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It’s Friday!!!

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 1901 daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. She was 63 years old. 

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

And in 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. military forces went on the highest alert in the postwar era in preparation for a possible full-scale war with the Soviet Union. The U.S. blockade of Cuba officially began on this day. 

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Quote of the Day

“Men are never so good or so bad as their opinions.”

James Mackintosh

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 Today is Luciano Berio’s birthday. From, and conducted by, Ronald Zollman.

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

In 1946 the United Nations General Assembly convened in New York for the first time. 

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

“Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn’t grow up can be vice president.”

Johnny Carson

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 Today is David Thomas’ birthday. Gotta love some good a cappella.

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On this day 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. 

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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 Woo Hooo!!!!

And it’s Franz Liszt’s birthday too. From Seeli Toivio (the cellist, accompanied by her brother, pianist Kalle Toivio )

Love it!

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

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

In 1918 Margaret Owen set a typing speed record of 170 words per minute on a manual typewriter.

And in 1945 women in France were allowed to vote for the first time. 

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Quote of the Day

“Peace is purchased from strength. It’s not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.”

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 Today is Rich Mullins’ birthday. From Ragamuffin Archive

And it’s Charlie Lowell’s too. From JarsOfClayVEVO

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Today’s header photo is from Michelle.

On this day in 1774 the new Continental Congress, the governing body of America’s colonies, passed an order proclaiming that all citizens of the colonies “discountenance and discourage all horse racing and all kinds of gaming, cock fighting, exhibitions of shows, plays and other expensive diversions and entertainment.” 

In 1947 Hollywood came under scrutiny as the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence within the motion picture industry. 

In 1818 the U.S. and Great Britain established the boundary between the U.S. and Canada to be the 49th parallel. 

And in 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines (Steve’s sister) and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane crashed in Gillsburg, MS. The other four members of the band were seriously injured but survived the crash. 

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Quote of the Day

“Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one’s self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.”

Thomas Hughes

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 Today is Charles Ives’ birthday. From the conductor, Olivier Ochanine

And some Skynyrd, with Van Zant and Gaines.

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Welcome to the Weekend!

On this day in 1685 King Louis XIV of France revoked the Edict of Nantes, which had established the legal toleration of the Protestant population. 

In 1892 the first long-distance telephone line between Chicago, IL, and New York City, NY, was opened. 

In 1929 The Judicial Committee of England’s Privy Council ruled that women were to be considered as persons in Canada. 

And in 1958 the first computer-arranged marriage took place on Art Linkletter’s show. 

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Quote of the Day

“It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with.”

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Today is Chuck Berry’s birthday.

 Today is also Keith Knudsen’s.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

On this day in 1777 American troops defeated British forces in Saratoga, NY.

In 1933 Dr. Albert Einstein moved to Princeton, NJ, after leaving Germany. 

In 1979 Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

And in 1989 an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit the San Francisco Bay area in California. The quake caused about 67 deaths, 3,000 injuries, and damages up to $7 billion. 

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Quote of the Day

“What other nations call religious toleration, we call religious rights. They are not exercised in virtue of governmental indulgence, but as rights, of which government cannot deprive any portion of citizens, however small.”

Richard Mentor Johnson

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 And today is the imposter’s birthday. 🙂

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Don’t get freaked out! 😦

It’s not a bug, it’s a puppy.

Seriously, look closely. Do you see it?

It helps if you cover the section below the white band. And for some reason, he has antennae. Maybe it’s an alien puppy. 🙂

Cheryl took the pic and pointed out the puppy.

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On this day in 1701 The Collegiate School was founded in Killingworth, CT. The school moved to New Haven in 1745 and changed its name to Yale College. 

In 1859 Abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Harper’s Ferry, VA (now located in West Virginia). 

In 1941 the Nazis advanced to within 60 miles of Moscow. Romanians entered Odessa, USSR, and began exterminating 150,000 Jews. 

In 1962 President Kennedy was informed that there were missile bases in Cuba, beginning the Cuban missile crisis. 

And in 1964 China detonated its first atomic bomb becoming the world’s fifth nuclear power. 

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Quote of the Day

“Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody.”

Angela Lansbury

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 Today is Jan Dismas Zelenka’s birthday. A little slow starting, but worth the wait. From MoscowOratorio

And it’s Albert Franz Doppler’s too. From BoisMusic

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Today’s header photo is from Cheryl, and it’s a great shot.

On this day in 1892 the U.S. government announced that the land in the western Montana was open to settlers.

In 1939 New York Municipal Airport was dedicated. The name was later changed to La Guardia Airport. 

In 1945 Pierre Laval, the former premier of Vichy France, was executed for treason.

In 1946 Hermann Goering, a Nazi war criminal and founder of the Gestapo, poisoned himself just hours before his scheduled execution. 

And in 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill creating the Department of Transportation. 

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Quote of the Day

“Cleanliness is very important. If you let kids make a total mess in the kitchen and then leave, you’re not really teaching them anything.”

Emeril Lagasse

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 Today is Dag Ivan Wiren’s birthday.

And it’s Richard Carpenter’s.

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On this day in 1879 Thomas Edison signed an agreement with Jose D. Husbands for the sale of Edison telephones in Chile. 

In 1928 the first televised wedding took place in Des Plains, IL. James Fowlkes and Cora Dennison were married in a radio studio. 

In 1936 the first SSB (Social Security Board) office opened in Austin, TX.

In 1947, over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California, pilot Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 rocket plane and became the first person to break the sound barrier. 

And in 1954 C. B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments”, starring Charlton Heston, began filming in Egypt. The epic had a cast of 25,000 people. 

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Quote of the Day

“Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.”

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 Today is Alexander von Zemlinsky’s birthday.

And it’s Justin Hayward’s too. From 60s70sVintageRock

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