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Second Monday In October: Columbus Day (US Observed): -- A national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492 (Julian Calendar). The landing is celebrated as "Columbus Day" in the United States. Since 1971, the holiday has been attributed to the second Monday in October. It is generally observed nowadays by banks, the bond market, the U.S. Postal Service, other federal agencies, most state government offices, many businesses, and most school districts. Some businesses and some stock exchanges remain open, and some states and municipalities abstain from observing the holiday. The traditional date of the holiday also adjoins the anniversary of the United States Navy (founded October 13, 1775), and thus both occasions are customarily observed by the Navy and the Marine Corps with either a 72- or 96-hour liberty period. The first celebration of Columbus Day was held in New York City on October 12, 1792, the 300th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/columbus-and-the-age-of-discovery-epic-7-hourlong-episode-tv-serie7.html

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Second Monday In October: Indigenous Peoples' Day: -- A day that honors the cultures and histories of the Native American people who discovered America far earlier thatn Lief Erikson and Christopher Columbus!. The day is centered around reflecting on their tribal roots and the tragic stories that hurt but strengthened their communities. The first seed of Indigenous Peoples' Day was planted at a U.N. international conference on discrimination in 1977. The first state to recognize the day was South Dakota in 1989. Berkeley, California, and Santa Cruz followed suit. Although the day was still considered Columbus Day up to 1937, many people began calling it Indigenous Peoples' Day to celebrate the rich culture and the lives of the Native American people. For the Native Americans, Columbus Day was always hurtful as it glorified the violent past constituting 500 years of colonial torture and oppression by European explorers like Columbus and those who settled in America. Indigenous Peoples' Day draws attention to the pain, trauma, and broken promises that were erased by the celebration of Columbus Day. Before his arrival, the indigenous folk were successful self-sufficient communities that sustained life for thousands of years. Year by year, the movement to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day spreads to more and more states, towns, and cities across the United States of America. Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrates, recognizes, and honors the beautiful traditions and cultures of the Indigenous People, not just in America, but around the world. Their way of life and culture carries wisdom and valuable insights into how we can live life more sustainably. Today, 14 U.S. states celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day and not Columbus Day, as well as the District Of Columbia. More than 130 cities including Arlington, Amherst, Cambridge, Brookline, Marblehead, Great Barrington, Northampton, Provincetown, Somerville, and Salem also celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day. Many organizations are seeking to address the lack of access indigenous people have to higher education and have created scholarships to help address this. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/perspectives-on-christopher-columbus-documentaries-amp-films-dvd.html

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October 13, 2025: Religion: The History Of Religion: Abrahamic Religions: Judaism: The History Of Judaism: Moses: The Law of Moses (Hebrew: Torat Moshe) (The Mosaic Law): The Three Annual Festivals: (The Three Pilgrimage Festivals [Hebrew: Shalosh Regalim, "Three Journeys By Foot, Three Pilgrimages"]): The Festival Of The Final Harvest (Hebrew: Sukkot, "Booths") (The Feast Of Tabernacles, The Feast Of Booths, The Festival Of Ingathering, The Harvest Festival): Shemini Atzeret: -- The Hebrew holiday of Sukkot ends at sundown on the 22nd day of the month of Tishrei, having lasted since sundown eight days prior for a total of seven days in the Hebrew calendar and eight days in the Gregorian calendar. In Exodus 23:14 of the Torah, Moses recounts what he had been commanded by THE LORD to convey to his people: "Each year you must celebrate three festivals in my honor." Of the third of these festivals, it goes on to say in Exodus 23:16-17: "Finally, celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvestc at the end of the harvest season, when you have harvested all the crops from your fields." Sukkot one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals on which Israelites were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. Biblically an autumn harvest festival and a commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt, Sukkot's modern observance is characterized by festive meals in a sukkah, a temporary wood-covered hut. The double significance of Sukkot refers to the one mentioned in the Book of Exodus as agricultural in nature -- "Festival of Ingathering at the year's end" (Exodus 34:22) -- and marks the end of the harvest time and thus of the agricultural year in the Land of Israel. The more elaborate religious significance from the Book of Leviticus is that of commemorating the Exodus and the dependence of the Israelites on the will of God (Leviticus 23:42-43). As an extension of its harvest festival community roots, the idea of welcoming all guests and extending hospitality is intrinsic to the celebration. Actual and symbolic "guests" (Aramaic: ushpizin) are invited to participate by visiting the sukkah. Specifically, seven "forefathers" of the Jewish people are to be welcomed during the seven days of the festival, in this order: Day 1: Abraham; Day 2: Isaac; Day 3: Jacob; Day 4: Moses; Day 5: Aaron; Day 6: Joseph; Day 7: David. The holiday lasts seven days. The first day (and second day in the diaspora) is a Shabbat-like holiday when work is forbidden. This is followed by intermediate days called Chol HaMoed, during which certain work is permitted. The festival is closed with another Shabbat-like holiday called Shemini Atzeret (one day in the Land of Israel, two days in the diaspora, where the second day is called Simchat Torah). The Hebrew word sukkot is the plural of sukkah ('booth' or 'tabernacle') which is a walled structure covered with s'chach (plant material, such as overgrowth or palm leaves). A sukkah is the name of the temporary dwelling in which farmers would live during harvesting, reinforcing agricultural significance of the holiday introduced in the Book of Exodus. As stated in Leviticus, it is also reminiscent of the type of fragile dwellings in which the Israelites dwelled during their 40 years of travel in the desert after the Exodus from slavery in Egypt. Throughout the holiday, meals are eaten inside the sukkah and many people sleep there as well. On each day of the holiday it is a mitzvah, or commandment, to 'dwell' in the sukkah and to perform a shaking ceremony with a lulav (a palm frond, then bound with myrtle and willow), and an etrog (the fruit of a citron tree) (collectively known as the four species). The fragile shelter, the 'now-three-item' lulav, the etrog, the revived Simchat Beit HaShoeivah celebration's focus on water and rainfall and the holiday's harvest festival roots draw attention to people's dependence on the natural environment. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/moses-at-mount-sinai-biography-documentary-mp4-video-download-dv4.html

