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It’s finally Friday! 🙂

On this day in 1799 the Rosetta Stone, a tablet with hieroglyphic translations into Greek, was found in Egypt.

In 1848 the Women’s Rights Convention took place in Seneca Fall, NY.  This is where bloomers were introduced.

In 1909 the first unassisted triple play in major-league baseball was made by Cleveland Indians shortstop Neal Ball in a game against Boston.

In 1946 Marilyn Monroe acted in her first screen test. 

In 1960 Juan Marichal (San Francisco Giants) became the first pitcher to get a one-hitter in his major league debut.

In 1974 the House Judiciary Committee recommended that U.S. President Richard Nixon should stand trial in the Senate for any of the five impeachment charges against him. 

And in 1984 Geraldine Ferraro was nominated by the Democratic Party to become the first woman from a major political party to run for the office of U.S. Vice-President.

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Quote of the Day

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”

Mark Twain

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We have lot’s of birthday musicians today. I had a hard time deciding since there are a bunch I liked at one time or another in my youth. And then I remembered I was the blog administrator and I could put up as many as I wanted. 🙂

First up, Brian May, from this band.

Next, we have Bernie Leadon, from this band.

And then Allen Collins, from this band.

Next up, Keith Godchaux, from this band.

And lastly, Danny Chauncey, from this band.

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On this day in 0064 The Great Fire of Rome began. Some say it was tomorrow the 19th, but I’ll go with History.com and just say today.

In 1914 six planes of the U.S. Army helped to form an aviation division called the Signal Corps.

In 1927 Ty Cobb set a major league baseball record by getting his 4,000th career hit. He went on to hit 4,191 before he retired in 1928.

In 1932 the U.S. and Canada signed a treaty to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway.

In 1936 the first Oscar Meyer Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company’s factory in Chicago, IL.

In 1947 President Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act, which placed the Speaker of the House and the Senate President Pro Tempore next in the line of succession after the vice president.

And in 2001 a train derailed, involving 60 cars, in a Baltimore train tunnel. The fire that resulted lasted for six days.

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Quote of the Day

“If by chance some day you’re not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I’ve said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.”

Red Skelton

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My Dad always loved Red. He used to watch him every chance he got.

It’s this fella’s birthday.

I know I’m a Yankee and all, and don’t take this the wrong way, but… Yee-Haw! 🙂  That’s some serious playin’. 🙂

Next up, another birthday, and Widespread Panic, probably the ultimate cover band. 😯

You should hear them do Clapton. You’d think Eric was playin’ the guitar.

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On this day in 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to the British at Rochefort, France.

In 1821 Spain ceded Florida to the U.S.

In 1862 national cemeteries were authorized by the U.S. government. 

In 1866 authorization was given to build a tunnel beneath the Chicago River.  The project took three years and cost $512,709.

In 1941 the longest hitting streak in baseball history ended when the Cleveland Indians pitchers held New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio hitless for the first time in 57 games. 😦

In 1941 Brigadier General Soervell directed Architect G. Edwin Bergstrom to have basic plans and architectural perspectives for an office building that could house 40,000 War Department employees on his desk by the following Monday morning.  The building is now known as the Pentagon.

In 1954 the Brooklyn Dodgers made history as the first team with a majority of black players.

In 1955 Disneyland opened in Anaheim, CA.

In 1975 an Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spacecraft in orbit.  It was the first link up between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

And in 1987 Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and rear Admiral John Poindexter begin testifying to Congress at the “Iran-Contra” hearings. 

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Quote of the Day

“I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That’s why people love me.”

Art Linkletter

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Today is Mick Tucker’s birthday. Sweet.

No really, it is. 🙂

This is the problem with sweets, you can never stop at one.

I’d forgotten how much I liked these guys. And since there are very few musician birthdays or notable songs for today…..

But we do have one notable song released today in 1965…

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On this day in 1790 the District of Columbia, or Washington, DC, was established as the permanent seat of the United States Government.

In 1862 David G. Farragut became the first rear-admiral in the U.S. Navy.

In 1912 Bradley A. Fiske patented the airplane torpedo.

In 1926 the first underwater color photographs appeared in “National Geographic” magazine.

In 1935 Oklahoma City became the first city in the U.S. to make use of parking meters.

In 1945 the United States detonated the first atomic bomb in a test at Alamogordo, NM.

In 1951 J.D. Salinger’s novel “The Catcher in the Rye” was first published.

In 1957 Marine Major John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record when he flew a jet from California to New York. It took 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds.

In 1969 Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, FL, and began the first manned mission to land on the moon.

And in 1973 Alexander P. Butterfield informed the Senate committee investigating the Watergate affair of the existence of recorded tapes.  

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Quote of the Day

“Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn’t pop. I’ll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper and mail it back to them.”  🙂

Orville Redenbacher

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Today is Ginger Rogers’ birthday.

It’s also Stewart Copeland’s birthday. He’s the drummer.

And it was on this day in 1981 that Harry Chapin was killed in an auto accident on the way to a benefit concert. 🙂

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On this day in 1099 Jerusalem fell to the Crusaders.

In 1789 the electors of Paris set up a “Commune” to live without the authority of the government. The very first Hippies? 😯

In 1870 Georgia became the last of the Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.

In 1876 George Washington Bradley of St. Louis pitched the first no-hitter in baseball in a 2-0 win over Hartford.

In 1922 the duck-billed platypus arrived in America from Australia, and was exhibited at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

In 1958 five thousand U.S. Marines landed in Beirut, Lebanon.

