Good Morning!

Today is my daughter’s birthday. 🙂

So… Happy Birthday Elizabeth! 🙂

🙂 🙂 🙂

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On this day in 1790 the first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for his process for making potash and pearl ashes, which was used in fertilizer.

In 1792 the cornerstone of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, PA, was laid. It was the first building to be used only as a U.S. government building.

In 1928 MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time.

In 1955 Marilyn Bell of Toronto, Canada, at age 17, became the youngest person to swim the English Channel.

In 1961 the first tie in All-Star Game major league baseball history was recorded when it was stopped in the 9th inning due to rain at Boston’s Fenway Park.

In 1971 men rode in a vehicle on the moon for the first time in a lunar rover vehicle (LRV).

And in 1981 the seven-week baseball players’ strike came to an end.

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Quote of the Day

“Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.”

Milton Friedman

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This one is a request from the birthday girl.

And this song was released today in 1976.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1619 the first representative assembly in America convened in Jamestown, VA.

In 1729 the city of Baltimore was founded in Maryland.

In 1932 Walt Disney’s “Flowers and Trees” premiered. It was the first Academy Award winning cartoon.

In 1942 the WAVES were created by legislation signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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 1956 the phrase “In God We Trust” was adopted as the U.S. national motto.

In 1965 President Johnson signed into law the Social Security Act that established Medicare and Medicaid.

And in 1974 the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon for blocking the Watergate investigation and for abuse of power.

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Quotes of the Day

“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.”

“If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago, and a racist today.

Thomas Sowell

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Here’s “Flowers and Trees” to start off.

This singer made his professional debut today in 1954, in Memphis. I couldn’t find that, but I did find a live performance from 1954.

This song was recorded by Brenda Lee today in 1956.

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Good Morning!

It’s Monday……  So get back to work. 🙂

On this day in 1773 the first schoolhouse to be located west of the Allegheny Mountains was built in Schoenbrunn, OH.

In 1914 the first transcontinental telephone service was inaugurated when two people held a conversation between New York, NY and San Francisco, CA.

In 1940 John Sigmund of St. Louis, MO, completed a 292-mile swim down the Mississippi River. The swim from St. Louis to Caruthersville, MO took him 89 hours and 48 minutes.  😯

In 1958 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by the U.S. Congress.

And in 1981 England’s Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married.

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Quote of the Day

“Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.”

Alexis de Tocqueville

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It’s Martina McBride’s birthday. And I know it’s not a national holiday or anything, I just like the way she sings it. 🙂  And with a flyover at the end.

It’s Neal Doughty’s birthday too, so you know I’m playin’ him and his band. 😉

Next up, we’ll go to the 80’s since it’s Geddy Lee’s birthday too.

And we’re not done, another from the 80’s, it’s Simon Kirk’s birthday too.

It’s like high school again, without the angst and acne. 🙂

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Good Morning!

Happy Saturday! 🙂

On this day in 1789 the first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established. It would later become the Dept. of State.

In 1919 the Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.

In 1921 researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.

In 1940 the animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.

In 1974  the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.

And in 1987 RMS Titanic Inc. begins the first expedited salvage of wreckage of the RMS Titanic.

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Quote of the Day

“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”

George Bernard Shaw

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We’ll start with one of my favorite Bugs Bunny bits. 🙂

This song was released today in 1974.

And on this day in 1981 Stevie Nicks released her first solo album.

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Good Morning!

It’s Friday!!! 🙂

On this day in 1775 the postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States, with Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General.

In 1908 U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte issued an order that created an investigative agency. It was a forerunner of the FBI.

In 1945 Winston Churchill resigned as Britain’s prime minister.

In 1947 President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

In 1948 Babe Ruth was seen by the public for the last time, when he attended the New York City premiere of the motion picture, “The Babe Ruth Story.”

In 1953 Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba.

And in 1971 the Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy, FL.

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Quote of the Day

“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.”

Isaac Newton

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Today in 1791 composer Franz Xaver Mozart was born.

Today in 1942 this song was recorded.

And in 1968 on this day McCartney and Lennon completed this song.

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1587 Japanese strong-man Hideyoshi banned Christianity in Japan and ordered all Christians to leave.

In 1759 British forces defeated a French army at Fort Niagara in Canada.

In 1850 Harvard and Yale University freshmen met in the first intercollegiate billiards match in Worcester, MA..

In 1866 Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army, and was the first American officer to hold the rank.

In 1946 the U.S. detonated an atomic bomb underwater for the first time at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.

In 1978 Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in Oldham, England.

