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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for Jan. 16th Operation Desert Storm begins with bombing of Baghdad; Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off on final flight; Prohibition takes effect; Shah flees Iran. Breakfast Tune Truckin’ – Grateful Dead Banjo Cover Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below World's greatest democracy pic.twitter.com/Hmnmhptxiv …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for January 9th Former U.S. President Richard Nixon is born, Howard Hughes identifies fake biography, Unmanned probe lands on moon, the Phantom of the Opera becomes the longest running Broadway show. Breakfast Tune Bluegrass Banjo solo phantom of the opera (BK: Slow internet today couldn’t preview …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for January 2nd WV mine blast; JFK declares he’s running for President; Japan captures Manila, Philippines during WWII; Lindbergh baby trial; Annie closes on Broadway. Breakfast Tune Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf – Banjo Cover Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below California (CDPH) …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for December 19th President Bill Clinton impeached; General George Washington opens camp at Valley Forge; Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol” is first published; Apollo 17 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean; ‘The Music Man’ opens on Broadway. Breakfast Tune Conversation with the Devil – Ray …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for December 12th A divided U.S. Supreme Court halts the presidential recount in Florida, effectively making Republican George W. Bush the winner. Breakfast Tune Christmas Time’s A Comin’ Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Critical Exposés Everywhere as the Corporate State Worsens Ralph …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for December 5th Prohibition ends in the United States; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies; Walt Disney and Little Richard are born. Breakfast Tune Tutti Frutti (Little Richard) Banjo Cover Lesson in D with Chords/Lyrics Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Indigenous Peoples’ Land – …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 28th Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean; British prime minister Margaret Thatcher resigns; Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is beaten to death; The Grand Ole Opry makes its radio debut; Comedian Jon Stewart born. Breakfast Tune You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees – Banjo …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 21st Thomas Edison says he’s invented the phonograph; Gap revealed on Nixon White House tape; Final victim dies in America’s anthrax scare; Jonathan Pollard arrested; ‘Anything Goes’ opens on Broadway. Breakfast Tune Big Banjo From Broadway by Roger Sprung Something to think about, Breakfast …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 14th Nazi Germany bombs English town of Coventry during World War II; ‘Moby-Dick’ published; Nellie Bly begins globe-trotting trek; Leonard Bernstein makes conducting debut; Composer Aaron Copland born. Breakfast Tune Nellie Bly Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Establishment Dems in …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 7th Bolshevik Revolution takes place; America’s 2000 presidential vote faces limbo; Nixon loses Calif. governor’s race; Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses; Evangelist Billy Graham and singer Joni Mitchell born. Breakfast Tune Here’s the song. ‘Hard Ain’t It Hard’ Something to think about, Breakfast News & …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for October 31st Martin Luther leads start of Protestant Reformation; President Lyndon B. Johnson halts U.S. bombing of North Vietnam; India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assassinated; Magician Harry Houdini dies. Breakfast Tune Whiskey Shivers – Cluck Ol’ Hen – OFFICIAL Something to think about, Breakfast News …

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Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for October 24th Dawn of the UN; Dwight Eisenhower vows to end the Korean War; Suspects caught in D.C.-area sniper shootings; Concorde makes last trans-Atlantic flight; ‘Star Trek’ creator Gene Roddenberry dies. Breakfast Tune Spock’s Dueling Banjos Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below …

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