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Georgia On My Mind
This Day in History: January 2, 1788Georgia, the Peach State, aka the Empire State of the SouthRipe peach on the tree - photo by Tobias Maschler on Wikipedia, published under the terms of the GNU Free...
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Wolf in the Wilderness
This Day in History: January 3, 1959 Alaska, The Last FrontierL is for Last Frontier - An Alaska Alphabet BookAlaska's nickname is The Last Frontier. The state motto of Alaska is North to the Future,...
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Busy Buzzin' Bees
This Day in History: January 4, 1896Utah, the Beehive StateUtah is The Beehive State. The nickname for Utah is The Beehive State. A beehive appears on Utah's flag and state seal, the state insect is...
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And the music goes on...Country Time 3
Classic Country Radio"I'm grateful when anybody can start to have his or her limited perception of the genre open up a little bit,... There's a lot of great music in the country genre that doesn't get...
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Golden Gate Bridge is Born
This Day in History: January 5, 1933The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco via Reg SaddlerConstruction begins today in the year 1933 on what was to become one of the world's most beautiful bridges, a...
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Snoopy Stands
Peanuts by Charles SchulzFirst Peanuts Comic StripThe most popular comic strip in history was created in 1950 by Charles Schulz. However, it actually began somewhat earlier originally being named Li'l...
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Voices of America
On October 10, 2013, I began a trek gathering voices from across America. Some time ago I read a most inspiring poem from Louis Gander that absolutely says AMERICA! With his permission, I present the...
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Enchantment on the Horizon
This Day in History: January 6, 1912New Mexico, The Land of Enchantment"Into New Mexico" - aerial view near the state border of New Mexico and Colorado showing the Rio Grande river - photo © Storm...
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Four Freedoms Speech
Embrace the Past... FDR and the Four Freedoms SpeechIt was January 6, 1941, war was raging in Europe (WWII) and American involvement in the war was inevitable. President Franklin Roosevelt presented a...
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Radio Interview
Tomorrow Sharla Shults, the author of Echoes, Remembering and Awakenings, will be interviewed by Brian T. Shirley on Kinetic HiFi radio at 4:30 PM (EST). In Brian's own words, "I'm a stand-up comedian...
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First U.S. Presidential Election
This Day in History: January 7, 1789George Washingtonen.wikipedia.orgNo lengthy election season. No primaries. No campaign rallies. No endless advertisements. No debates. No long lines on election day....
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Crazy Horse Fights Last Battle
This Day in History: January 8, 1877Alleged photo of Crazy Horse in 1877en.wikipedia.orgThere is so much history to be explored that led up to this day. Crazy Horse and his band of warriors refused...
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Happy Birthday, Elvis!
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)Publicity photo for Jailhouse Rock (1957)Source: en.wikipedia.org The incredible Elvis life story began when Elvis Aaron Presley was born to...
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We the People
This Day in History: January 9, 1788Connecticut, the Constitution State, Nutmeg State, and "The Land of Steady Habits"Howard Chandler Christy's famous painting: Scene at the Signing of the Constitution...
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Manatees vs. Mermaids
This Day in History: January 9, 1493Columbus Mistakes Manatees for Mermaids Before completely rolling over with side-splitting laughter, continue on with an open mind as to why and how such a...
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Great Die Up
This Day in History: January 9, 1887Today we are in the midst of record freezing temperatures across the country. This is not the first time for such lows nor is it the worst. Before stepping back in...
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Gusher of the Day
This Day in History: January 10, 1901The Modern Oil Industry Was BornThe Lucas gusher at Spindletop, January 10, 1901. This was the first major gusher of the Texas Oil Boom.Listen to a story about a...
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Common Sense
Embrace the Past...This Day in History: January 10, 1776 "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, published Thomas Paine, Common Sense (London: J. Almon, 1776). The Charles J. Tanenbaum Collection of the...
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The Grand Canyon & Amelia Earhart
This Day in History: January 11First thought that probably comes to mind is the question, "What does the Grand Canyon have to do with Amelia Earhart?" It is the day, January 11 that formulates the...
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AMOS 'N' ANDY
This Day in Radio History: January 12, 1926Chicago's WGN radio station welcomed a two-man comedy team to its airways when the blackface characters Sam 'n' Henry made their debut on January 12, 1926...
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