Last Day of February 2013

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Today is the 59th day of the year 2013.

On this Date in History:  1827
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was incorporated.  It became the first railroad in America that offered commercial transportation of both freight and people.
source wikipedia

Check out this great video, all of B&O's ... 1950's era

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Born on this Date:  1934
American Jazz Percussionist Willie BoBo

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Died on this Date:  2009
American Radio Broadcaster Paul Harvey 
Below one of his broadcast essays ... What is a Policeman?

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America is full of treasures from our technology and talents to our brave men and women...all treasures.

The trivia is brought to you today by 

one of the treasures of our collection:

Our Wurlitzer Military Band Organ.

This is the only known existing band organ of this model.

We just had it restored and it is once again running and delighting our guests at the American Treasure Tour.

As we say goodbye to February ~ enjoy this image of bleeding hearts and have a good day.

image from Jeansgarden.wordpress.com

John Steinbeck

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Birthday Pick:

American Writer John Steinbeck 1902

According to Wikipedia, which of the following works did Steinbeck consider his best?
a.  East of Eden
b.  Of Mice and Men
c.  The Grapes of Wrath
*answer at bottom of post

Died on this Date:  2008 Boyd Coddington ~ American Hot Rod Designer

Coddington's CadZZilla at the 2005 Hot Rod Show Austin TX  source Wikipedia

Today's Song: Hot Rod Lincoln

Today's Quote:  

The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a, from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way. 
Milton Friedman 
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On This Date in History:  1951 ~ Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution was ratified limiting Presidents to two terms.

Today's Trivia Brought to you by:

The American Treasure Tour's radio controlled model airplane collection ~ over 200 in all!

a.  East of Eden

JOHNNY CASH

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Brought to you today by our friends at Retro Roadmap   http://www.retroroadmap.com

Where Mod Betty is always looking for retro and vintage treasures!

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Today's Birthday Pick:
American Treasure Johnny Cash was born on this date in 1932

Did you know???
•He was given the name "J.R." because his parents Ray Cash and Carrie Cash couldn't agree on a name, only on initials. He adopted "John R. Cash" when he joined the Air Force, which did not accept initials.
•Once had his truck catch on fire and burn down half of a national forest, when the judge asked him why he did it, he said, "I didn't do it, my truck did, and it's dead."
•His album "Bitter Tears" contains original songs told from the viewpoint of Native Americans.
•He suffered from a fear of flying and snakes.
•His older brother (the sibling Johnny was closest to as a child) died in a horrible accident involving a buzz saw when Johnny was young, and it was never clear whether it was accidental, suicide, or even murder. Wracked with guilt, Johnny, by most accounts, never got over the death (it was a little-known, personal obsession of his to investigate the incident) and it is widely thought that his dark world view was shaped by it.
IMDB.com

Song for the Day:  HURT by Johnny Cash
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Quote for the Day:

The things that have always been important: to be a good man, to try to live my life the way God would have me, to turn it over to Him that His will might be worked in my life, to do my work without looking back, to give it all I've got, and to take pride in my work as an honest performer.  

~Johnny Cash

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On This Date in History:  1901
J.P. Morgan incorporates The United States Steel Corporation.

On that same date, February 25, 1901 ~ Zeppo Marx was born.
What was Zeppo's birth name?
a. Herbert Manfred Marx
b. Abraham Levi Marx
c. Rapha Elam Marx
*answer at bottom of post

Died on this Date:  1999 ~ Glenn T. Seaborg
Who was Glenn T. Seaborg?
a. First NFL Commissioner
b. Inventor of Tupperware
c. Nobel prize winning chemist
**answer at bottom of post

QUOTE for the DAY:
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~Albert Einstein 

Today's Song:  Grazing in the Grass is a Gas ~ Friends of Distinction

Today's Cliche:

The grass is always greener on the other side.

Today the American Treasure Tour Trivia page was brought to you by:

Alfred E. Neuman ~ the poster ~  somewhere in one of our hallways ...

*a. Herbert Manfred Marx
**c. Nobel prize winning chemist

Jesse Billauer ~ An American Treasure

American Treasure Tour Trivia Blog ...

