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Floating on Air
This Day in History: May 31, 1959Christopher Cockerell with the firstproper hovercraft modelmade in 1955 from balsa wood (Source: Hovercraft Consultants Ltd) One of the most successful inventions of...
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June is...
Summertime!Being on the brink of summer means the temperatures are rising. As with any month, there is much to be celebrated so let's start with one to cool us down. June is National Dairy Month. There...
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Let's Go Barefootin'!
 This is the second celebration for the little piggies (our toes, that is)! Earlier this month was Barefootin', aka No Socks Day. Without the confinement of socks, the tootsies were free to wriggle and...
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Kentucky: From Mountaintop to Stove top
This Day in History: June 1, 1792Kentucky, The Bluegrass StateKentucky is...famous for breeding horses, tobacco farms, fine bourbon, Kentucky Derbyand, of course, nothing says Kentucky better than...
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Tennessee: Volunteers, Chiefs &"The King"
This Day in History: June 1, 1796Tennessee, the "Volunteer" State Aerial AmericaTennessee: Sneak Peak Between smoky mountains and a mighty river lies a state with a fascinating story. Tennessee is the...
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TGIM!
Every Monday do you count the days until Friday arrives? Think about it.If you rush the week trying to get to Friday as quickly as possible, that only pushes you closer to the NEXT Monday and guess...
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It's all in the icing!
OOPS! Yesterday was...National Hazelnut Cake DayMay be a day late but any day is okay for cake with this recipe too inviting not to share for enjoyment any time.Look at it this way - cake is one thing,...
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Enjoy the Rocky Road!
Summer hasn't been declared official yet but it is never too early for ice cream. In fact, we are even ahead of National Ice Cream Month, which is declared in July. Ice cream is one delectable delight...
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Nothin' to just one egg!
Within the List of Dairy Products, you will not find the egg. By definition, it just doesn't fit: A true dairy product is made by the mammary glands of a mammal. Our daily breakfast eggs usually come...
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Music Beats & Trivia
Today in Music History: June 3Today's music scene ranges from a wide variety of tunes - the era 1967 to 1995. While numerous musicians boasted hits from this period of time, there are only a few which...
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Eat it like ice cream!
Ice cream has been a favorite since... There is no definitive record as to the inventor or exact date of the origin of ice cream but we do know it did not begin with the creamy texture as we know it...
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The gig that changed the world!
Today in History: June 4, 1976The 60s have been dubbed the decade that changed a nation, not only in music but also tragic events but the impact was much greater truly influencing the world. Again it...
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Birth of Capitol Records
Today in Music History: June 4, 1942Music affects our very being. It sets a mood, changes a mood, provides relaxation and often dispels anger. There are Arabian music moods, Gypsy moods, bar music...
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Born in the USA
Today in Music History: June 4  Bruce Springsteen’s Transformation: The History of ‘Born in the U.S.A.’Bruce Springsteen.Bruce Springsteen's working class roots in New Jersey are chronicled in his...
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End of Gold Standard
This Day in History: June 5, 1933GOLD!! The history of gold is fascinating with the first use of gold as money occurring around 700 B.C. When gold was struck in California in 1848, the expression...
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Two Legacies Remembered: R.I.P.
This Day in History: June 5 & 6A tragic day in history is this day in the year 1968 at the hands of an assassin. A life cut short. A legacy remembered. Then, the loss of another on this day in...
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Let's all go to the drive-in!
This Day in History: June 6, 1933First Drive-in Movie Theater. 6 June 1933Do you remember watching movies under the stars, in your automobile? That's right, the drive-in movies, aka Park-In Theaters!...
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D-Day+1
This Day in History: June 7, 1944The morning of June 7, we are still at war but the tides have turned marking the beginning of an end. While yesterday D-Day, June 6, 1944marks a turning point in...
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How Now Brown Cow!
Let's celebrate one of the most popular ice cream flavors of all time! Culinary historians believe that the first ice cream flavors were fruit-based, but by the 18th century both vanilla and chocolate...
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What is your passion?
Today in Music History: June 7What is your favorite decade of music...60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, into the 21st Century? Got a favorite, perhaps love them all? Each decade offers its own unique style within...
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