Good Morning!

On this day in 1865 disinfectant was used for the first time during surgery by Joseph Lister.

In 1867 President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him when he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.

In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and made the first sound recording.

In 1898 the Spanish-American War was ended with the signing of the peace protocol.  The U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Hawaii was also annexed.

In 1939 “The Wizard of Oz” premiered in Oconomowoc, WI.

In 1964 Mickey Mantle set a major league baseball record when he hit home runs from both the left and ride sides of the plate in the same game.

And in 1981 IBM unveiled its first PC.

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Quote of the Day

“Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai… but he has never improved on God’s law.”

Cecil B. DeMille

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We’ll start with some of Mr. DeMille’s work.

Then some Wizard of Oz.

And Mr. Buck Owens has a birthday today.

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Good Morning!

And Happy Saturday! 🙂

On this day in 1792 King Louis XVI was taken into custody by mobs during the French Revolution.

In 1821 Missouri became the 24th state to join the Union.

In 1846 the Smithsonian Institution was chartered by Congress.

In 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio.

In 1927 Mount Rushmore was formally dedicated. The individual faces of the presidents were dedicated later.

In 1944 U.S. forces defeated the remaining Japanese resistance on Guam.

In 1945, the day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced they would surrender.

In 1949 the National Military Establishment had its name changed to the Department of Defense.

And in 1981 Pete Rose hit a single and broke the National League all-time hit record with his 3,630 hit.

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Quote of the Day

“It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.”

Herbert Hoover

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Here’s an oldie to start today off. The picture isn’t great, but what do you expect, it was like 1955. 😯

Today is Bobby Hatfield’s birthday.

And it’s Todd Nichols’ as well.

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Here’s my question. Can a hamster get an ear of corn as big as he is in his mouth without breaking it?

Let’s find out. 🙂

😯

Do not try that at home kids. Or anywhere else.

Good Morning!

It’s Friday! 🙂

On this day in 1842 the Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.

In 1862, during the American Civil War’s Battle of Cedar Mountain, General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.

In 1930 Betty Boop made her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes.

In 1936 Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the summer games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad.

In 1942 Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces,

In 1944 the United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.

In 1965 a fire at a Titan missile base near Searcy, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers.

And in 1969 followers led by Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men’s hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.

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Quote of the Day

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”

Jesse Owens

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It’s Billy Henderson’s birthday.

It’s also Marinus Gerritsen’s.

And we’ll finish up today with some Kutless.

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QoD? Anyone?

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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