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For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends!Be sure to hit the hyperlinks. We have links, lots of them! Born on this Day 1667 Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish writer; arguably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, although he is also well known for his poetry and essays. His masterpiece, Gulliver's Travels, a satire on human nature, was tremendously popular immediately after it was published. Poet Alexander Pope, a contemporary...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends! Born on this Day 1804 Franklin Pierce, U.S. President (1853-57); judged by many to be a weak president for failing to take steps to avert the Civil War. Pierce's popularity in the North went down sharply after he came out in favor of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, repealing the Missouri Compromise and reopening the question of the expansion of slavery in the West....

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends! Born on this Day 1932 actor Robert Reed, best known as Mike Brady onThe Brady Bunch, died 1992 Born on this Day 1945 transvestite and actor Divine, born Harris Glenn Milstead, credits include Hairspray and Polyester, died 1988 Happy Birthday 1945 actor John Lithgow, credits include TV series "3rd Rock from the Sun" andTwilight Zone: The Movie Happy Birthday 1967 Amy Carter,...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends!It's Wednesday again and you know what that means: Tomkow still needs to take a bath? Well, yes, but it also means that it is Pancake time! Born on this Day 1935 Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor and legendary pancake eater Born on this Day 1947 Chris Wallace, "FOX News Sunday" Anchor, son of Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes" Born on this Day 1950...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends! Submitted for your approval: the First Pancakes of October. Where has the past year gone? Happy Wednesday! Born on this Day 1830 Chester A. Arthur, U.S. President 1881-85; sometimes called "Elegant Arthur" for his commitment to fashionable attire Born on this Day 1902 Ray Kroc, Chicago-born "Hamburger King," founder of the McDonald's Corporation The company began in 1940 with a restaurant opened...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends! Does anyone know how many shopping days are left until Christmas? Enjoy the pancakes and have a fantastic Wednesday! Born on this Day 1902 Ed Sullivan, emcee of popular television variety show 1950s-60s Born on this Day 1909 Al Capp, American cartoonist best known for his satiric comic strip Li'l Abner Happy Birthday 1967 Moon Unit Zappa, entertainer, daughter of Frank Zappa,...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends! Enjoy the pancakes and have a fantastic Wednesday. Born on this Day 1866 H. G. Wells, British writer best known for his science fiction novels The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine Born on this Day 1947 Stephen King, author of suspense novels including The Shining and Kujo Born on this Day 1950 Bill Murray, actor born in Wilmette, IL;...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends!Enjoy the pancakes and be sure to visit the links. We have links - lots of them! Born on this Day 1849 Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and pioneer in psychology Happy Birthday 1959 Mary Crosby, actress and only daughter of Bing Crosby; best known for role of "Kristin," the scorned lover who shot J.R. on Dallas Died on this Day 1901 U.S. President...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends!Thank goodness, the pancakes are back. No waffles for another year! Born on this Day 12 A.D. Roman Emperor Caligula; known for his extravagant, eccentric and sometimes cruel despotism, he was assassinated in 41 by several of his own guards Born on this Day 1924 Buddy Hackett, actor and comedian; film credits include The Music Man andIt's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends! Tomkow twisted the chef's arm and made all kinds of burka-related threats demanding that the Canteen celebrate National Waffle Day. Thank goodness this day only comes once a year! On this Day 1869 Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York patented his invention -- the waffle iron Born on this Day 1905 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, delta blues singer and guitarist; best known...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends! Enjoy the pancakes and have a wonderful Wednesday. Born on this Day 1786 Davy Crockett, American folk hero; frontiersman, adventurer, and politician; represented his home state of Tennessee in the U.S. Congress; Crockett died at the Alamo in 1836 Happy Birthday 1920 Maureen O'Hara, actress; born in Dublin, Ireland;film credits include Miracle on 34th Street andThe Wings of Eagles costarring John Wayne...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends! No syrup on the pool table please. Born on this Day 1861 William J. Mayo (right), surgeon and co-founder of the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Happy Birthday 1948 Fred Grandy, actor and former 4-term U.S. Congressman; best known as "Gopher" on the television hit "The Love Boat;" holds a B.A. in English from Harvard University and is fluent in French and...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends!Thank you for joining us in the Canteen.Happy Wednesday! Born on this Day 1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson American essayist, poet, transcendentalist Born on this Day 1878 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor; film credits includeThe Little Colonel costarring Shirley Temple and Stormy Weather costarring Lena Horne and Cab Calloway Happy Birthday 1963 Mike Myers, actor film credits include Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and Shrek Thought...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends!~Good Morning and Happy Wednesday~ Born on this Day 1897 Frank Capra, movie director films include It's a Wonderful Life,Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and the war documentary series Why We Fight Born on this Day 1918 Pope John Paul IIfirst Polish Pope; third longest serving Pope Happy Birthday 1946 Reggie Jackson, MLB Hall of Famer "Mr. October" played for the Yankees, A's,...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends!Enjoy the pancakes and have a wonderful Wednesday. Born on this Day 1888 - 1989 Irving Berlin, composer and lyricist; born in Siberia and emigrated to the U.S. in 1893; wrote God Bless America and White Christmas; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 Born on this Day 1920 Denver Pyle, actor; "Uncle Jesse" on tv hit Dukes of Hazzard Happy Birthday...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends! Thank you for joining us today. Born on this Day 1929 the incomparable Audrey Hepburn; film credits include Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's Happy Birthday 1938 William J. Bennett; U.S. Secretary of Education (1985-88); first to hold post of "drug czar"; political commentator and author Happy Birthday 1941 George F. Willpolitical columnist and baseball enthusiast Word of the Day calumny \KAL-um-nee\,...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends!Good Morning and Happy Wednesday. Born on this Day 1737 Edward Gibbon great British author and historian; works includeDecline and Fall of the Roman Empire Born on this Day 1791 Samuel Finley Breece MorseAmerican painter and inventor; invented electric telegraph and Morse Code Born on this Day 1822 General Ulysses S Grant18th President of the United States (1869-77) Born on this Day 1891...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends ~Enjoy the pancakes and be sure to visit the links. We have links, lots of them! Born on this Day 1896 - 1999 Senor Wences, extraordinary ventriloquist; delighted audiences with his puppet-head-in-a-box, Pedro ("close the door!), and his falsetto-voiced hand-puppet, Johnny ("Deefeecult for you; eea-sy for me"); Wences would bicker and banter with his puppets while he drank, smoked and juggled...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends! Born on this Day 1743 Thomas Jefferson3rd U.S. President (1801-09) The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. was dedicated on this day in 1943 Born on this Day 1852 Frank W. Woolworthpioneer of the dime store Happy Birthday 1926 Don Adams, actorMaxwell Smart on t.v. hit Get Smart*U.S. Marine WWII Veteran* Happy Birthday 1945 Tony Dow, actorWally on t.v. hit Leave it to...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends ~ Born on this Day 1483 Raphael, Italian painter and architectduring the Italian High Renaissance; best known for his Madonnas and large frescoes at the Vatican Palace; following in the footsteps of Michelangelo, Raphael served for a year as chief architect of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City Happy Birthday 1928 James Dewey Watson, chemistco-discovered the structure of DNA Happy Birthday...