Born on this Date:  1979  Jesse Billauer

Read his story:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Billauer

Watch these amazing videos:

There are other you tube videos available of Jesse.

Jesse exemplifies the best of America's treasures ~ courage and perseverance in the face of great trial.

Dedicated to Jesse Billauer

~

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

~William Ernest Henley

Happy Birthday Jesse!

Today the American Treasure Tour Trivia Blog
is brought to you by ...

Our 1905 Franklin with honeycomb grill.

Birthday Pick:  Michael Dell 1965

Who is Michael Dell?

a. the dude who invented the nicotine patch

b. the dude who is the security guard at the American Treasure Tour

c. the dude who started Dell Computers

*answer at the bottom of post

Died on this Date:  1871

George Taylor

One of the representatives from Pennsylvania as a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

On this Date in history ~ 1945

1945 – World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines and a commonly forgotten U.S. Navy Corpsman, reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag. (source Wikipedia)

Today's Quote:

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.

Pope Paul VI

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/p/popepaulvi120381.html#EZbTRxbr8Cupdvcp.99 

c. the dude who started Dell Computers

Better Late than ....

Oh the day went by fast!

Today's American Treasure Trivia Blog is brought to you by our cliche for the day:

On this date in History:

Penn State University was founded.  Guess what year?
a. 1855
b. 1879
c. 1901
*answer at bottom of post

Birthday Pick:  1975  Actress Drew Barrymore

Died on this Date: 1981
Michael Maltese
Who was Michael Maltese?
a. a cartoonist
b. a hot air balloonist
c. an oil tycoonist

Today's Top Song on the Billboard Chart in 1975 was ...
Pick Up the Pieces ... Average White Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnH_zwVmiuE

Quote for the Day:

“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.” Wilma Rudolph

from THINKEXIST.com

a. 1855
a. cartoonist

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TGIT  ...

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Today's Birthday Pick:
1915 American Actress Ann Sheridan

Which of the following movies was Ms. Sheridan well known for?
a.  The Man Who Came to Dinner
b.  His Girl Friday
c.  Sorry Wrong Number
*answer at bottom of post

Today's Event in History:  On this date in 1878 which of the following occurred?
a.  Dr. Pepper was invented.
b. The first telephone book was issued in New Haven, CT.
c. Virginia Tech opened it's doors.
**answer at bottom of post

Died on this Date: 2011
American Comic Book and Television Writer Dwayne McDuffie

Today's CLICHE:

Today's Song Pick:  Our House  ...   Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

*a. The Man Who Came to Dinner
**b. The first telephone book was issued in New Haven, CT.

Here's one for the books...

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Here's one for the books~

http://www.counselheal.com/articles/3949/20130219/102-years-old.htm

In other news ... today is the 82nd anniversary of the Congress proposing the 21st amendment which repealed Prohibition in the U.S.A.

Did you know that?  The Constitution Center currently has a wonderful Prohibition exhibition?

The American Treasure Tour is proud to have partnered with the Constitution Center and the Valley Forge Casino for a "Prohibition Tour" to our area.  Check out the links to them below.

American Treasure Tour's Prohibition era 1934 Buick:

Who DIED on this Date in HISTORY?

2006 Sportscaster Curt Gowdy

What two sports did Gowdy excel in at the University of Wyoming?

a.  swimming and football

b.  basketball and tennis

c.  baseball and basketball

*answer at bottom of post

Birthday Pick:  1918

American Philanthropist Leonore Annenberg

WORD for the DAY:    MYTACISM

means:  the incorrect or excessive use of the letter ~ (seriously, there's a word for that)

Today the American Treasure Tour blog was brought to you by the letter:

LINKS:   Constitution Center:  http://constitutioncenter.org
                  Valley Forge Casino:  https://www.vfcasino.com
                  American Treasure tour:  http://americantreasuretour.com

*b. basketball and tennis

Who is Homer Hickam?

