday.”

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Quote of the Day

“I have come to the conclusion that none of us in our generation feels as guilty about sin as we should, or as our forefathers did.”

Francis Schaeffer

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Today is the birthday of Johann Joachim Quantz. A very nicely done “Trio Sonata in C Minor”

Today is also Phil Collins’ birthday. I always preferred him on drums more than when he was singing, so I found both.

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On this day in 1802 John Beckley became the first Librarian of Congress.

In 1820 Britain’s King George III died insane at Windsor Castle.

In 1845 Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” was published for the first time in the “New York Evening Mirror.”

In 1936 the first members of major league baseball’s Hall of Fame were named in Cooperstown, NY.

In 1949 “The Newport News” was commissioned as the first air-conditioned naval ship in Virginia.

And in 1990 Joseph Hazelwood, the former skipper of the Exxon Valdez, went on trial in Anchorage, AK, on charges that stemmed from (what was at the time) America’s worst oil spill.  Hazelwood was later acquitted of all the major charges and was convicted of a misdemeanor.

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Quote of the Day

“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.”

Thomas Paine

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Today is the birthday of Frederick Delius. Given the weather most of us are having, a reminder of what’s to come seems appropriate. So here’s Delius’ “On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring” From George Morton, who I believe is the conductor. It’s the Sheffield University Orchestra, and they do a very nice rendition. 🙂

And this one makes me feel a little better about the weather. Kings College Choir, who never disappoints, with “In the Bleak Midwinter”. From Suila2007

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