Here is a little addition to our Yesteryear Listening Guide. We've looked at all our radio shows, and have grouped them into the day of the year they were broadcast. As a little bit fun we've also added some small snippets. See what was on the airwaves on your birthday, or other memorable dates in your year. Happy Listening!
On This Day:
Hattie McDaniel first African American to win an Oscar (1940) BORN: Gioacchino Rossini composer (1792) DIED: Pat Garrett gunslinger (1908)
Quote:
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. (John F. Kennedy)
Fact:
Dendrochronology is the science of calculating a tree's age by its rings
Word:
paludal (adjective) Of or relating to a swamp; marshy
Fortune Cookie:
Any decision you have to make tomorrow is a good decision
Poem:
Seek on high bare trails / Sky-reflecting violets... / Mountain-top jewels / (Haiku by Basho)
Joke:
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
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