New Holland, Pennsylvania – November 11, 2008

Today is my father’s birthday. I miss him. It’s hard when you lose your parents. It’s been years now, but there is still a hole in my life.

My father loved sunsets. This photograph is dedicated to him on his day.

This Day in History (October 24)
2003    The Concorde made its last commercial flight, landing at Heathrow Airport, London
1995    Total solar eclipse in SW/S Asia (2m09s)
1989    After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played
1989    Reverend Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud
1980    John Lennon releases "(Just Like) Starting Over" in the United Kingdom
1979    Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman, puts job in jeopardy
1979    Guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc
1978    Keith Richards convicted of heroin possession in Toronto
1973    Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on New Jersey Turnpike
1973    John Lennon sues U.S. government to admit FBI is tapping his phone
1973    Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus
1963    Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award
1948    Bernard M. Baruch introduces term "Cold War"
1945    U.N. charter comes into effect
1940    40 hour work week goes into effect (Fair Labor Standards of 1938)
1939    Benny Goodman records "Let’s Dance"
1939    Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up
1939    Nylon stockings go on sale for 1st time (Wilmington Delaware)
1938    U.S. forbids child labor in factories
1931    Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion
1931    George Washington Bridge connecting New York to New Jersey opens
1904    1st New York subway opens
1901    1st woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor)
1882     Dr. Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis
1861    1st transcontinental telegram sent ending Pony Express
1861    West Virginia seceded from Virginia
1836    A. Phillips patents match

Today’s Birthdays
1948    Dale "Buffin" Griffin, rock drummer, Mott The Hoople
1947    Kevin Kline, St. Louis, actor, Sophie’s Choice, Big Chill
1946    Jerry Edmonton, Canada, rock drummer, Steppenwolf
1944    Ted Templeman, born in Santa Cruz, musician, record producer, guitarist, vocalist, drummer,
           produced ‘The Doobie Brothers’ for Warner Brothers, ‘Montrose’, Carly Simon’s ‘Another Passenger’,
           Van Halen’s first album
1940    F Murray Abraham, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Amadeus, Mad Man
1936    Bill Wyman, England, rocker, Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb
1936    David Nelson, New York City, actor, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1930    Big Bopper, JP Richardson, Sabine Pass, Texas, vocalist, Chantiily Lace
1916    Bob Kane, American Artist
1911    Sonny Terry, born in North Carolina, blind blues musician, played harmonica, collaborated with
           Woodie Guthrie, Moses Asch, played with Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and His Night, cast in
           Finian’s Rainbow
1904    Moss Hart, born in Bronx, New York, playwright, You Can’t Take it With You, Act 1
1896    Jack Warner, born in London, England, actor, Christmas Carol

 
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