Good Morning! 🙂

On this day in 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic. The remainder of his life was spent there in exile.

In 1899 the refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall.

In 1945 the United Nations Charter was signed by President Truman.

In 1966 Michael DeBakey became the first surgeon to install an artificial heart pump in a patient.

In 1974 President Nixon announced that he would resign the following day.

And in 1999 some guy I never heard of named Wade Boggs got his 3,000th hit of his major league baseball career. 🙂

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Quote of the Day

“Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith, but they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the passion of Christ.”

C. S.  Lewis

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Today is Phil Balsley’s birthday.

It’s also the birthday of Mel Tillis.

And it’s also Scott Stapp’s, from Creed. They’re a bit loud, so I’ll go with this one. It’s about as soft as they get.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1789 the U.S. War Department was established by the U.S. Congress.

In 1782 George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart.

In 1934 the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling striking down the government’s attempt to ban the controversial James Joyce novel “Ulysses.”

In 1942 U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.

In 1974 French stuntman Philippe Petit walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center.

And in 1990 President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard against a possible invasion by Iraq.

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Quote of the Day

“Bureaucracies are inherently anti-democratic. Bureaucrats derive their power from their position in the structure, not from their relations with the people they are supposed to serve. The people are not masters of the bureaucracy, but its clients.”

Alan Keyes

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First up, a request, and a song that reminds me of my wife, who’s also a fan. 🙂

Again, not many birthdays, unless you want Iron Maiden?

Yeah, didn’t think so. 🙂

So music history it is. Today in 1965 the Turtles released this cover of a Bob Dylan song.

And for no reason at all, The Three Pickers.

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Good Morning! 🙂

On this day in 1787 sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In 1862, during American Civil War, the Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with USS Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

In 1965 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.

And in 1988 the Tompkins Square Park Riot in New York City spurs a reform of the NYPD, held responsible for the event.

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Quote of the Day

“Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die.”

Alfred Lord Tennyson “The Charge of the Light Brigade”

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Today is Lucille Ball’s birthday, and since we’re fans around my house….

Not many birthdays to choose from, but this guy performed this song on TV (American Bandstand) for the first time on this day in 1960. I couldn’t find that one, but I did find one from 2 days later on Dick Clark’s Saturday Night Show.

And this one is just because I like it. 🙂

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QoD

Anyone have any requests? Songs or artists, what would you like to hear?

Good Morning!

Yep, it’s happened again.

Monday. 😯

And on this day in 1833 the village of Chicago was incorporated.

In 1861 the U.S. federal government levied its first income tax.  The tax was 3% of all incomes over $800.

In 1884, on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid.

In 1923 Henry Sullivan became the first American to swim across the English Channel.

In 1944 Polish insurgents liberated a German labor camp in Warsaw.  348 Jewish prisoners were freed.

And in 1974 President Nixon said that he expected to be impeached.

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Quote of the Day

“It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.”

Neil  Armstrong

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We have some guitar players with birthdays today.

It’s Rick Derringer’s birthday.

It’s also Greg Leskiw’s.

And just because I like them, some Piano Guys with Lindsey Stirling. 🙂

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Good Morning!

It’s Saturday! 🙂 Yay! 🙂

On this day in 1492 Christopher Columbus left Palos, Spain with three ships. The voyage would lead him to what is now known as the Americas.

In 1900 Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. was founded.

In 1914 Germany declared war on France. The next day World War I began when Britain declared war on Germany.

In 1923 Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the U.S. after the sudden death of President Harding.

In 1933 the Mickey Mouse Watch was introduced for the price of $2.75.

In 1949 the National Basketball Association (NBA) was formed.

In 1958 the Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater.

And in 1981 U.S. traffic controllers with PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, went on strike.  They were fired just as President Reagan had warned.

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Quotes of the Day

“God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.”

“What the detective story is about is not murder, but the restoration of order.”

P. D. James

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In 1963 the Beach Boys released this song.

Today is Ed Roland’s birthday.

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And does anyone else own a Mickey Mouse watch?

Good Morning!

It’s Friday! 🙂

On this day in 1776 members of the Continental Congress began adding their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.

In 1790 the first US Census was conducted.

In 1858 in Boston and New York City the first mailboxes were installed along streets.

