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:
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned King of Italy (1805) BORN: John Wayne actor (1907) DIED: Samuel Pepys diarist (1703)
Quote:
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Fact:
Pecan nuts were the only natural fresh food eaten by astronauts during the Apollo missions 13 and 14
Word:
ligneous (adjective) Consisting of or having the texture or appearance of wood; woody
Fortune Cookie:
Your artistic talents win the approval and applause of others
Poem:
Now be a good boy / Take good care of our house ... / Cricket my child / (Haiku by Issa)
Joke:
An Irishman, a Italian and a priest walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, some kind of joke?"
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