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October 13: U.S. Navy's Birthday: -- A day to celebrate and recognize the brave men and women who have served our country - past and present. Established during the Revolutionary War, the original Continental Navy was formed, disbanded, and then reestablished nearly 10 years later. Today it's the largest and most capable navy in the world, with the highest combined battle fleet tonnage. The Navy also boasts the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, over 300,000 active personnel, and nearly 100,000 in the Ready Reserve. The United States Navy (USN) is the United States Armed Forces' naval warfare service branch and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is currently the largest, most powerful navy in the world, with the highest combined battle fleet tonnage. The service has over 340,000 personnel on active duty and more than 71,000 in the Navy Reserve. With only two ships and a crew of eighty men, the Continental Navy was born on October 13, 1775. The decision of the Continental Congress set the Continental Navy on course to carry arms to the British army, not to defend against it. However, these two ships and crew represent the birth of the United States Navy. Throughout the Revolutionary War, their importance grew. Today, the United States maintains 40 naval bases across the country, including the world's largest Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia. Below the sea, submarines became a part of the Navy during World War II. While experiments began in the late 1800s and during the Civil War, they did not become a large part of the Navy inventory until World War II. At that point, subs became necessary for surveillance and rescue, even though they were also armed. With the advent of the airplane, the Naval ships became vital stations for the Airforce as well. As a result, the Navy modified ships into floating landing strips. Today, joint Naval and Airbases such as Pearl Harbor-Hickam provide the country with sea and air defense fleets. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/america-at-war-with-robert-vaughn-13-part-tv-series-4-dvd-134.html

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October 13: English Language Day: -- Commemorate the day Parliament was opened for the first time by a speech in English, in 1362, rather than in French. The day also celebrates the universality of the language, and how it has evolved over the centuries. Scholars believe that there is no true version of the language, as over 7,000 variations of English can be found in the world right now. English has also adopted many words from other languages. Other than speech, English has also become the primary language for movies and TV shows, literature, and music. The English Project launched the world's first-ever English Language Day on October 13 in 2009. English Language Day is celebrated to commemorate October 13, 1362, when Parliament was opened for the first time by a speech in English, instead of French. In the same Parliament, a Statute of Pleading was approved that allowed members in debate to use the English language. This made English the official language of law and law-making. English is a vast language. There are more than 250,000 words in an Oxford Dictionary - minus a lot of technical, scientific, and slang words. English is probably the only language with as many synonyms for many of its words, largely because of its enormous absorbing capacity - borrowing words from as many languages as possible, including German, Greek, Portuguese, French, Latin, and even the language of the colonies where it became widespread. Years of colonialism meant that English now also had words from Asian, the Caribbean, and African cultures. The English language has always been eager to adopt and adapt words and phrases from other languages. The willingness to adapt itself is probably what makes English so different from other languages, such as French. The English language is easily the most broadly used and spoken language on the planet, and it enjoys a good reputation for adapting words, concepts, and cultural influences from around the world. This adds to the language's enormous vocabulary, one that is full of odd rules, spellings, and grammar. English Language Day remembers and celebrates the incredible popularity of the language and even its eccentricities! On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-shakespeare-mystery-dvd-edward-de-vere-oxfordian-theory.html

