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:
The Ford Motor Company is incorporated (1903) BORN: Geronimo Apache leader (1829) DIED: Wernher von Braun rocket scientist (1977)
Quote:
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow. (Aesop)
Fact:
ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their first names (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-frid.)
Word:
gamboge (noun) 1: A reddish yellow color 2: Gum resin obtained from the sap of trees of the genus Garcinia, used as a yellow pigment
Fortune Cookie:
Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential
Poem:
Dew evaporates and all our world / Is dew ... so dear, / So fresh, so fleeting / (On the death of his child Haiku by Issa)
Joke:
It is true that love is blind but marriage is definitely an eye-opener.
Joke:
DNA: National Dyslexic Association
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West Coast broadcast. A concert violinist kills to get a priceless instrument. Given a chance at fame, the musician is plagued by a small man in a striped suit.
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