Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for December 19th President Bill Clinton impeached; General George Washington opens camp at Valley Forge; Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol” is first published; Apollo 17 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean; ‘The Music Man’ opens on Broadway. Breakfast Tune Conversation with the Devil – Ray …
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Dec 12 2021
The Breakfast Club (Popplers)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for December 12th A divided U.S. Supreme Court halts the presidential recount in Florida, effectively making Republican George W. Bush the winner. Breakfast Tune Christmas Time’s A Comin’ Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Critical Exposés Everywhere as the Corporate State Worsens Ralph …
Dec 05 2021
The Breakfast Club (Toasted)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for December 5th Prohibition ends in the United States; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies; Walt Disney and Little Richard are born. Breakfast Tune Tutti Frutti (Little Richard) Banjo Cover Lesson in D with Chords/Lyrics Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Indigenous Peoples’ Land – …
Nov 28 2021
The Breakfast Club (Newtons)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 28th Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean; British prime minister Margaret Thatcher resigns; Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is beaten to death; The Grand Ole Opry makes its radio debut; Comedian Jon Stewart born. Breakfast Tune You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees – Banjo …
Nov 25 2021
Translator: Thanksgiving: (Almost) Everything You Know is Wrong
Eight years ago in January of 2013. we lost our friend, Translator aka Dr. David Smith. He suffered from depression and his untimely death left those of us in the blog communities who knew him wondering if we could have done more to help him through his struggles. The holidays are rough on people who …
Nov 21 2021
The Breakfast Club (Brain Freeze)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 21st Thomas Edison says he’s invented the phonograph; Gap revealed on Nixon White House tape; Final victim dies in America’s anthrax scare; Jonathan Pollard arrested; ‘Anything Goes’ opens on Broadway. Breakfast Tune Big Banjo From Broadway by Roger Sprung Something to think about, Breakfast …
Nov 14 2021
The Breakfast Club (Jam)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 14th Nazi Germany bombs English town of Coventry during World War II; ‘Moby-Dick’ published; Nellie Bly begins globe-trotting trek; Leonard Bernstein makes conducting debut; Composer Aaron Copland born. Breakfast Tune Nellie Bly Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Establishment Dems in …
Nov 11 2021
Armistice Day 11/11/21
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 …
Nov 10 2021
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 46th 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 07 2021
The Breakfast Club (Bananas)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 7th Bolshevik Revolution takes place; America’s 2000 presidential vote faces limbo; Nixon loses Calif. governor’s race; Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses; Evangelist Billy Graham and singer Joni Mitchell born. Breakfast Tune Here’s the song. ‘Hard Ain’t It Hard’ Something to think about, Breakfast News & …
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