In this country we call this day Veterans’ Day and take time to honor all those who have served or are serving in our armed forces. It was originally called Armistice Day which commemorated the cessation of fighting on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o’clock in the morning—the …
Category: History
Nov 10 2020
29 Bells for The Edmund Fitzgerald
When the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America’s Great Lakes. Today, we mark the 45th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald taking her 29 crew members with her to the bottom of Lake Superior during one of the worst of the legendary …
Nov 08 2020
The Breakfast Club (Limousine Liberal Brunch)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 8th Adolf Hitler makes his first attempt to seize power in Germany; Democrat John F. Kennedy wins the presidency; Ronald Reagan is elected governor of California; Bonnie Raitt is born; Led Zeppelin releases the album ”Led Zeppelin Four.”. Normally I post a Banjo Tune, …
Nov 01 2020
The Breakfast Club (Bread)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 1st The Stamp Act takes effect; The U.S. explodes the first hydrogen bomb; Sistine Chapel paintings first shown to the public; Algerian nationalists begin rebellion against French rule; NFL’s Walter Payton dies. Breakfast Tune “Cripple Creek” performed by Rhiannon Giddens, Banjo l Met Music …
Oct 25 2020
The Breakfast Club (Nuggets)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for October 25th Cuban missile crisis fuels Cold War clash at UN; China’s UN seat changes hands; ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ battle takes place; Author Geoffrey Chaucer dies; Golfer Payne Stewart killed in plane crash. Breakfast Tune Bluegrass cover of “Rocket Man” Something to think …
Oct 18 2020
The Breakfast Club (Ham)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for October 18th Inventor Thomas Edison dies; Three scientists share Nobel prize for DNA work; Anthrax scare hits CBS in New York; Two U.S. athletes suspended for Mexico City Olympics protest; Rock star Chuck Berry born. Breakfast Tune “Cripple Creek” performed by Rhiannon Giddens, Banjo l …
Oct 11 2020
The Breakfast Club (whipped egg muffins)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for October 11th Congress OK’s U.S. military force against Iraq; Former President Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize; Anita Hill accuses Supreme Court pick Clarence Thomas; Second Vatican Council opens; ‘SNL’ premieres. Breakfast Tune Whip It – Devo – Banjo Cover Something to think about, Breakfast …
Oct 04 2020
The Breakfast Club (lean protein)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for October 4th Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, is launched into orbit; U.S. Blackhawk helicopters shot down in Somalia; Silent movie comedy star Buster Keaton born; Rock singer Janis Joplin dies of drug overdose. Breakfast Tune Buster and the Banjo Something to think about, Breakfast News …
Sep 27 2020
The Breakfast Club (Egg O’Muffin)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for September 27th Warren Commission concludes Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in JFK’s assassination; Taliban captures Afghanistan’s capital; First steam locomotive to haul passengers; ‘The Tonight Show’ premieres. Breakfast Tune Wreck of the Old 97 Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Trump’s destruction …
Sep 20 2020
The Breakfast Club (sausage links)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for September 20th Magellan begins globe-trotting voyage; Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal dies; Actress Sophia Loren born; Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in ‘Battle of the Sexes’; Singer Jim Croce dies in plane crash. Breakfast Tune Bad Bad Leroy Brown (Jim Croce) Banjo Cover Lesson with …
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