THE BEST TUNES...

On this Date in History:  1865

The worst marine disaster in U.S. history occured.  A boiler explodes on the steamboat Sultana, near Memphis, killing 1,547 people.  The event was overshadowed in the news by the fact that John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin was killed the day before.

Birthday Pick:  1932

American Radio Personality and Voice Actor Casey Kasem
Which of the following is NOT true about Mr. Kasem?
a.  He is a vegan
b.  His parents are from Iraq
c.  He was born in Detroit, Michigan
* answer at bottom of post

Died on this Date:  1882
American Poet and Philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today's Quote:

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes 

are played on the oldest fiddles.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Today's Song:

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            HAVE A GREAT DAY!

*b. His parents are from Iraq is not true
see more about Casey Kasem at wikipedia.org

       Which one of the following is NOT true about Casey Kasem?

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Grant surrenders ...

American Treasure Tour Trivia 

On this date:  1865 

President Lincoln receives the news of Lee's surrender to Grant.

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BIRTHDAY: 1915

Harry Morgan

DIED ON THIS DATE: 1991

Natalie Schafer

Was she?

a.  The actress that played Mrs. Howell on Gilligan's Island.

b.  Director Frank Capra's first wife.

c.  Invented Liquid Paper

*answer at bottom of post

Song for the Day:

Today's Quote:

Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.

Herbert Hoover

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Jakey ... another American Treasure....

*a. The actress that played Mrs. Howell on Gilligan's Island.