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♫Good Times = Happy Days♫
Good times are synonymous with happy days. The ever popular tune 'Happy Days are Here Again' dates back to the Roarin' 20s (1929) when the song was copyrighted by Milton Ager (music) and Jack Yellen...
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Voila! Soft serve!
We may be nearing the end of August, but the summer isn't over yet. Temperatures are still on the high end and something cool to the tongue is most refreshing! When it comes to a summer treat, at the...
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Five Contenders, Five Miles
This day in history is not to be confused with Rev Your Engines on May 30, 1911. That day marked the debut of the Indy 500--a grueling 500-mile race that was an immediate hit with audiences and drew...
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♫ Sound of Soul♫
Listen Live!The 70s. These were some Groovy Times! Remembering the 70s brings on memories of the mads, glads and the fads. Even today many music lovers find themselves Stuck in the 70s. Of course,...
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Decadently Southern
Everyone knows a Southern favorite is pecan pie. It even has its own day, National Pecan Pie Day, which is celebrated on July 12 of each year. [Check it out for some scrumptious pecan pie dessert...
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Messages sent 'round the world & outta this world!
Today's History Lesson...communicationsAugust 20th is a record day in communications with two important messages being sent 66 years apart! The first message circumnavigated the globe but not by...
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♫Best of My Lo♥e♫
There are love songs and then, there are LO♥E! songs. At the hint of a certain melody, the emotional sting can bring on thoughts of bliss or trigger times poisoned by only painful memories. The 'best'...
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Any way you slice it...YUM!
But, of course, another day to enjoy a special ice cream treat! After all it IS summertime. With this being the month of August amid sweltering temperatures, ice cream is a delight any way, any day,...
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Dirty Dancing Hits Theaters
Today's History Lesson...the moviesHas everyone gone mad? Is the theater jamming as the audience begins a rampage of dirty dancing up and down the aisles? What movie can bring on such excitement that...
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♫Sounds & Rhythms of Swing♫
Today marks celebration of yet another 'king'. Recently Two Kings Remembered reflected upon one of the greatest sports heroes of American culture, Babe Ruth (King of Swing) and Rock 'n' Roll legend...
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Peachy Keen
The benefits of fruit are non-negotiable. They provide nutrients - potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C, and folate (folic acid) - vital for health and maintenance of the body. Most fruits are naturally...
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Back to School! Already?
Not only are we awakening to a new day but to a new year! Okay, okay, okay, I know it is not Happy New Year 2017. We still have months to go in 2016. However, it IS the beginning of a new school year...
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Relief for Undue Suffering
Today's History Lesson...Red CrossWe are all familiar with the American Red Cross, aka the American National Red Cross, founded in 1881 as a humanitarian organization but the origin of the Red Cross...
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♫From the Baby Boomers to the Common Era♫
Music through the centuries is ever changing...even within each decade styles and rhythms take on the beats of the times with no two decades being the same! For those growing up in the 50s and 60sBaby...
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Ready to eat a sponge?
Your first thought surrounding the sponge is probably the scrubbing sponge or bath sponge. Neither of these would be very appetizing. Then, there are the sea sponges from which the idea of scrubbing or...
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Rolls, Biscuits, Mac 'n' Cheese
Today's History Lesson...culinary legendBy 1902, the way Americans prepared food had already changed with the avocation of standard measurements as a result of innovative ideas by pioneer cookbook...
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♫Music in Full Swing♫
As we look at yet another day in music history, we should not be surprised to begin our trip down memory lane with The Beatles. After all Beatlemania swept the country! The British Invasion was in full...
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Peach Rivalry
There is rivalry when it comes to sports - football vs. baseball & basketball, beverages - Coke vs. Pepsi, pets - dogs vs. cats, sibling rivalry - brothers vs. sisters, rivalry from state to state...
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♫Teen Idol♫
The teen idols dominated the scene for the decades 40s, 50s, 60s. Many of today's performers boast of the experience passing through the teen idol phase of success. These are the heartthrobs that...
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The screaming hasn't stopped!
Do you ever get tired of ice cream days? Not me, especially during the summer! I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! What is so 'cool' is not only the vast number of ice cream celebrations...
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