Good Morning!

The weekend has arrived!

Now what?

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On this day in 1872 a fire destroyed about 800 buildings in Boston, MA. 

In 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt left for Panama to see the progress on the new canal. It was the first foreign trip by a U.S. president.

In 1911 George Claude of Paris, France, applied for a patent on neon advertising signs.     

In 1938 Nazi troops and sympathizers destroyed and looted 7,500 Jewish businesses, burned 267 synagogues, killed 91 Jews, and rounded up over 25,000 Jewish men in an event that became known as Kristallnacht or “Night of Broken Glass.”

In 1965 the great Northeast blackout occurred as several states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours. 

And in 1982 Sugar Ray Leonard retired from boxing. In 1984 Leonard came out of retirement to fight one more time. To this day I still say Marvelous Marvin Hagler beat him.

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Quote of the Day

“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”

Benjamin Banneker

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Today is Phil Driscoll’s birthday.

It’s also Bryn Terfel’s.

And Tom Fogerty’s.

And last one, Alan Gratzer’s.

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QoD? Anyone?….

Good Morning!

It’s Friday! 🙂

On this day in 1656 Edmond Halley was born.  Halley, an astronomer/mathmatician, was the first to calculate the orbit that was named after him. The comet makes an appearance every 76 years.

In 1805 the “Corps of Discovery” reached the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was lead by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. The journey had begun on May 14, 1804, with the goal of exploring the Louisiana Purchase territory.

In 1887 Doc Holliday died at the age of 35. The gun fighting dentist died from tuberculosis in a sanitarium in Glenwood Springs, CO.

In 1910 William H. Frost patented the insect exterminator.

In 1950, during the Korean conflict, the first jet-plane battle took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15. 

And in 1966 Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California.

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Quote of the Day

“If somebody mistreats you, treat ’em good. That kills ’em.”

Bobby Bowden

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This first one covers 2 of today’s birthdays, Bonnie Raitt’s and Rickie Lee Hooker’s.

It’s Patti Page’s too.

Look out! Angry cat! in the selections at the end of the video. 🙂 ↑

Today is also Roy Wood’s birthday.

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Anyone have a QoD for us?

Good Morning!

On this day in 1874 the Republican party was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly.

In 1893 the state of Colorado granted its women the right to vote. 

In 1918 the Rev. Billy Graham was born in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In 1916 Jeanette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. 

In 1932 “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” was broadcast for the first on CBS Radio.

And in 1965 the “Pillsbury Dough Boy” debuted in television commercials. 

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Quotes of the Day

“God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.”

“The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.”

Billy Graham

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Whenever I think of Billy Graham, this gentleman comes to mind as well.

🙂

Today is also the birthday of composer William Alwyn. So it’s “Autumn Legend for Horn and Orchestra”.

Very nice job on the video scenery shots as well.

And here’s another from Mr. Shea.

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QoD?

Have you ever heard Rev. Graham speak, or attended a Billy Graham Crusade? If yes, what did you think?

Good Morning!

On this day in 1851 Charles Henry Dow was born. He was the founder of Dow Jones & Company.

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected to be the sixteenth president of the United States.

In 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected as the president of the Confederacy in the U.S.

In 1869 the first official intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick, NJ.

In 1923 Jacob Schick was granted a patent for the electric shaver.

In 1952 the first hydrogen bomb was exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

And in 1977, 39 people were killed when an earthen dam burst, sending a wall of water through the campus of Toccoa Falls Bible College in Georgia.

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Quote of the Day

“If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you’ll never end up with a nag.”

Zig Ziglar

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Today is John Philip Sousa’s birthday. Since I think these two groups of folks play it better than most, we’ll go with them.

First up, The United States Army Field Band playing “Stars and Stripes Forever.”

And then we have The United States Marine Band, with “The Liberty Bell.”

Today is also Kenny Marks’ birthday.

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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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Anyone have a Question of the Day?

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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Anyone have a QoD?

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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Anyone have a QoD?

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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