Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Don't be surprised if there is a Walz on the ticket
Don't be surprised if there is a Walz on the ticket - American Thinker https://t.co/YlEzrLAWV2
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) July 30, 2024
"In God we trust" signed into law in 1956
President Eisenhower made it legal in 1956:
"On this day in 1956, two years after pushing to have the phrase “under God” inserted into the pledge of allegiance, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a law officially declaring “In God We Trust” to be the nation’s official motto. The law, P.L. 84-140, also mandated that the phrase be printed on all American paper currency. The phrase had been placed on U.S. coins since the Civil War when, according to the historical association of the United States Treasury, religious sentiment reached a peak."It was a good day for the US.
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Happy # 83 Paul Anka, great vocalist and songwriter!
Wonder how many people know that Paul Anka was born in Canada? He was born on this day in 1941. Paul is from Ottawa and enjoyed big hits by the time that he was a teenager.
Anka is one of the few pop artists who had Top 10 songs in the 1950s, 1960's & 1970's! Who else but Elvis can say that?
Anka's formula? Romantic and catchy songs that filled Top 40 play lists in the era of AM radio stations. I'm sure that lots of our parents have Anka 45's among their belongings and souvenirs.
I learned in the 1970's that Paul Anka composed "My Way" and several TV songs, such as The Tonight Song theme song! How would you like to collect those royalties?
A few years ago, Paul wrote an autobiography. He also left us an amazing collection of hit songs, available now on digital.
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The best Lennon-McCartney song?
What was the best of all of the Lennon-McCartney tunes?
Over time, I've grown to love "In my life".
It was released in "Rubber Soul", my favorite of all of The Beatles' albums.
This is such a nice song, specially as we get a little older and remember all of the places that "have changed".
According to "songfacts":
"The lyrics about friends refer to Stu Sutcliffe, an early Beatle and great friend of John's who died in 1962, and another friend named Pete Shotton.John & Paul do some great vocals:
Lennon also thought of his Aunt Mimi and wife Cynthia, as well as other friends."
"There are places I remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more..."
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