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Today, October 13, 2025

October 13, 1307: Religion: The History Of Religion: Abrahamic Religions: Christianity: The Catholic Church (The Roman Catholic Church): Military Orders: The Knights Templar (The Poor Fellow-Soldiers Of Christ And Of The Temple Of Solomon): Arrests, Charges And Dissolution Of The Knights Templar: Friday The Thirteenth: -- At dawn on Friday the 13th, King Philip IV of France ("Philip The Fair") orders the Grand Master of the Knights Templar Jacques de Molay and hundreds of other French Templars to be simultaneously arrested by Philip's agents, to be later tortured into a "confession" of heresy. The arrest warrant started with the phrase: "Dieu n'est pas content, nous avons des ennemis de la foi dans le Royaume" ["God is not pleased. We have enemies of the faith in the kingdom"]. Claims were made that during Templar admissions ceremonies, recruits were forced to spit on the Cross, deny Christ, and engage in indecent kissing; brethren were also accused of worshipping idols, and the order was said to have encouraged homosexual practices. These allegations, though, were highly politicised without any real evidence.] Still, the Templars were charged with numerous other offences such as financial corruption, fraud, and secrecy. Many of the accused confessed to these charges under torture (even though the Templars denied being tortured in their written confessions), and their confessions, even though obtained under duress, caused a scandal in Paris. The prisoners were coerced to confess that they had spat on the Cross: "Moi, Raymond de La Fere, 21 ans, reconnais que [j'ai] crache trois fois sur la Croix, mais de bouche et pas de coeur" ["I, Raymond de La Fere, 21 years old, admit that I have spat three times on the Cross, but only from my mouth and not from my heart"]. The Templars were accused of idolatry and were suspected of worshiping either a figure known as Baphomet or a mummified severed head they recovered, amongst other artifacts, at their original headquarters on the Temple Mount that many scholars theorize might have been that of John the Baptist, among other things. These persecutions orginated from events spring from letters sent in 1305 to both the Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay and the Hospitaller Grand Master Fulk de Villaret from the new Pope Clement V to discuss the possibility of merging the two orders. (Born Raymond Bertrand de Got, Clement V became pope after Philip IV bullied a deadlocked conclave into electing him, and was himself bullied by Philip into moving the Papacy from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy, referred to as the "Babylonian captivity of the Papacy".) Neither de Molay nor de Villaret were amenable to Clement V's idea, but the Pope persisted, and in 1306 he invited both Grand Masters to France to discuss the matter. De Molay arrived first in early 1307, but de Villaret was delayed for several months. While waiting, De Molay and Clement discussed criminal charges that had been made two years earlier by an ousted Templar and were being discussed by King Philip IV of France and his ministers. It was generally agreed that the charges were false, but Clement sent the king a written request for assistance in the investigation. According to some historians, King Philip, who was already deeply in debt to the Templars from his war against England, decided to seize upon the rumours for his own purposes. He began pressuring the church to take action against the order, as a way of freeing himself from his debts. Relenting to Philip's demands, Pope Clement then issued the papal bull Pastoralis praeeminentiae on November 22, 1307, which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. Pope Clement called for papal hearings to determine the Templars' guilt or innocence, and once freed of the Inquisitors' torture, many Templars recanted their confessions. Some had sufficient legal experience to defend themselves in the trials, but in 1310, having appointed the archbishop of Sens, Philippe de Marigny, to lead the investigation, Philip blocked this attempt, using the previously forced confessions to have dozens of Templars burned at the stake in Paris. With Philip threatening military action unless the pope complied with his wishes, Pope Clement finally agreed to disband the order, citing the public scandal that had been generated by the confessions. At the Council of Vienne in 1312, he issued a series of papal bulls, including Vox in excelso, which officially dissolved the order, and Ad providam, which turned over most Templar assets to the Hospitallers. As for the leaders of the order, the elderly Grand Master Jacques de Molay, who had confessed under torture, retracted his confession. Geoffroi de Charney, Preceptor of Normandy, also retracted his confession and insisted on his innocence. Both men were declared guilty of being relapsed heretics, and they were sentenced to burn alive at the stake in Paris on March 18, 1314. De Molay reportedly remained defiant to the end, asking to be tied in such a way that he could face the Notre Dame Cathedral and hold his hands together in prayer. According to legend, he called out from the flames that both Pope Clement and King Philip would soon meet him before God. His actual words were recorded on the parchment as follows: "Dieu sait qui a tort et a peche. Il va bientot arriver malheur a ceux qui nous ont condamnes a mort" ("God knows who is wrong and has sinned. Soon a calamity will occur to those who have condemned us to death"). Pope Clement died only a month later, and King Philip died in a hunting accident before the end of the year. The remaining Templars around Europe were either arrested and tried under the Papal investigation (with virtually none convicted), absorbed into other Catholic military orders, or pensioned off and allowed to live out their days peacefully. By papal decree, the property of the Templars was transferred to the Knights Hospitaller except in the Kingdoms of Castile, Aragon, and Portugal. Portugal was the first country in Europe where they had settled, occurring only two or three years after the order's foundation in Jerusalem and even having presence during Portugal's conception. The Portuguese king, Denis I, refused to pursue and persecute the former knights, as had occurred in all other sovereign states under the influence of the Catholic Church. Under his protection, Templar organizations simply changed their name, from "Knights Templar" to the reconstituted Order of Christ and also a parallel Supreme Order of Christ of the Holy See; both are considered successors to the Knights Templar. In September 2001, a document known as the Chinon Parchment, dated August 17-20 1308, written in this midst of this scandal, was discovered in the Vatican Secret Archives by Barbara Frale, apparently after having been filed in the wrong place in 1628. It is a record of the trial of the Templars and shows that Clement absolved the Templars of all heresies in 1308 before formally disbanding the order in 1312, as did another Chinon Parchment dated August 20, 1308 addressed to Philip IV of France, also mentioning that all Templars that had confessed to heresy were "restored to the Sacraments and to the unity of the Church". This other Chinon Parchment has been well known to historians, having been published by Etienne Baluze in 1693 and by Pierre Dupuy in 1751. The current position of the Roman Catholic Church is that the medieval persecution of the Knights Templar was unjust, that nothing was inherently wrong with the order or its rule, and that Pope Clement was pressed into his actions by the magnitude of the public scandal and by the dominating influence of King Philip IV, who was Clement's relative. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/seofteseboti.html