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Birthday Pick: 1943 Homer Hickam, Jr.
Who is Homer Hickam?
a. author and engineer
b. author and guitarist
c.  author and chess player
*answer at bottom of post

Died on this Date:  2001 Stanley Kramer
Kramer directed many wonderful films including this American Treasure:

Did you know?  Katharine Hepburn is the only movie star to win four Academy Awards (2009) for her leading roles in Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, andOn Golden Pond.   From IMDB

On this Date in History:
NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars.

Today's Cliche:  Horse Sense

Today's American Treasure Tour Trivia was brought to you by:

Our wonderful Wurlitzer Pianorchestra.


*a. Author and engineer, Homer Hickam worked for NASA and wrote Rocket Boys, among other books.  Hickam is from West Virginia

Check out our Word for the Day ...

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On this Date in History: 

What did Elsworth W. Bunce do on this date in history in 1930?

a. was the first man to milk a cow on a plane

b. was the first man recorded to survive a jump from a plane whose parachute did not open

c.  was the first man to pilot a plane that used aerial refueling

*answer at bottom of post

1976 ~ Birthday of race car driver ~ Leilani Munter

 

Vrrooom Vrrooooom!

Died on this Date:  Richard Bright 2006  

What was Richard Bright best know for?

a.  Astrophysics

b.  Architect

c. Actor

**answer at the bottom of the post

WORD for the DAY:

abacinate:  to blind by putting a red hot metal plate near someone's eyes.

(cause you know that happens every day)

which brings us to Today's Song by 

the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

By The Way 

Today's Cliche: strike while the iron is hot.

have a great day.....

*a. was the first man to milk a cow on a plane
**c. actor (Godfather films played Al Neri)

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Today's Birthday:  1874  Thomas John Watson

Thomas J. Watson was the chairman and CEO of IBM.  His life story is interesting and includes many failings before his business success.  To read more about him:  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson

Today's Quote:  "Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life." 

 ~Simone Well

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes_of_the_day.html#Xq7KXRjKrTdcYYXh.99 

Song for the Day:

Just My Imagination ~ The Temptations

Died on this Date:  1998 Bob Merrill

Who was Bob Merrill?

a.  Bobby Jone's caddy

b.  Inventor of electric can opener

c.  Wrote "How Much is that Doggie in the Window"

*see below for answer

On this Date in History:  1972
The sales of the Volkswagon Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model-T

1972 Volkswagon Beetle

*c. Bob Merrill wrote How Much is that Doggie in the Window?

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ON THIS DATE IN 1968
The first 911 emergency telephone system went into service.
Where did this happen?

a.  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
b.  Haleyville, Alabama
c.  Hagerstown, Indiana

*answer at bottom of post

Today's Birthday:  1812

Henry Wilson.
Who was Henry Wilson?
a.   Credited as developing the "Barber Shop Quartet" 
      genre of music
b.   Vice President of the United States
c.   Founder of the Whig Party
      **answer at bottom of post

Today's Quote:

Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.
Lyndon B. Johnson

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Today's Song:  SPLISH SPLASH I WAS TAKING A BATH ~ Bobby Darin

*b. Haleyville, Alabama
**b. Vice President of the United States under Ulysses S. Grant

Funny Photo Friday ...

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Today's Trivia Question:
According to Super Pages Zombie Facts, how does one become a Zombie?
a.  being bitten by a Zombie
b.  playing too many video games
c.  patting your head and rubbing your belly at the same time
*answer at the bottom of the post

On this date in History:  1764
The city of St. Louis Missouri was established.

Born on this Date:  1882

Who is this famous person?  Hint though he looks like a Zombie here, he was acting in a Shakespearean play.  Answer at bottom of post.

Died on this Date:  Actor Wally Cox 1973

What other actor was Wally's childhood close friend?
a. Don Knotts
b. Carroll O'Connor
c. Marlon Brando
answer at bottom of post

Today's Cliche:

HAVE A GREAT EVENING and a SUPER WEEKEND!

a.  being bitten by a Zombie
Actor John Barrymore was born on this date in 1882. Note some information suggests that Barrymore was not born on the 15th but the 14th.
Wally Cox was childhood friends with Marlon Brando.