Good Morning!

On this day in 1605 The “Gunpowder Plot” attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament.

In 1844 a grizzly bear underwent a successful cataract operation at the Zoological Garden in California.

In 1872 Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine.

In 1935 the game “Monopoly” was introduced by Parker Brothers Company.

In 1940 President Franklin Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office.

And in 1959 the American Football League was formed.

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Quote of the Day

“That though thou seest it no great matter to be separated from Christ now, yet when the heavens shall be in a flaming fire, and the earth shall give up the dead that be in it, and Christ shall appear in infinite glory, admired of angels, blessed of saints, crowned of God, comforting his-elect, “Come, O, come, ye blessed;” then you shall think this separation something.”

Thomas Shepard

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Today is Jeff Deyo’s birthday.

It’s also Jay Weaver’s.

And it’s Bryan Adams’ too.

And last one, Roy Rogers’.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1880 James and John Ritty patented the first cash register.

In 1924 Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming was elected America’s first woman governor so she could serve out the remaining term of her late husband, William B. Ross. 

In 1939 at the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display.

In 1965 Lee Ann Roberts Breedlove became the first woman to exceed 300 mph when she went 308.5 mph.

And in 1979 Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 63 Americans hostage (90 total hostages).

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Quote of the Day

“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.”

Will Rogers

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Today is Will Rogers’ birthday.

That’s some pretty fancy rope work. 🙂

It’s also Art Carney’s birthday.

And this guy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today in 1992.

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Good Morning!

Welcome to the weekend! 🙂

On this day in 1783 U.S. Gen. George Washington gave his “Farewell Address to the Army” near Princeton, NJ. 

In 1867 “Harpers Bazaar” magazine was founded.

In 1895, in Chicago, IL, the first gasoline powered car contest took place in America.

In 1930 the DuPont Company announced the first synthetic rubber. It was named DuPrene.

In 1948 Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey for the U.S. presidency. The Chicago Tribune published an early edition that had the headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.” 

And in 1962 President Kennedy announced that the U.S.S.R. was dismantling the missile sites in Cuba.

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Quote of the Day

“I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.”

Daniel Boone

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Today is Stephen Mark Pasch’s birthday.

It’s also Keith Emerson’s.

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Good Morning!

How can it be November already?

Oh well, at least it’s Friday! 🙂

On this day in 1512 Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.

In 1604 “Othello,” the tragedy by William Shakespeare, was first presented at Whitehall Palace in London.

In 1765 the British Parliament enacted The Stamp Act in the American colonies. The act was repealed in March of 1766 on the same day that the Parliament passed the Declaratory Acts which asserted that the British government had free and total legislative power of the colonies.

In 1800 U.S. President John Adams became the first president to live in the White House when he moved in.

In 1861 Gen. George B. McClellan was made the general-in-chief of the American Union armies.

In 1904 The Army War College in Washington, DC, enrolled the first class.

And in 1949, in Washington, 55 people were killed when a fighter plane hit an airliner.

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Quote of the Day

“I have nothing to say to the nothing that has been said.”

Spencer Perceval

The only British PM to ever be assassinated.

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Today is Michelle Tumes’ birthday.

It’s also Dan Peek’s.

And it’s Lee Ritenour’s too. So “Rio Funk” it is. 🙂

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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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Anyone have a QoD?

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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