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Oct. 29, 1923 Turkey becomes a Republic, plus a connection to the Cuban Missile Crisis!

On October 29 in 1923, Turkey officially became a republic, after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. From Wikipedia: Following WWI, the huge conglomeration of territories and peoples that formerly comprised the Ottoman Empire was divided into several new states.[20] The Turkish War of Independence (1919–1922), initiated by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk …

This Date in History – Oct 22, 1777 The Battle of Red Bank fought, not far down the Delaware River from us!!

On October 22, 1777 a Revolutionary War battle was fought just a little way down the Delaware River from our home, in Red Bank – now National Park., NJ. At that time Fort Mercer,named for Brigadier General Hugh Mercer who was killed earlier in the year at the Battle of …

This Date in History – October 20, 1941 – The Tragic Kragujevac Massacre (Serbia)

Saturday October 18th was International Necktie Day, celebrated in Croatia, the home of the necktie and several cities around the world. As a result, I wrote a little about Croatia. Today is the 73 rd anniversary of a horrific event that occurred in Serbia, which lies east of Croatia, and …

Exploring The Right Wing and the Ebola Virus – Balderdash!

So I paid a visit to the website Right Wing Watch, where People For the American Way monitors the activities of the right-wing movement, to see what the Right has to say about the Ebola virus!! Here’s a recap of what I found! John Hagee, televangelist and Christians United For …

International Necktie Day October 18th – Leads to Exploration of -Croatia?

Today, October 18th International Necktie Day is celebrated in Croatia and in various cities around the world, e.g. in Dublin, ‘Tübingen, Como, Tokyo, Sydney and other towns! Okay! Now the first question I asked was why? Why is Necktie Day celebrated in Croatia??? I went to Wikipedia and discovered why, …

Yesterday's Election of Evo Morales leads to an exploration of his country Bolivia!!

Yesterday Bolivians voice their support for President Evo Morales and elected him to his third term in office. Unlike many Americans,(wink, wink) I have not followed the affairs of Bolivia that closely over the last eight years so I don’t know that much about the man or what he has …

The Music of Malian Strings leads to Explorations of Malian Problems.

One of the genres of music that I started to listen to more over the last several years is World Music. There is so much good music out there made in countries that we as Americans don’t know about. One of the countries whose music I have really come to …

October 12, 1945 – The Medal of Honor is Awarded to a Conscientious Objector for the first time. Desmond Doss!

This morning as I looked over the list of events that happened on this date in history, I came to 1945 and on October 12 of that year, the Medal of Honor was issued to a conscientious objector for the first time. The recipient was Private First Class Desmond Doss. …

On This Date – October 11, 1809 – Meriwether Lewis commits suicide or is murdered on the Natchez Trace!

On the morning of October 11, 1809 the innkeeper at Grinder’s Stand on the Natchez Trace about 70 miles southwest of Nashville heard gunshots. Soon servants found Meriwether Lewis badly injured from gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Lewis died shortly after sunrise that morning. Lewis had stopped at the …

This Date in Music – October 11, 1919 Jazz Drummer Art Blakey was born!! Album of the Day – Indestuctible!

So among today’s birthdays is the great Art Blakey.(October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) In honor of his birthday, I listened to the 1965 release from Art & the Jazz Messengers, Indestructible. As I listened to the album, I kept thinking how great the trumpet was, after listening …

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