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On this day in 1841 the Erie Railroad rolled out its first passenger train. 

In 1908 a meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away.  

In 1934 Adolf Hitler purged the Nazi Party by destroying the SA and bringing to power the SS in the “Night of the Long Knives.” 

In 1936 Margaret Mitchell’s book, “Gone with the Wind,” was published. 

And in 1953 the first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, MI. It sold for $3,250.

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Quote of the Day

“Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.”

John Gay

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Today is composer Laszlo Lajtha’s birthday.

It’s Stanley Clarke’s too.

And it’s also Glenn Shorrock’s as well. I haven’t heard this in years. 🙂

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Good Morning!

It’s Saturday!!!!

On this day in 1776 American Colonists repulsed a British sea attack on Charleston, SC. 

In 1869 R. W. Wood was appointed as the first Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy.

In 1902 the U.S. Congress passed the Spooner bill, it authorized a canal to be built across the isthmus of Panama. 

In 1945 U.S. General Douglas MacArthur announced the end of Japanese resistance in the Philippines.

And in 1967 Israel formally declared Jerusalem reunified under its sovereignty following its capture of the Arab sector in the June 1967 war. 

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Quote of the Day

“The best thing of all is God is with us.”

John Wesley

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Today is composer Richard Rodgers’ birthday.

And it’s Kathy Troccoli’s. Since one of the Beach Boys had a birthday yesterday as well, we’ll go with this one.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

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On this day in 1693 “The Ladies’ Mercury” was published by John Dunton in London. It was the first women’s magazine.

In 1801 British forces defeated the French and took control of Cairo, Egypt.  

In 1942 the FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had been put ashore from a submarine on New York’s Long Island. 

And in 1940 Robert Pershing Wadlow was measured by Dr. Cyril MacBryde and Dr. C. M. Charles. They recorded his height at 8′ 11.1.” He was only 22 at the time of his death on July 15, 1940. 

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Quote of the Day

“So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.”

Helen Keller

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Today is Marty Magehee’s birthday.

This is now the 3rd band member from Sixpence to have a birthday in the last week. I skipped the second, but I can’t skip Leigh Nash. From Kingsway Worship

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1483 Richard III usurped himself to the English throne. 

In 1844 John Tyler took Julia Gardiner as his bride, thus becoming the first U.S. President to marry while in office.

In 1917 General John “Black Jack” Pershing arrived in France with the American Expeditionary Force. 

In 1926 a memorial to the first U.S. troops in France was unveiled at St. Nazaire. 

And in 1979 Muhammad Ali, at 37 years old, announced that he was retiring as world heavyweight boxing champion.  

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Quote of the Day

“There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.”

Derek Jeter

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Today is Chris Isaak’s birthday.

And on this day in 1977, Elvis gave his final concert. But since I prefer his older stuff….

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1788 Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution and became the 10th state of the United States.

In 1876 Lt. Col. Custer and the 210 men of U.S. 7th Cavalry were killed by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at Little Big Horn in Montana. The event is known as “Custer’s Last Stand.” 

In 1917 the first American fighting troops landed in France. 

In 1962 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the use of unofficial non-denominational prayer in public schools was unconstitutional. 

And in 1973 White House Counsel John Dean admitted that U.S. President Nixon took part in the Watergate cover-up. 

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Quote of the Day

“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

George Orwell

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Today is Jody McBrayer’s birthday.

And it’s Ian McDonald’s too.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1497 Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing in the service of England, landed in North America on what is now Newfoundland.

In 1675 King Philip’s War began when Indians massacre colonists at Swansee, Plymouth colony. 

In 1844 Charles Goodyear was granted U.S. patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber.   

In 1955 Soviet MIG’s down a U.S. Navy patrol plane over the Bering Strait. 

And in 1982 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that no president could be sued for damages connected with actions taken while serving as President of the United States. 

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Quote of the Day

“The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.”

Henry Ward Beecher

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Today is Mark Lowry’s birthday.

Today is also Jeff Beck’s birthday. In my never-ending quest for out-of-the-ordinary music, this one’s pretty high up the list of favorites. Jeff Beck, with Billy Gibbons of ZZTop, performing Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons.”

Love it. 🙂

And it’s Jeff Cease’s as well. So Crowes it is.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1683 William Penn signed a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania. 

In 1860 the U.S. Secret Service was created to arrest counterfeiters. 

In 1865 Confederate General Stand Watie, who was also a Cherokee chief, surrendered the last sizable Confederate army at Fort Towson, in the Oklahoma Territory. 

In 1868 Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention that he called a “Type-Writer.” 

And in 1947 the U.S. Senate joined the House in overriding President Truman’s veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. 

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Quote of the Day

“And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now.”

Clarence Thomas

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Today is June Carter Cash’s birthday, so we’re goin’ to Jackson. From JohnnyCashShow

And it’s Michael Johnston’s too, so Smalltown Poets.

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Good Morning!

Happy Saturday!!!

And today is the first day of Summer. 🙂

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

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On this day in 1788 the U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. 

In 1893 the Ferris Wheel was introduced at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, IL. 

In 1939 Lou Gehrig quit baseball due to illness. 

And in 1985 scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele.

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Quote of the Day

“If you live for any joy on earth, you may be forsaken, but, oh, live for Jesus, and He will never forsake you!”

Matthew Simpson

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Today is Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach’s birthday. From drnypianostudio’s channel

 Today is also Justin Cary’s birthday.

And it’s Joseph Rojas’ too. This one’s loud. From SeventhDaySlumbeVEVO

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

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On this day in 0451 Roman and Barbarian warriors brought Attila’s army to a halt at the Catalaunian Plains in eastern France. 

In 1756, in India, 150 British soldiers were imprisoned in a cell that became known as the “Black Hole of Calcutta.” 

In 1898 the U.S. Navy seized the island of Guam enroute to the Phillipines to fight the Spanish.

In 1941 the U.S. Army Air Force was established, replacing the Army Air Corps. 

And in 1997 the tobacco industry agreed to a massive settlement in exchange for major relief from mounting lawsuits and legal bills. 

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Quote of the Day

“Impossibilities are merely things of which we have not learned, or which we do not wish to happen.”

Charles W. Chestnutt

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Today is Chet Atkins’ birthday.

And it’s Jerome Fontamillas’ too. From BlackTree TV

And Remembering Mister Guitar – Chet Atkins – From Roger Niccum who has a lot more of Chet.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1586 English colonists sailed away from Roanoke Island, NC, after failing to establish England’s first permanent settlement in America. 

In 1862 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlined his Emancipation Proclamation, which outlawed slavery in U.S. territories. 

In 1911, in Pennsylvania, the first motion-picture censorship board was established. 

In 1934 the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration was established. 

And in 1958, in Washington, DC, nine entertainers refused to answer a congressional committee’s questions on communism. 

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Quote of the Day

“Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans.

Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn’t consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day? Sure, I’m lucky. Who wouldn’t consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball’s greatest empire, Ed Barrow? To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow, Miller Huggins? Then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology, the best manager in baseball today, Joe McCarthy? Sure, I’m lucky.

When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice versa, sends you a gift—that’s something. When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in white coats remember you with trophies—that’s something.

When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter—that’s something. When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so that you can have an education and build your body—it’s a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed—that’s the finest I know.

So I close in saying that I might have been given a bad break, but I’ve got an awful lot to live for. Thank you.”

—Lou Gehrig at Yankee Stadium, July 4, 1939

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 I thought I’d play a favorite of mine this morning, from a whole bunch of people.

And of course, Lou Gehrig’s farewell. From Historic Films Stock Footage Archive

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