Good Morning!

Todays header photo is a big, slobbery fella we met at the park yesterday. 🙂

On this day in 1814 Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Toulouse by the British and the Spanish.

In 1849 Walter Hunt patented the safety pin.

In 1912 the Titanic set sail from Southampton, England. 

In 1930 the first synthetic rubber was produced. 

And in 1963 129 people died when the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher failed to surface off Cape Cod, MA. 

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Quote of the Day

“I can never get rid of “The Rifleman,” and I don’t want to. It’s a good image.”

Chuck (Kevin Joseph) Connors

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Today is Lesley Garrett’s birthday. From, and accompanied by,  PeterboroughMVChoir

And it’s Brian Setzer’s too. You know I love that. 🙂

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1833 Peterborough, NH, opened the first municipally supported public library in the United States.

In 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate Army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.

In 1869 the Hudson Bay Company ceded its territory to Canada. 

In 1945 in Bari, Italy, the Liberty exploded and killed 360 people. 

And in 1963 Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen

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Quote of the Day

“Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.” 🙂

Bill Cosby

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Today is Georg Matthias Monn’s birthday.

And it’s Carl Perkins’ as well. So here’s Carl with some other guys you may have heard of.

And here’s another from Carl and Johnny, with some other friends, paying tribute to Elvis.

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

On this day in 1789 the U.S. House of Representatives held its first meeting. 

In 1873 Alfred Paraf patented the first successful oleomargarine.

In 1946 the League of Nations assembled in Geneva for the last time. 

And in 1986 Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, CA. 

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Quote of the Day

“Standardization of our educational systems is apt to stamp out individualism and defeat the very ends of education by leveling the product down rather than up.”

Harvey Cushing

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Today is Larry Norman’s birthday.

And it’s also Franco Corelli’s.

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

On this day in 1864 the first camel race in America was held in Sacramento, California.

In 1930 the first steel columns were set for the Empire State Building. 

In 1940 Booker T. Washington became the first black to be pictured on a U.S. postage stamp. 

In 1969 the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material.

And in 1970 John Wayne won his first and only Oscar for his role in “True Grit.” He had been in over 200 films. 

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Quote of the Day

“To begin, begin.”

William Wordsworth

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Today is John Cooper’s birthday.

We played the Un-game Saturday night. One of my questions was what song I would like played at my funeral. I hadn’t really thought about it at length, but this was my answer. I’ve always liked it, and I like Trace’s version.

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Or if you’d prefer, answer the funeral music question.

Good Morning!

And Happy Saturday!

Today’s header photo is from Kim. 🙂

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On this day in 1621 the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, MA, on a return trip to England. 

In 1806 Isaac Quintard patented the cider mill. 

In 1933 the first operation to remove a lung was performed at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO. 

In 1951 Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for committing espionage for the Soviet Union. 

And in 1986 a discotheque in Berlin was bombed by Libyan terrorists. The U.S. attacked Libya with warplanes in retaliation on April 15, 1986. 

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Quote of the Day

“I followed the law. Before God, before the law, before the people of the state of Florida who elected me, I know that I followed the law.”

Katherine Harris

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Today is Tommy Cash’s birthday.

This one was sent to me by one of you. Not so much for the music, but to share with us a view of their town. The video was filmed in the area near where they live. So sit back, and enjoy the scenery, maybe see if you can guess where it is. I’ll leave it to the person who sent it to give you what details they’d like to share. 🙂

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!

On this day in 1818 the U.S. flag was declared to have 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars and that a new star would be added for the each new state. 

In 1850 the city of Los Angeles was incorporated. 

In 1862 the Battle of Yorktown began as Union General George B. McClellan closed in on Richmond, VA.

And in 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.

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Quote of the Day

“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”

Henry Van Dyke

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Today is Steve Gatlin’s birthday? From GaitherVEVO

And it’s Elmer Bernstein’s as well. Too many to choose from with him, so greatest hits it is. From benydebney

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1829 James Carrington patented the coffee mill. 

In 1860 the first Pony Express riders left St. Joseph, MO and Sacramento, CA.

In 1865 Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. 

In 1946 Lt. General Masaharu Homma, the Japanese commander responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed in the Philippines. 

And in 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “mountaintop” speech just 24 hours before he was assassinated. 

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Quote of the Day

“Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.”

Washington Irving

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Today is Andrew Shirley’s birthday. From Switchfoot

And it’s Tony Orlando’s too. Pre-mustache.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1792 Congress passed the Coinage Act to regulate the coins of the United States.

In 1865 Confederate President Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA. 

In 1877 the first Egg Roll was held on the grounds of the White House in Washington, DC. 

And in 1963 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King began the first non-violent campaign in Birmingham, AL. 

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Quote of the Day

“Every man’s life is a fairy tale written by God’s fingers.”

Hans Christian Andersen

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On this day in 1800 Beethoven  performed this for the first time.

Today is also Emmylou Harris’ birthday.

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Good Morning!

And Happy April Fools Day.

On this day in 1748 the ruins of Pompeii were found. 

In 1789 the U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting in New York City. Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first House Speaker. 

In 1793, in Japan, the volcano Unsen erupted killing about 53,000. 

In 1826 Samuel Mory patented the internal combustion engine.  

In 1889 the first dishwashing machine was marketed.

And in 1938 the Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, NY. 

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Quote of the Day

“A judge can’t have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge’s only obligation- and it’s a solemn obligation- is to the rule of law.”

Samuel Alito

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Today is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birthday. From the very talented ValentinaLisitsa

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And it’s the birthday of Montserrat Caballe too. And since I like out of the ordinary and unusual performances, with Freddie Mercury.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1776 Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John that women were “determined to foment a rebellion” if the new Declaration of Independence failed to guarantee their rights. 

In 1831 Quebec and Montreal were incorporated as cities. 

In 1870, in Perth Amboy, NJ, Thomas Munday Peterson became the first black to vote in the U.S.

In 1889, in Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened. 

In 1933 Congress authorized the Civilian Conservation Corps to relieve rampant unemployment. 

And in 1958 the U.S. Navy formed the atomic submarine division. 

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Quote of the Day

“The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on: nor all your piety nor wit will lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all your tears wash out a word of it.”

Edward Fitzgerald

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Today is Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday.

And it’s also Lefty (William Orville) Frizzell’s.

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