Good Morning!

The weekend is here! And it’s supposed to be a good one around these parts. 🙂

On this day in 1859, in London, Big Ben went into operation. 

In 1889 more than 2,200 people died after the South Fork Dam collapsed in Johnstown, PA. 

In 1909 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held its first conference. 

In 1955 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that all states must end racial segregation “with all deliberate speed.”

And in 1962 Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel. Eichmann was a Gestapo official and was executed for his actions in the Nazi Holocaust. 

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Quote of the Day

“There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.”

Walt Whitman

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This morning we’re gonna start with some hippie music for Peter Yarrow’s birthday. Plus it’s a Dylan written song, and he just had a b’day too.  🙂

And it’s Johnny Paycheck’s too.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!

On this day in 1431 Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, at the age of 19.

In 1848 W.G. Young patented the ice cream freezer. 

In 1883 twelve people were trampled to death in New York City in a stampede when a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge was in danger of collapsing occurred. 

And in 1971 Mariner 9, the American deep space probe blasted off on a journey to Mars. 

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Quote of the Day

“Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.”

William Ralph Inge

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Today is Benjamin David Goodman’s birthday. And on this day in 1962 he led the first American jazz band to play in the USSR. And yes, I found some footage of it. 🙂

And this is because I’d like to hear something loud today.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1765 Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia’s House of Burgesses. 

In 1827 the first nautical school opened in Nantucket, MA, under the name Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin’s Lancasterian School. 

In 1849 a patent for lifting vessels was granted to Abraham Lincoln. 

In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest.  

And in 1978 postage stamps were raised from 13 cents to 15 cents. 

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Quote of the Day

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”

Patrick Henry

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Today is Danny Elfman’s birthday.

And it’s Mark Lee’s. From K-Love

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Cheryl.

This one is from Janice.

On this day in 585 BC Thales Miletus predicted a solar eclipse. 

In 1774 the First Continental Congress convened in Virginia. 

In 1892 the Sierra club was organized in San Francisco, CA. 

In 1929 Warner Brothers debuted “On With The Show” in New York City. It was the first all-color-talking picture.

In 1934 the Dionne quintuplets were born near Callender, Ontario, to Olivia and Elzire Dionne. The babies were the first quintuplets to survive infancy. 

And in 1999, in Milan, Italy, Leonardo de Vinci’s “The Last Supper” was put back on display after more than 20 years of restoration work. 

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Quote of the Day

“Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.”

Thomas Moore

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Today is Thomas Moore’s birthday. The quote is from this, “Come, Ye Disconsolate”.

And it’s Larry Gatlin’s birthday.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1668 three colonists were expelled from Massachusetts for being Baptists.

In 1813 Americans captured Fort George, Canada. 

In 1907 the Bubonic Plague broke out in San Francisco.

In 1937 the Golden Gate Bridge was opened to pedestrian traffic.

And in 1969 construction of Walt Disney World began in Florida. 

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Quote of the Day

“The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.”

Julia Ward Howe

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She gets the quote, and the first song, since she wrote it. Performed by Johnny, the Carters, and the Statlers. 🙂

Now I can’t let that teaser at the end go without hearing it all.

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Good Morning.

And Happy Memorial Day.

Quote of the Day

“Memorial Day isn’t just about honoring our veterans, it’s honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that’s a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It’s a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.”

Pete Hegseth

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Good Morning

Today’s header photo is from Peter.

And this one is from Roscuro.

On this day in 1764 Bostonian lawyer James Otis denounced “taxation without representation” and called for the colonies to unite in demonstrating their opposition to Britain’s new tax measures. 

In 1859 Charles Gounod’s “Ave Maria” was performed by Madame Caroline Miolan-Carvalho for the first time in public. 

In 1863 Bushwackers led by Captain William Marchbanks attacked a U.S. Federal militia party in Nevada, Missouri.  

In 1967 California Governor Ronald Reagan greeted Charles M. Schulz at the state capitol in observance of the legislature-proclaimed “Charles Schulz Day.” 

And in 1994 the four men convicted of bombing the New York’s World Trade Center were each sentenced to 240 years in prison. 

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Quote of the Day

“The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities.”

Benjamin Cardozo

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Today is Rosanne Cash’s birthday.

It’s Jeremy Holderfield’s birthday too.

And Steve Wiggins’ is tomorrow. From WestoneMusic

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Kim.

This one is from Cheryl.

It’s Friday! And even better, the start of a long weekend! 🙂

On this day in 1618 the Thirty Years War began when three opponents of the Reformation were thrown through a window. 

In 1701, in London, Captain William Kidd was hanged after being convicted of murder and piracy. 

In 1879 the first U.S. veterinary school was established by Iowa State University. 

In 1900 Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney became the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, 37 years after the Battle of Fort Wagner. 

In 1934 the notorious Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers.

And in 1960 Israel announced the capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.

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Quote of the Day

“Love, dearest Lady, such as I would speak,
Lives not within the humor of the eye;—
Not being but an outward phantasy,
That skims the surface of a tinted cheek,—
Else it would wane with beauty, and grow weak,
As if the rose made summer,—and so lie
Amongst the perishable things that die,
Unlike the love which I would give and seek:
Whose health is of no hue—to feel decay
With cheeks’ decay, that have a rosy prime.
Love is its own great loveliness alway,
And takes new lustre from the touch of time;
Its bough owns no December and no May,
But bears its blossom into Winter’s clime.”

Thomas Hood

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Today is Artie Shaw’s birthday.

Today is also Charlie Hunter’s birthday, the master of the 8 string guitar.

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What are your plans for the long weekend?

Good Morning!

This pic is from Karen O. It’s her fuzzy dog Heidi.

On this day in 1841 Henry Kennedy received a patent for the first reclining chair. 

In 1906 the Wright brothers received a patent their flying machine.

In 1967 “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” premiered on PBS. 

And in 1977 Janet Guthrie set the fastest time of the second weekend of qualifying, becoming the first woman to earn a starting spot in the Indianapolis 500 since its inception in 1911. 

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Quote of the Day

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Today is Wilhelm Richard Wagner’s birthday.

And this one is so I can play it for my daughter. It’s time to introduce her to Barry. I’ve been singing some of his songs for her, but his version’s a little better. 🙂

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Good Morning!

Today’s header photo is from Donna.

On this day in 1536 The Reformation was officially adopted in Geneva, Switzerland. 

In 1832 the Democratic Party held its first national convention. 

In 1891 Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett fought for 61 rounds only to end in a draw.

In 1956 the U.S. exploded the first airborne hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean over Bikini Atoll. I recently learned the truth and it wasn’t a test at all. They were trying to kill Godzilla. 😯

And in 1968 the nuclear-powered U.S. submarine Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, was last heard from. The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores. 

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Quote of the Day

“Try and live your life the way you wish other people would live theirs.”

Raymond Burr

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Today is Phil Baquie’s birthday.

Today is also Bill Champlin’s.

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