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Tunes & Trivia
Today in Music History: August 1 & 2Here we are at the beginning of a new month and the music is rollin' right along. With some of the same recording artists managing to hit the charts again and...
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NBA is Born
This Day in History: August 3, 1949The National Basketball League (NBL) was the first professional men's basketball league in the world but disbanded in 1904. Reclaimed in 1937, the National Basketball...
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Callin' all Cookie Lovers!
Chip off the 'Whole' Blockhosted celebration Thursday, May 15, 2014 of National Chocolate Chip Day. A whole block (square) of chocolate could be chipped, chipped, chipped away, then, enjoyed in a...
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Music Escape
This Day in Music History: August 4When rock 'n' roll hit the scene in the 50s, rebel youth abounded. Culture in the 50s mimicked the smash movie hits Rebel Without a Causeon one hand and one of the...
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Commemorate the Coast Guard
This Day in History: August 4, 1790Â The Coast Guard's official history began on 4 August 1790 when President George Washington signed the Tariff Act that authorized the construction of ten vessels,...
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See the USA!
While we all may not have the opportunity, the funds or the time to see the USA, we can certainly enjoy America's magnificent beauty through some truly awesome photography. America the Beautiful, the...
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Stop-go!
This Day in History: August 5, 1914Sign of the Times: Today Marks Traffic Signal CentennialImagine the highways and byways without traffic signals, especially in the 21st century when the automobile is...
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Float, float...but not your boat!
Do you know the difference in an ice creamsoda vs. an ice creamfloat? It's all in the preparation! Keep in mind one of the ingredients is ice cream, not necessarily cream soda but that could be the...
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Retaliation!
This Day in History: August 6, 1945Enola Gay after Hiroshima mission, entering hard-stand. It is in its 6th Bombardment Group livery, with victor number 82 visible on fuselage just forward of the tail...
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Ee-yah twist!
Today in Music History: August 6, 1960“I am the Alexander Graham Bell of the phone company, the Christopher Columbus of America because after 'The Twist' everything changed, ... Watch the films from...
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Drupelets 'n' Cream
Apples 'n' cinnamon, strawberries 'n' chocolate, cherries 'n' almonds, grapes 'n' cheddar cheese, are combinations that satisfy our cravings. The best are those served with cream - ice cream or whipped...
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Rewind the Happiness
Today in Music History: August 7Life is a game played to the tune of the changing times. Food, fashion, fads often rule how we eat, dress and play. Regardless of the changes, how few or how many, music...
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Salvation of a Solar Eclipse
This Day in History: August 7, 1869With just the right alignment of the sun, moon and Earth, a total solar eclipse will occur during which time the moon completely covers the sun. This occurrence...
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Gangsta Rap
This Day in Music History: August 8, 1988As we step back in time today, the distance is not so great, the genre is far from rock 'n' roll, but the music goes on beating to the rhythm of the changing...
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Unconditional Surrender
This Day in History: August 9, 1945Atomic bomb mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right)War is hell! Having called for unconditional surrender of Japan under threat of "prompt and...
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Cascading Strings
Today in Music History: August 9, 1953With so many variances in styles of music, on some days it is just a matter of choice as to which one to showcase. Decisions define the level (from soft to loud),...
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Let's split!
Let's Split could mean 'get outta Dodge' (leave the scene) or divide something among two or more people. With the image inviting screaming for ice cream, thoughts definitely surround a form of ice...
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Missouri: Show me...
This Day in History: August 10, 1821Missouri, the Show Me StateWelcome to Missouri, a land of fertile plains, rolling hills, well-watered prairies, historic rivers and a state rich in history and...
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The Nation's Attic
This Day in History: August 10, 1846The increase and diffusion of knowledge More than a century and a half after its inception, the Smithsonian Institution has become the world's largest museum and...
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Teen on the Scene
Today in Music History: August 10, 1963Some of our most awesome bands and musicians began their musical career at early ages. Most accompany their talented parents and/or siblings or have proteges that...
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