Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for June 13th The Pentagon Papers hits newsstands amid the Vietnam War; Thurgood Marshall nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court; The ‘Miranda’ warning; Pioneer 10 leaves solar system; Swing legend Benny Goodman dies. Breakfast Tune Nassam Alayna El-Hawa – Fairuz – Banjo Cover Something to think …
Tag: News
Jun 06 2021
The Breakfast Club (bratwurst)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for June 6th The D-Day invasion of World War II; Israel invades Lebanon to drive out Yasser Arafat; Remains of fugitive Nazi doctor Josef Mengele exhumed in Brazil; First drive-in theater opens in Camden, N.J. Breakfast Tune Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore …
May 30 2021
The Breakfast Club (status quo dagwood)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for May 30th Clean-up ends at New York’s Ground Zero, months after the Sept. 11th attacks; France’s Joan of Arc burned at the stake; Baseball’s Cal Ripken, Jr. begins his games streak; Bandleader Benny Goodman born. Breakfast Tune Red Skies at Night – The Fixx – …
May 23 2021
The Breakfast Club (Frozen fruit)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for May 23rd Top Nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide; Israel captures fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann; Bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde killed; Industrialist John D. Rockefeller dies; Golf legend Sam Snead dies. Breakfast Tune Theme from Bonnie and Clyde Something to think about, Breakfast News & …
May 16 2021
The Breakfast Club (Blueberries Maple Syrup Whipped Cream)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for May 16th President Andrew Johnson survives a key vote at his Senate trial after his impeachment; First Oscars are presented; Actor Henry Fonda born; Singer Sammy Davis, Jr. and Muppets creator Jim Henson die. Breakfast Tune To-Morrow Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs …
May 12 2021
Good News: CoVid-19 Vaccination Keeps You Well
First, I want to apologize for the light postings but I work full time, sometimes full time and a half and BobbyK has a busy full time job and a family. I still work in Emergency Medicine but now from the desk, teaching. Much of it has been virtual but, occasionally, it is hands on …
May 09 2021
The Breakfast Club (Frozen fruit in oatmeal)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for May 9th The FDA approves the first birth control pill; FCC chief Newton Minow condemns TV programming; Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett fly over the North Pole; Journalist Mike Wallace and singer Billy Joel born. Breakfast Tune Rhiannon Giddens – “I Shall Not Be Moved” …
May 02 2021
The Breakfast Club (Peanut butter & honey on toast)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for May 2nd Nazi Germany’s capital Berlin falls in World War II; Artist Leonardo da Vinci dies; Civil War Gen. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson killed; Nelson Mandela claims victory in South Africa vote; Singer Bing Crosby born. Breakfast Tune Bing Crosby – Banjo´s back in Town Something to …
Apr 25 2021
The Breakfast Club (Half Sandwich)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for April 25th Radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi born; ‘America’ first used on a world map; U.S. and Soviet troops meet in World War II; The Hubble Space Telescope deployed into orbit; Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald born. Breakfast Tune Lullaby of Birdland (Ella Fitzgerald), with Tapdance, banjo, …
Apr 20 2021
Guilty on All Counts
Former Police Officer Derrick Chauvin has been found guilty of murdering George Floyd. Deliberating just nine hours the jury voted unanimously to convict Chauvin on three counts of second and third degree murder, and manslaughter. The convictions sent a wave of relief across large parts of a city that was badly hit by riots and …
Apr 18 2021
The Breakfast Club (homemade peach and cherry pie)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for April 18th The San Francisco earthquake; What becomes known as ‘Paul Revere’s ride’; A suicide bomb hits the U.S. embassy in Lebanon; Physicist Albert Einstein dies; Wayne Gretzky plays his last NHL game. Breakfast Tune Einstein the Genius – Faux Renwah Something to think about, …
Apr 11 2021
The Breakfast Club (Fresh Baked Cookies)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for April 11th President Harry Truman relieves Gen. Douglas Mcarthur of his command in Asia; Napoleon Bonaparte banished to Island of Elba; American soldiers liberate first Nazi concentration camp; Idi Amin deposed as Uganda’s President; Apollo 13 blasts off. Breakfast Tune “Hard Times” and “Camptown Hornpipe” …