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The weekend has arrived! 🙂

On this day in 1678 American Indians sold the Bronx to Jonas Bronck for 400 beads. 

In 1790 the Columbia returned to Boston Harbor after a three-year voyage. It was the first ship to carry the American flag around the world.

In 1831 the first steam locomotive began its first trip between Schenectady and Albany, NY. 

In 1945 the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The bombing came three days after the bombing of Hiroshima. About 74,000 people were killed. Japan surrendered August 14. 

And in 1974 President Richard Nixon formally resigned.

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Quote of the Day

“The future is as bright as the promises of God.”

Adoniram Judson

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Today is Reynaldo Hahn’s birthday.

 Today is also Marinus Gerritsen’s.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!!

On this day in 1588 the Spanish Armada was defeated by the English fleet ending an invasion attempt. 

In 1876 Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph. The mimeograph was a “method of preparing autographic stencils for printing.”

In 1940 the German Luftwaffe began a series of daylight air raids on Great Britain. 

In 1953 the U.S. and South Korea initiated a mutual security pact. 

And in 1990 American forces began positioning in Saudia Arabia to repel Iraqi forces in Kuwait.

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Quote of the Day

“I think I’m the first man to sit on top of the world.”

Matthew Henson

Henson, along with Robert Peary and their Eskimo guide, were the first people to reach the North Pole.                

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 Today is Mel Tillis’ birthday.

And it’s Scott Stapps’ too.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1782 George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart. 

In 1914 Germany invaded France. 

In 1959 the U.S. launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of the Earth. 

And in 1999 Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres got his 3,000th hit of his major league career.   

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Quote of the Day

“If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.”

Mark Twain

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Today is Sir Granville Ransome Bantock’s birthday. So here’s a nice piece performed by The City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong 

 Today is also Kevin Rhoads’ birthday. From By The Tree

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

On this day in 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, debate began on the first draft of the U.S. Constitution. 

In 1890 Cy Young achieved his first major league victory.  

In 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia. Serbia declared war against Germany. 

In 1945 the American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named “Little Boy” was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were killed.

And in 1969 the first fair ball to be hit completely out of Dodger Stadium occurred. Willie “Pops” Stargell, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit the ball 506 feet from home plate. 

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Quote of the Day

“Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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 Today is Lucy’s birthday. 🙂

And this one is because I like it.

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Good Morning!

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

In 1864, during the U.S. Civil War, Union forces led by Adm. David G. Farragut were led into Mobile Bay, Alabama.

In 1921 the first play-by-play broadcast of a baseball game was done by Harold Arlin. KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, PA described the action between the Pirates and Philadelphia. 

In 1924 the New York “Daily News” debuted the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” by Harold Gray. 

And in 1981 the federal government started firing striking air traffic controllers. 

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Quote of the Day

“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.”

Bruce Barton

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 Today is Rick Derringer’s birthday. You know I like out of the ordinary music, so Rick and his huge red guitar, with Edgar Winter, and Ringo’s All-Star Band. From Rick Derringer

 And it’s Pat Smear’s too. From foofightersVEVO

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Got a will? And if so, how old were you when you got it?

Good Morning!

A twofer!

On this day in 1735 freedom of the press was established with the acquittal of John Peter Zenger. The writer of the New York Weekly Journal had been charged with seditious libel by the royal governor of New York. The jury said that “the truth is not libelous.”

In 1790 the Revenue Cutter Service was formed. This U.S. naval task force was the beginning of the U.S. Coast Guard. 

In 1914 Britain declared war on Germany in World War I. The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality. 

In 1944 Nazi police raided a house in Amsterdam and arrested eight people. Anne Frank, a teenager at the time, was one of the people arrested.

And in 1983 New York Yankee outfielder Dave Winfield threw a baseball during warm-ups and accidentally killed a seagull. After the game, Toronto police arrested him for “causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.”  😯

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Quote of the Day

“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.”

Louis Armstrong

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Today is Mr. Armstrong’s birthday.

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Good Morning!

It’s Saturday!!!

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

In 1791 Samuel Briggs and his son Samuel Briggs, Jr. received a joint patent for their nail-making machine. They were the first father-son pair to receive a patent. 

In 1892 Charles A. Wheeler patented the first escalator. 

In 1983 the U.S. House of Representatives approved a law that designated the third Monday of January would be a federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

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Quote of the Day

“Socialism values equality more than liberty.”

Dennis Prager

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 Today is Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s birthday.

And it’s Garth Hudson’s. So The Band, with help.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday, and August has begun. 🙂

On this day in 1774 oxygen was isolated from air successfully by chemist Carl Wilhelm and scientist Joseph Priestly. 

In 1790 the first U.S. census was completed with a total population of 3,929,214 recorded. The areas included were the present states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia.

In 1876 Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States. 

In 1907 the U.S. Army established an aeronautical division that later became the U.S. Air Force. 

And in 1953 the first aluminum-faced building was completed. It was the first of this type in America. 

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Quote of the Day

“He piled upon the whale’s white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart’s shell upon it.”

Herman Melville

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 Today is Jason Wesson’s birthday.

And it’s Mark Harris’.

Today is also Robert Cray’s birthday, so “Smokin’ Gun” it is. From RobertCrayVEVO

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Good Morning!

Today is my daughter Elizabeth’s birthday!

So a note to ‘Liz. –

Your mother and I are very pleased with the young lady you are maturing into. We love you very much and hope you enjoy your day. 🙂

And no matter how big you get, you’ll always be my little Doodle Bug. 🙂

This is for you, as requested. 🙂

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On this day in 1498 Christopher Columbus, on his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, arrived at the island of Trinidad. 

In 1932 Enzo Ferrari retired from racing. In 1950 he launched a series of cars under his name. 

In 1964 the American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon’s surface. 

And in 1991 President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. 

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Quote of the Day

“The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.”

Milton Friedman

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With apologies to Linda, I know you’re probably sick of this, but I have to… 🙂 From DemiLovatoVEVO

 And “The Cat Came Back,” Rowlf style. 🙂

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

That’s a really cool bug. Here’s another shot. 🙂

On this day in 1729 the city of Baltimore was founded in Maryland. 

In 1898 “Scientific America” carried the first magazine automobile ad.

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 1968 Ron Hansen (Washington Senators) made the first unassisted triple play in the major leagues in 41 years.  

And in 1974 the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon.

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Quote of the Day

“If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.”

Henry Ford

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Today is Paul Anka’s birthday.

 Today is also David Sanborn’s birthday.

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