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On this day in History, February 3rd, 1894, a true American Treasure was born, Norman Rockwell. Enjoy a few pieces of his work while we celebrate...
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On this day in History, December 30th, 1947, Jeff Lynne was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate!
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On this day in History, December 22nd, 1946, Rick Nielsen was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate!
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On this day in History, December 21st, 1946, Carl Wilson was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate!
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On this day in History, December 16th, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as some 50 American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped 342 chests of tea overboard into Boston harbor to protest tea taxes .
If you want to learn more about the event that began the War for Independence, visit here.
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On this day in History, December 16th, 1949, Billy Gibbons was born. How about a couple of tunes from the Home Team while we celebrate...
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On this day in History, December 14th, 1949, Cliff Williams from AC/DC was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate!
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On this day in History, December 14th, 1799, our First President, George Washington died at his Mount Vernon Home. He was 67. To read a little more about the Father of our Country, visit here...
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On this day in History, December 13th, 1948, the Man, the Myth, the Legend, Ted Nugent was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate...
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On this day in History, December 11th, 1958, Nikki Sixx was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate...
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On this day in History, December 8th, 1947, Gregg Allman was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate...
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Pearl Harbor - 70 Years ago today...
70 years ago today, December 7th, 1941, our Nation was dragged into World War II when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
2,388 Americans died in the attack
1,178 Americans were wounded
21 American ships were sunk or damaged
323 American aircraft were destroyed or damaged
1,177 Americans involved in the attack were serving on the USS Arizona
333 servicemen serving on the USS Arizona survived the attack
2,388 Americans died in the attack
1,178 Americans were wounded
21 American ships were sunk or damaged
323 American aircraft were destroyed or damaged
1,177 Americans involved in the attack were serving on the USS Arizona
333 servicemen serving on the USS Arizona survived the attack
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On this day in History, December 4th, 1951, Gary Rossington was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate!
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On this day in History, December 3rd, 1948, Ozzy Osbourne was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate...
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On this day in History, December 1st, 1940, Richard Pryor was born. Richard was one of the funniest guys to ever grace this planet. How about a couple of clips while we celebrate.
Keep in mind, these were recorded before we became a bunch of politically correct pussies, so the language may not be deemed appropriate for the workplace...
Keep in mind, these were recorded before we became a bunch of politically correct pussies, so the language may not be deemed appropriate for the workplace...
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On this day in History, November 30th, 1835, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) was born.
Mark Twain published more than 30 books in his career. To learn more about him visit here...
While there are probably thousands of Mark Twain quotes, these are some of my favorites.
In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear.
Government is merely a servant – merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.
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A couple of other favorites from commenter Wilson...
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -
"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
Mark Twain published more than 30 books in his career. To learn more about him visit here...
While there are probably thousands of Mark Twain quotes, these are some of my favorites.
In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear.
Government is merely a servant – merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.
** Update**
A couple of other favorites from commenter Wilson...
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -
"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
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On this day in History, November 27th, 1942, Jimi Hendrix was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate...
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On this day in History, November 27th, 1940, Bruce Lee was born. Enjoy a video while we celebrate!
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On this day in History, November 26th, 1945, John McVie from Fleetwood Mac was born. How about a couple of tunes while we celebrate...
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On this day, November 15th, 1777, The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution of the United States . If you want to read those documents, go see them here.
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