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On this day in 1789 New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.

In 1943, during World War II, U.S. Marines began their landing on Tarawa and Makin atolls in the Gilbert Islands.

In 1945, 24 Nazi leaders went before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.

In 1969 the Nixon administration announced a halt to residential use of the pesticide DDT as part of a total phase out of the substance. 

In 1990 Saddam Hussein ordered another 250,000 Iraqi troops into the country of Kuwait.

And in 1998 Afghanistan’s Taliban militia offered Osama bin Laden safe haven.

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Quote of the Day

“There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That’s not the call of patriotism.”

John Bolton

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Today is Todd Nance’s birthday, so that means the best cover band ever, Widespread Panic!

Next up, Duane Allman on guitar playing what Eric Clapton calls the greatest guitar solo ever.

And it’s also Joseph Fidler Walsh’s birthday. From GuitarCenterTV

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On this day in 1863 President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.

In 1893 the first newspaper color supplement was published in the Sunday New York World.

In 1919 the U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles with a vote of 55 in favor to 39 against.  A two-thirds majority was needed for ratification.

In 1954 two automatic toll collectors were placed in service on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey.     

In 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to set foot in Israel on an official visit. 

And in 1998 the impeachment inquiry of President Clinton began.

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Quotes of the Day

“I believe that a long step toward public morality will have been taken when sins are called by their right names.”

“Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first.” 🙂

Billy Sunday

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Slim pickings in the birthday category today. Unless you want Guns n Roses….

Yeah, me neither. 🙂

So we’ll start with some BB King from 1971. On today’s date he celebrated his 25th year in the music industry. And who’s that young fella introducing him?

Today in 1993 Nirvana recorded it’s MTV Unplugged concert. Not really a fan, (except for Dave Grohl) but I do like this cover song from the concert.

And then another from Mr. King, with help from another great musician.

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On this day in 1477 William Caxton produced “Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres,” which was the first book to be printed in England.

In 1865 Samuel L. Clemens published “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” under the pen name “Mark Twain” in the New York “Saturday Press.” 

In 1928 the first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie,” starring Mickey Mouse.

In 1959 William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur” premiered at Loew’s Theater in New York City’s Times Square.

In 1978, in Jonestown, Guyana, Reverend Jim Jones persuaded his followers to commit suicide by drinking poison. Some people were shot to death. 914 cult members were left dead including over 200 children.

And in 1987 Congress issued the Iran-Contra Affair report. The report said that President Ronald Reagan bore “ultimate responsibility” for wrongdoing by his aides.

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Quote of the Day

“Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in effect, paying attention to the views of the people. Any other interpretation is nonsense.”

George Gallup

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Not many birthdays today, so we’ll start with Mickey. 🙂

Then some Ben-Hur.

And we’ll finish with some of that imposter. 🙂

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Good Morning!

The weekend has arrived.

On this day in 1776 British troops captured Fort Washington during the American Revolution.

In 1864 Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops began their “March to the Sea” during the Civil War.

In 1907 Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state.

In 1952, in the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown.

In 1959 the musical, “The Sound of Music” opened.

And in 1973 President Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law.

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Quote of the Day

“I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect.”

Julie Andrews

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This movie opened today in 1978.

It’s also the birthday of Diane Jean Krall, who I had no idea was married to Elvis Costello.

And it’s also the birthday of the man they call “The Father of the Blues,” W.C. Handy.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!! 🙂

On this day in 1777 the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution.

In 1867 the first stock ticker was unveiled in New York City. 

In 1939 President Franklin Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC. 

In 1940 the first 75,000 men were called to Armed Forces duty under peacetime conscription.

In 1986 a government tribunal in Nicaragua convicted American Eugene Hasenfus of charges related to his role in delivering arms to Contra rebels. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison and was pardoned a month later.

In 1992 Richard Petty drove in the final race of his 35-year career.

 And in 1993 a judge in Mineola, NY, sentenced Joey Buttafuoco to six months in jail for the statutory rape of Amy Fisher. Fisher was serving a prison sentence for shooting and wounding Buttafuoco’s wife, Mary Jo.

