Good Morning!

Yesterday I took my daily trip over to check the neighbor’s bird feeders. They draw in birds I don’t usually see in my yard. This time the only birds there were sparrows. But I wasn’t the only one watching them. 🙂

On this day in 1690 one of America’s earliest newspapers published its first and last edition. The “Publik Occurences Both Foreign and Domestik” was published at the London Coffee House in Boston, MA, by Benjamin Harris.

In 1789 the first U.S. Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution.

In 1965 Willie Mays, at the age of 34, became the oldest man to hit 50 home runs in a single season. He had also set the record for the youngest to hit 50 ten years earlier. 

And 1978 Melissa Ludtke, a writer for “Sports Illustrated”, filed a suit in U.S. District Court. The result was that Major League Baseball could not bar female writers from the locker room after the game. 

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Quote of the Day

“Some things you’ll never know, and some things you’ll wish you never knew.”

Eric Williams

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 Today is Jean-Philippe Rameau’s birthday.

That one was so good I’d like another.

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

On this day in 1869 thousands of businessmen were financially ruined after a panic on Wall Street.

In 1929 the first all-instrument flight took place in New York when Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY2 Biplane over Mitchell Field. 

In 1960 the USS Enterprise became the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier to be launched.

And in 1977 “The Love Boat” debuted on ABC-TV.

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Quote of the Day

“When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with puppets or had any interest in them.”

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Today is Gerry Marsden’s birthday.

 And in honor of Jim Henson’s birthday, some classical music. 🙂 From The Muppets

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Who is your favorite Muppet?

Good Morning!

Welcome to the first day of Autumn. 🙂

And today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

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On this day in 1780 John Andre, a British spy, was captured with papers revealing that Benedict Arnold was going to surrender West Point, NY, to the British. 

In 1846 astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune. 

In 1930 flashbulbs were patented by Johannes Ostermeier.

And in 1962 New York’s Philharmonic Hall opened. It was the first unit of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

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Quote of the Day

“Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower.”

Albert Cadmus

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 Today is Bonnie Keen’s birthday.

And it’s Harry Connick Jr.’s birthday too.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1789 Congress authorized the office of Postmaster General. 

In 1862 President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves held within rebel states would be free as of January 1, 1863. 

In 1914 three British cruisers were sunk by one German submarine in the North Sea. 1,400 British sailors were killed.  

In 1961 President John F. Kennedy signed a congressional act that established the Peace Corps. 

And in 1969 Willie Mays hit his 600th career home run. 

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Quote of the Day

“Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always want it the least.”

Phillip Stanhope,

4th Earl of Chesterfield

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Today is Debby Boone’s birthday.

 And today is also Joan Jett’s birthday.

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Is this the coolest piece of furniture ever made? I think it might just be. 🙂

Good Morning!

The Weekend is here!!!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

And I believe a 6th Arrow has a birthday, and a 1st daughter has a 1st anniversary this weekend. So Happy Birthday, and Happy Anniversary!

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On this day in 1884 the Equal Rights Party was formed in San Francisco, CA..

In 1953 Jimmy Stewart debuted on the radio western “The Six Shooter” on NBC. 

In 1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that the U.S., France, and Italy were going to send peacekeeping troops back to Beirut.

And in 1991 U.N. weapons inspectors left for Iraq in a renewed search for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. 

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Quote of the Day

“Just do what you do best.”

Red Auerbach

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 On today’s date in 1973 Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash.

This one and the next are from Your Music Jukebox – The 70’s

And it’s John Panozzo’s birthday. This seems fitting. 😦

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Any plans for the last weekend of Summer?

Good Morning!

Todays header photo is from Linda. 😯

It’s Friday!!!

On this day in 1796 President Washington’s farewell address was published. 

In 1819 John Keats wrote “Ode to Autumn.” 

In 1955 Argentina President Juan Peron was ousted after a revolt by the army and navy. 

In 1960 Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in New York to visit the United Nations, checked out of the Shelburne Hotel angrily after a dispute with the management. 

And in 1984 China and Britain completed a draft agreement transferring Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule by 1997. 

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Quote of the Day

“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.”

Dr. Seuss

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 Here’s Jon and Steve from the PianoGuys, with Love Story Meets Viva la Vida.

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Janice.

On this day in 1763 it was reported, by the Boston Gazette, that the first piano had been built in the United States. The instrument was named the spinet and was made by John Harris. 

In 1830 the “Tom Thumb”, the first locomotive built in America, raced a horse on a nine-mile course. The horse won when the locomotive had some mechanical difficulties. 

In 1947 the United States Air Force was established as a separate military branch by the National Security Act. 

And in 1965 the first episode of “I Dream of Jeannie” was shown on NBC-TV. 

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Quote of the Day

“The true measure of a man is how well he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”

Samuel Johnson

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 Today is Kerry Livgren’s birthday. From kansasVEVO

And one more.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1787 the Constitution of the United States of America was signed by delegates at the Constitutional Convention. 

In 1862 the Battle of Antietam took place during the American Civil War. More than 23,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing. 

In 1911 the first transcontinental airplane flight started. It took C.P. Rogers 82 hours to fly from New York City to Pasadena, CA. 

In 1953 Ernie Banks became the first black baseball player to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform.

And in 1966 “Mission Impossible” premiered on CBS-TV.

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Quote of the Day

“In a word, if any kind of slavery can be vindicated by the Holy Scriptures, we are already sure our making and holding the Negroes our slaves, as we do, cannot be vindicated by any thing we can find there, but is condemned by the whole of divine revelation.”

Samuel Hopkins

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Today is Hank’s birthday. From HankWilliamsVEVO 

 And since I’ve always liked Mission Impossible….  ThePianoGuys, with Lindsey Sterling.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1400 Owain Glyndwr was proclaimed Prince of Wales after rebelling against English rule. He was the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales. 

In 1620 the Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England.  

In 1940 President Roosevelt signed into law the Selective Training and Service Act, which set up the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history. 

And in 1976 the Episcopal Church formally approved women to be ordained as priests and bishops. 

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Quote of the Day

“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera.”

Lewis Hine

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 Today is Charlie Byrd’s birthday, so classical guitar to start off.

And it’s also B.B. King’s, so blues guitar, with Eric Clapton to finish up.

And that’s how it’s done folks. 🙂

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Good Morning!

I didn’t even see the second bird in the frame when I took this photo.

On this day in 1776 British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution. 

In 1857 Timothy Alder earned a patent for the typesetting machine. 

In 1883 the University of Texas at Austin opened. 

In 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, in France, tanks were first used in warfare when the British rolled them onto the battlefields. 

In 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin in the mold Penicillium notatum.

In 1935 the Nuremberg Laws were enacted by Nazi Germany. The act stripped all German Jews of their civil rights and the swastika was made the official symbol of Nazi Germany. 

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Quote of the Day

“Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.”

Agatha Christie

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 Today is Bruno Walter’s birthday. So it’s Bruno, conducting Mozart.

And it’s Roy Acuff’s too. So it’s Roy, Hank, and  some Carters.

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