And in 1998 the USS Harry S. Truman was commissioned and put into service by the U.S. Navy. 

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Quote of the Day

“Were an energetic and judicious system to be proposed with your signature it would be a circumstance highly honorable to your fame . . . and doubly entitle you to the glorious republican epithet, The Father of your Country.”

Henry Knox

From a letter to George Washington, urging Washington to attend the Philadelphia Convention.

As the General’s right hand man, he was instrumental in getting him to attend the convention where Washington was unanimously voted the first President.

His military career included numerous battles with Washington. Also the role he played in training, development of artillery troops, and manufacturing of weapons earned him the honor of being the second Secretary of War, and having a base named after him. He played an essential roll in this country’s independence and defense.

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This movie was released today in 1962. 🙂

Today in 1969 Neil Young made his first appearance with C,S, and N..

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1849 Georgetown University in Washington, DC, presented its first Doctor of Music Degree to Professor Henry Dielman.

In 1866 Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the U.S. Civil War.

In 1956 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ended their partnership.

In 1969 the astronauts on the Apollo 11 splashed down safely in the Pacific  Ocean.

In 1974 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that President Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to Watergate prosecutors.

And in 1978 Billy Martin was fired for the first time as the manager of the New York Yankees. He would be fired 2 more times as well. 🙂

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Quote of the Day

“The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus  Christ.”

Oswald Chambers

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This song was released today in 1965.

And this movie opened in New York City in 1978, starring Peter Frampton, the Bee Gees, Earth, Wind, and Fire, as well as Aerosmith.

Too funny. 🙂

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Good Morning!

On this day in 1829 William Burt patented the typographer, which was the first typewriter.

In 1904 the ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches.

In 1938 the first federal game preserve was approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Utah.

In 1954 a law is passed that states that “The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to repair, equip, and restore the United States Ship Constitution, as far as may be practicable, to her original appearance, but not for active service.”

In 1958 the submarine Nautilus departed from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, under orders to conduct “Operation Sunshine.”  The mission was to be the first vessel to cross the north pole by ship. The mission was completed on Aug. 3rd.

And in 1984 Miss America, Vanessa Williams, turned in her crown after a photo scandal. She was the first to resign the title.

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Quote of the Day

“The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he’s timid.”

Don Drysdale

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It’s Allison Krauss’ birthday. So here she is with a couple of friends doing a medley.

It’s also the birthday of Blair Thornton, from this group.

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Good Morning!

It is said that the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin leading rats out of town occurred on this date in 1376.

In 1587 a second English colony was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina.  The first colony is said to have vanished under mysterious circumstances. 😯 

In 1798 the USS Constitution was underway and out to sea for the first time since being launched on October 21, 1797.

In 1926 Babe Ruth caught a baseball at Mitchell Field in New York. The ball had been dropped from an airplane flying at 250 feet.

In 1943 American forces led by Gen. George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily.

In 1975 Confederate General Robert E. Lee had his U.S. citizenship restored by the U.S. Congress.

And in 2003 Saddam Hussein’s sons Odai and Qusai died after a gunfight with U.S. forces in northern Iraq.

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Quote of the Day

“I’m curious about everything. Even subjects that don’t interest  me.”

Alex Trebek

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Today is Bobby Sherman’s birthday.

This one’s for no apparent reason.

And any day’s a good day for Mr. Shea. 🙂

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Good Morning!

And Happy Saturday! 🙂

On this day in 1801 a 1,235 pound cheese ball was pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr.  The ball of cheese was later loaded on a horse-driven wagon and presented to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson at the White House. 

In 1861 the Congress of the Confederate States began holding sessions in Richmond, VA.

In 1881 Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, a fugitive since the Battle of the Little Big Horn, surrendered to federal troops.

In 1917 the draft lottery in World War I went into operation.

In 1942 the first detachment of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, (WACS) began basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa.

In 1944 an attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler failed. The bomb exploded at Hitler’s Rastenburg headquarters. Hitler was only wounded.

In 1944 U.S. President Roosevelt was nominated for an unprecedented fourth term of office at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He still votes in Chicago to this day. 😯  Kidding, mostly.

In 1969 Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. became the first men to walk on the moon.

And in 1976 America’s Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful landing on Mars.

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Quote of the Day

“A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has  earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities.”

Thomas Jefferson

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First up today, in honor of Mr. Armstrong and Aldrin’s accomplishment……

Next, one of my favorites has a birthday today. A master of his craft, Mr. Santana.

And Chris Cornell has a birthday today as well. 

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