In 1968 ABC-TV premiered “One Life to Live”.

And in 1973 Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher in two decades to win two no-hitters in a season.

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Quote of the Day

“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.”

Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe

Now that’s a name. 🙂

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That’s almost as cool a name as this one. 🙂

Next up, well I did mention platypus’……… 🙂

And for birthday musicians today, Mr. Joe Satriani. Consider this your wake-up call. 🙂 Flying in a Blue Dream, live.

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Good Morning!

Happy Saturday! 🙂

On this day in 1585 a group of 108 English colonists, led by Sir Richard  Grenville, reached Roanoke Island, NC.

In 1754 at the beginning of the French and Indian War, George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in southwestern Pennsylvania to the French.

In 1832 Henry Schoolcraft discovered the source of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.

In 1863 opponents of the Civil War draft began three days of rioting in New York City, which resulted in more than 1,000 casualties.

In 1972 Carroll Rosenbloom (owner of the Baltimore Colts) and Robert Irsay (owner of the Los Angeles Rams) traded teams.

And in 1982 the All-Star Game was played outside the United States for the first time. They played in Montreal, Canada.

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Quote of the Day

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”

Thomas Paine

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This song was released today in 1959.

This one was released today in 1968.

And on this day in 1984 Philippe Wynne, former lead singer of this band, died on stage of a heart attack in Oakland, CA.

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Good Morning! 🙂

It’s finally Friday! 🙂

On this day in 1862 the U.S. Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.

In 1864 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln witnessed the battle where Union forces repelled Jubal Early’s army on the outskirts of Washington, DC. 

In 1931 a major league baseball record for doubles was set as the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs combined for a total of 23.

In 1960 the first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale. 

In 1984 Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale named U.S. Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York to be his running mate. She was the first female VP candidate to run on a major party ticket.

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Quote of the Day

“If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two  hands?”

Milton Berle

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Since it’s Mr. Berle’s birthday, we’ll stick with him and his “Bosom Buddy” to start. The playback isn’t the best, but it’s old, so you have that.

It’s also the birthday of Oscar Hammerstein II.

And it’s Bill Cosby’s birthday too. So here’s some old stuff from 1966. I actually owned the album this was on. It used to crack me up. Ladies and gentleman, “The Chicken Heart That Ate Up New York City”.

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On this day in 1798 the U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by “An Act for Establishing a Marine Corps” passed by Congress. The act also created the U.S. Marine Band. The Marines were first commissioned by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775.

In 1804 the United States’ first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel. 😯

In 1914 Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox.

In 1955 the U.S. Air Force Academy was dedicated in Colorado Springs, CO, at Lowry Air Base.

In 1977 the Medal of Freedom was awarded posthumously to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a White House ceremony.

In 1979 the abandoned U.S. space station Skylab returned to Earth. It burned up in the atmosphere and showered debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia.

In 1985 Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) became the first major league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career.

And in 1998 U.S. Air Force Lt. Michael Blassie, a casualty of the Vietnam War, was laid to rest near his Missouri home. He had been positively identified from his remains that had been enshrined in the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington, VA.

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Quote of the Day

“Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.”

John Quincy Adams

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Today would be this guy’s birthday. I couldn’t find many clips from the movie, so Broadway it is.

It’s also Jeff Hanna from this band’s birthday.

And this next birthday boy is very good. Can’t say I’m much of a fan of the band and front man he usually plays with, but with Mr. King I like ’em just fine. 😉

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On this day in 1778 Louis XVI declared war on England in support of the American Revolution.

In 1821 U.S. troops took possession of Florida. The territory was sold by Spain.

In 1890 Wyoming became the 44th state to join the United States.

In 1900 ‘His Master’s Voice’, the logo of the Victor Recording Company, and later, RCA Victor, was patented. It shows the dog Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone machine.

In 1913 the highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees in Death Valley, CA. 😯

In 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was hand delivered to the U.S. Senate by President Wilson.

In 1928 George Eastman first demonstrated color motion pictures.

In 1962 the Telstar Communications satellite was launched.  The satellite relayed TV and telephone signals between Europe and the U.S.

And in 1984 Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden, of the New York Mets, became the youngest player to appear in an All-Star Game as a pitcher. He was 19 years, 7 months, and 24 days old.

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Quote of the Day

“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.”

John Calvin

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This song was released today in 1965. This should help wake you up. 🙂

Hey, it was either that or Dio. You’re welcome.

And then in 1968 Eric Clapton announced on this day that Cream was breaking up following a farewell tour.

Next up, the 80’s for the Pet Shop Boys, since it’s Neil Tennant’s birthday.

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On this day in 1776 the American Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington’s troops in New York.

In 1808 the leather-splitting machine was patented by Samuel Parker.

In 1868 the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.

In 1922 Johnny Weissmuller became the first person to swim the 100 meters freestyle in less than a minute.

In 1968 the first All-Star baseball game to be played indoors took place at the Astrodome in Houston, TX.

And in 1997 Mike Tyson was banned from the boxing ring and fined $3 million for biting the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield.

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Quote of the Day

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Winston Churchill

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Not many birthday choices to choose from today, so it’s Random Selection Day. Seriously, I scrolled my Favorites list real fast and just picked wherever it stopped. You’re lucky though, it could have been a lot worse. 🙂

First up, Mr. Keaggy covers the Beatles.

Next up, The Refreshments/aka Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.

And for the last one…..

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