Non-Musical history for today: 1991 – The United States and the Soviet Union both signed the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles. Seems the US is following through. The USSR, maybe. Russia these days, I'd say not so much. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 31. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios…
Non-Musical history for today: 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid. And here we are, some wanting to do away with it. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 30. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza or Such-N-Such Media Studio South. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or…
Non-Musical history for today: 1565 – The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots married Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland. We've been there! Two years to the day, the infant James VI (MQoS' only son) was crowned King of Scotland at Stirling and became King of England in 1603. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 29.…
Non-Musical history for today: 1945 – A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 14 and injuring 26. Other than the gaping hole, the ESB was not structurally damaged. That's one strong building. Lieutenant Colonel William Smith Jr., was piloting a B-25 Mitchell bomber on a routine personnel transport mission from Bedford Army Air Field in…
Non-Musical history for today: 1789 – The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, was established (it would be later renamed Department of State), and was/is responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 27. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza or Such-N-Such Media Studio South. Leave comments at…
Non-Musical history for today: 1579 – Francis Drake, the English explorer, discovered a major bay on the coast of California (San Francisco). Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 26. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza or Such-N-Such Media Studio South. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into Camel City Radio. On Camel City Radio, it's hump…
Non-Musical history for today: 1978 – The first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilization, or IVF, Louise Joy Brown, was brought into the world. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 25. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza or Such-N-Such Media Studio South. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into Camel City…
Non-Musical history for today: 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate and be replaced by her one-year-old son James VI. My wife is a huge MQoS buff. Mary had it pretty rough. I mean, as rough as a royal could have it. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 24. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza…
Non-Musical history for today: 1829 – In the United States, William Austin Burt patented the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter. That was the precursor to the computer, which is how I bring you this. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 23. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza or Such-N-Such Media Studio South. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or…
Non-Musical history for today: 2011 – Norway attacks: First, a bomb blast targeted government buildings in central Oslo. Then a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya. Anders Behring Breivik was responsible for both. He killed 77 people in both attacks. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 22. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza or…