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And the Bells Toll!
This Day in History: July 8, 1776 The Liberty Bell in Historic Philadelphia Credit: GPTMCOn July 4th celebration abounded with all its fanfare in recognition of Independence Day. On that day, America's...
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Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama
Life is filled with comic moments that make us burst out, bend over double with laughter while other times overflow with drama that brings on the tears. Which do you prefer, comedy or drama?Comedy - a...
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A Salute to Our Military Women
This Day in History: June 19, 1947Lt. Col. Florence Aby BlanchfieldWhile we regularly think about our men going into the military, we should never forget the role of a service person is NOT gender...
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Sugar! Sugar!
Time to bring out the child in you...the bright-sunshine feel of sunflowers & daisies! July 9 is...Sugar Cookie DayClick the image for recipe!Sugar Cookie Day is about unleashing your inner child...
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Teddy Bear Picnic
What is more loveable and hugable than the teddy bear? Whether you had one as a favorite childhood 'friend' or perhaps adopted one as an adult, your little bear more than likely became a very special...
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Wyoming: Home to Many Firsts
This Day in History: July 10, 1890Wyoming, the Equality State, the Cowboy State, Big WyomingLand of geysers & hot springs, cowboys, bucking broncos, bison, free-roaming wild horses & some of...
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Sold, American
Today in Music History: July 10, 1950Back in the 50s cigarettes were a common sign of the times...cool, cheap and socially accepted. The hazards of cigarette smoking were unknown with no warnings such...
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More, more, more...Music!
Today in Music History: July 10Do you know what is so good about pizza? CHEESE! More cheese...more, more, more! The same goes for music! You can never have enough music...taking the time to stop and...
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Blue Orbs
July is...(along with many other celebrations) National Blueberry Month, so it is of no surprise that today celebrates a top-of-the-morning treat to go along with your morning brew. Whether for...
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Song Snippets Hit-by-Hit
As the Earth spins, music is in the making! Much like the rotation of the Earth never stops, music resounds every day, every night, naturally and imaginatively. It, too, never stops. Whether captured...
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A Nut of a Pie!
Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you like pie? How about nuts? What about a sweet pie chocked full of nuts...pecans, none the less? Of course, this delight is known as Pecan Pie so get ready to...
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Medal of Honor
This Day in History: July 12, 1862It is oft not enough to say such-'n'-such happened on this day in history for its impact to be truly felt. Such is the event of today surrounding the Medal of Honor....
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Barbershop Harmony 2
July 13 is Barbershop Music Appreciation Day, which was created in 2005 by Sweet Adelines International, "a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of...
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Woodstock of the 80s
Today in Music History: July 13The original Woodstock Festival took place at the end of the 60s. Its scheduled three-day concert rolled into a fourth day encompassing lots of sex, drugs, and rock 'n'...
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Baseball & a Mouse
This Day in History: July 14, 1967 & 1968At the heart of Awakenings are the American Classics - Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet! Heading the top of the classic list as you can see is...
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A Day in the Life of Music...
Today in Music History: July 14From love songs to sad songs, the truly memorable song to an occasional bad song, gatherings of mass proportion to break-ups of heartache, all are a part of the life of...
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A Raw, Stripped-down Sound
Today in Music History: July 15, 1986 Songwriter, storyteller and cat lover, Johnny CashJohnny CashIn November 2005, the life and times of Johnny Cash were depicted in the movie Walk the Line. His was...
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The Gadget
This Day in History: July 16, 1945Early in the morning of July 16, 1945, the success or failure of the first atomic bomb blast was tested in the New Mexico desert 120 miles south of Santa Fe. The tower...
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Have a Peach of a Day!
Georgia on My Mind! Is it the state? What about the iconic Ray Charles' song? Maybe it is something associated with Georgia. With July being Ice Cream Month (among other things), it is time for...
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1950s Main Street
This Day in History: July 17, 1955Disneyland's Grand OpeningWalt Disney's very first theme park, Disneyland, opened its gates at 2:30PM on Sunday, July 17, 1955 in Anaheim, California.14 Obscure and...
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