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Quote of the Day

“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”

Thomas Jefferson

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Today is David Carr’s birthday. No, not the guy who was the Giant’s back-up QB. The other one from Third Day. 🙂

And it’s Miguel DeJesus’ of Smalltown Poets too.

And today in 1956 this man made his acting debut in this movie.

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On this day in 1851 Herman Melville’s novel “Moby Dick” was first published in the U.S.

In 1881 Charles J. Guiteau’s trial began for the assassination of President Garfield. Guiteau was convicted and hanged the following year. 

In 1889 New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began an attempt to surpass the fictitious journey of Jules Verne’s Phileas Fogg by traveling around the world in less than 80 days. Bly succeeded by finishing the journey the following January in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes. 

In 1943 Ernie Nevers of the St. Louis Cardinals became the first professional football player to score six touchdowns in a single game.

In 1969 the Apollo 12 blasted off for the moon from Cape Kennedy, FL. 

And also in 1969, during the Vietnam War, Major General Bruno Arthur Hochmuth, commander of the Third Marine Division, became the first general to be killed in Vietnam by enemy fire. 

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Quote of the Day

“People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it’s simply necessary to love.”

Claude Monet

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Today would be the birthday of Johann Georg Leopold Mozart.

It’s also Joy Williams’.

And it’s James Young’s as well.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1775, during the American Revolution, U.S. forces captured Montreal.

In 1789 Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” 

 In 1805 Johann George Lehner, a Viennese butcher, invented a recipe and called it the “frankfurter.”

In 1927 the Holland Tunnel opened to the public, providing access between New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River.

In 1982 the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.

And in 1995 Greg Maddox (Atlanta Braves) became the first major league pitcher to win four consecutive Cy Young Awards.

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Quote of the Day

“You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?”

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Today is Russ Lee’s birthday.

Today is George Whitefield Chadwick’s birthday too.

And today in 1968 this movie premiered in the US. I only bring it up so I can ask a question.

What were you people thinking? 😯

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On this day in 1799 Andrew Ellicott Douglass witnesses the Leonids meteor shower from a ship off the Florida Keys.

In 1840 sculptor Auguste Rodin was born in Paris. His most widely known works are “The Kiss” and “The Thinker.”

In 1859 the first flying trapeze act was performed by Jules Leotard at Cirque Napoleon in Paris, France. He was also the designer of the garment that is named after him.

In 1920 Judge Keneshaw Mountain Landis was elected the first commissioner of the American and National Leagues.

In 1942, during World War II, naval battle of Guadalcanal began between Japanese and American forces.

And in 1954 Ellis Island, the immigration station in New York Harbor, closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since 1892. 

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Quote of the day

“Be careful how you spend your time: Spend your time in nothing which you know must be repented of.”

Richard Baxter

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Today is Chris Huffman’s birthday.

It’s also Jo Stafford’s.

And it’s Neil Young’s too. So “Heart of Gold,” eventually…… 🙂

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Good Morning!

And Happy Veterans’ Day to all who have served.

Thank you. 🙂

On this day in 1918 World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice. This day came to be recognized as Veteran’s Day in the United States.

Also on this day in 1918, Poland was reestablished shortly after the surrender of Germany.

In 1921 The Tomb of the Unknowns was dedicated at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia by U.S. President Harding.

In 1938 Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” on network radio.

In 1972 the U.S. Army turned over its base at Long Bihn to the South Vietnamese army. The event symbolized the end of direct involvement in the Vietnam War by the U.S. military.

In 1981 the U.S.S. Ohio was commissioned at the Electric Boat Division in Groton, CT. It was the first Trident class submarine.

And in 1984 President Ronald Reagan accepted the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as a gift to the nation from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

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Quotes of the Day, since it’s also his birthday…

“Better to fight for something than live for nothing.”

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“Always do everything you ask of those you command.”

George S. Patton

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Since it’s Veterans’ Day, I’m going with some military bands.

Since the Marines had a birthday yesterday, we’ll start with the US Marine Corps Marching Band.

Then it’s the Untited States Military Academy Band. Go ARMY!

Next we have the US Air Force Band of Flight.

And last, but certainly not least, the US Navy Fleet Forces Band.

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Who is your favorite veteran?

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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