In 1921 eight White Sox players were acquitted of throwing the 1919 World Series.

In 1939 Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging the U.S. to have an atomic weapons research program.

 Also in 1939, President Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act. The act prohibited civil service employees from taking an active part in political campaigns.

In 1943 the U.S. Navy patrol torpedo boat, PT-109, sank after being attacked by a Japanese destroyer. The boat was under the command of Lt. John F. Kennedy.

And in 1990 Iraq invaded the oil-rich country of Kuwait.

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Quote of the Day

“Those who believe in nothing are very, very jealous and angry at those who believe in something.”

Dennis Prager

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Andrew Gold has a birthday today.

It’s Kathy Lennon’s too. So here’s some really old Lennon Sisters.

🙂 🙂

And also, Garth Hudson, keyboard/sax player for The Band has a birthday today too.

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Good Morning!

I can’t believe it’s August already?

On this day in 1801, during the First Barbary War, the American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.

In 1876 Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.

In 1907 the start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island began. It was the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.

In 1957 the United States and Canada formed the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).

And in 1981 MTV began broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles.

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Quote of the Day

“Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?”

Francis Scott Key

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First up today, it’s Adam Duritz’s birthday. He’s the front man.

It’s also Robert Cray’s, and the man can play.

And since videos pretty much started with this one…

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Good Morning!

Today is my daughter’s birthday. 🙂

So… Happy Birthday Elizabeth! 🙂

🙂 🙂 🙂

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On this day in 1790 the first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for his process for making potash and pearl ashes, which was used in fertilizer.

In 1792 the cornerstone of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, PA, was laid. It was the first building to be used only as a U.S. government building.

In 1928 MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time.

In 1955 Marilyn Bell of Toronto, Canada, at age 17, became the youngest person to swim the English Channel.

In 1961 the first tie in All-Star Game major league baseball history was recorded when it was stopped in the 9th inning due to rain at Boston’s Fenway Park.

In 1971 men rode in a vehicle on the moon for the first time in a lunar rover vehicle (LRV).

And in 1981 the seven-week baseball players’ strike came to an end.

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Quote of the Day

“Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.”

Milton Friedman

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This one is a request from the birthday girl.

And this song was released today in 1976.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1619 the first representative assembly in America convened in Jamestown, VA.

In 1729 the city of Baltimore was founded in Maryland.

In 1932 Walt Disney’s “Flowers and Trees” premiered. It was the first Academy Award winning cartoon.

In 1942 the WAVES were created by legislation signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In 1945 the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship had just delivered key components of the Hiroshima atomic bomb to the Pacific island of Tinian. Only 316 out of 1,196 men aboard survived the attack.

In 1956 the phrase “In God We Trust” was adopted as the U.S. national motto.

In 1965 President Johnson signed into law the Social Security Act that established Medicare and Medicaid.

And in 1974 the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon for blocking the Watergate investigation and for abuse of power.

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Quotes of the Day

“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.”

“If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago, and a racist today.

Thomas Sowell

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Here’s “Flowers and Trees” to start off.

This singer made his professional debut today in 1954, in Memphis. I couldn’t find that, but I did find a live performance from 1954.

This song was recorded by Brenda Lee today in 1956.

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Good Morning!

It’s Monday……  So get back to work. 🙂

On this day in 1773 the first schoolhouse to be located west of the Allegheny Mountains was built in Schoenbrunn, OH.

In 1914 the first transcontinental telephone service was inaugurated when two people held a conversation between New York, NY and San Francisco, CA.

In 1940 John Sigmund of St. Louis, MO, completed a 292-mile swim down the Mississippi River. The swim from St. Louis to Caruthersville, MO took him 89 hours and 48 minutes.  😯

In 1958 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by the U.S. Congress.

And in 1981 England’s Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married.

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Quote of the Day

“Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.”

Alexis de Tocqueville

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It’s Martina McBride’s birthday. And I know it’s not a national holiday or anything, I just like the way she sings it. 🙂  And with a flyover at the end.

It’s Neal Doughty’s birthday too, so you know I’m playin’ him and his band. 😉

Next up, we’ll go to the 80’s since it’s Geddy Lee’s birthday too.

And we’re not done, another from the 80’s, it’s Simon Kirk’s birthday too.

It’s like high school again, without the angst and acne. 🙂

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