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Today, October 13, 2025

October 13, 1917: Religion: The History Of Religion: Abrahamic Religions: Christianity: The History Of Roman Catholicism: Catholic Miracles: Our Lady Of Fatima: The Miracle Of The Sun (The Miracle Of Fatima, The Fatima Object): -- An estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fatima, Portugal witness The Miracle Of The Sun (Portuguese: O Milagre do Sol), an event reportedly attended by 30,000 to 100,000 people. Several newspaper reporters were in attendance and they took testimony from many people who claimed to have witnessed extraordinary solar activity. According to these reports, the event lasted approximately ten minutes. The three children (Lucia dos Santos, Jacinta Marto and Francisco Marto) who originally claimed to have seen Our Lady Of Fatima also reported seeing a panorama of visions, including those of Jesus, Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and of Saint Joseph blessing the people. The event was officially accepted as a miracle by the Catholic Church on October 13 1930. On October13, 1951, the papal legate, Cardinal Tedeschini, told the million people gathered at Fatima that on October 30, October 31, November 1 and November 8, 1950, Pope Pius XII himself witnessed the Miracle Of The Sun from the Vatican gardens. At a gathering on October 13, 1951 at Fatima, the papal legate, Cardinal Federico Tedeschini, told the million people attending that on 30 October, 31 October, 1 November, and 8 November 1950, Pope Pius XII himself witnessed the Miracle Of The Sun from the Vatican gardens. The early and enduring interest in the miracle and related prophesies has had a significant impact on the devotional practices of many Catholics. It is believed by some researchers to have been a disc shaped Unidentified Flying Object (UFO). On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/complete-lux-radio-theatre-2-dual-layer-mp3-dvds-cecil-b-demil23.html

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October 13, 1925: #BOTD: #HBD! Lenny Bruce, Jewish-American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, actor and screenwriter (d. August 3, 1966) is #born Leonard Alfred Schneider to a Jewish family in Mineola, New York. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in the history of New York state, by then-Governor George Pataki in 2003. Bruce is renowned for paving the way for future outspoken counterculture-era comedians, and his trial for obscenity is seen as a landmark for freedom of speech in the United States. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him third (behind disciples Richard Pryor and George Carlin) on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all-time. Lenny Bruce died, having been found dead of a morphine overdose at the age of 40 in the bathroom of his Hollywood Hills home at 8825 W. Hollywood Blvd. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/lenny-bruce-comedy-album-mp3-megase3.html

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October 13, 1943: The European Civil War: World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of World War II): The Mediterranean And Middle East Theater Of World War II (The Mediterranean Theater Of War) The Italian Campaign Of World War II (The Liberation Of Italy): The Italian Declaration Of War Against Nazi Germany (The Loyalist Italian Government Declaration Of War Against Germany, The Kingdom Of The South Declaration Of War Against Germany: -- Marshal Pietro Badoglio, who had become Prime Minister of Italy after the downfall of Mussolini and collapse of his Fascist government, announces that the new government of the Kingdom of Italy has sided with the Allies and has declared war on its former Axis partner Germany. Badoglio continued to head the government for another nine months. On June 9, 1944, following the German rescue of Mussolini, the capture of Rome by the allies, and increasingly strong opposition to his government, Badoglio was replaced by Ivanoe Bonomi of the Labour Democratic Party. Due to increased tensions with the Soviet Union, the British government saw Badoglio as a guarantor of an anti-communist post-war Italy. Consequently, Badoglio was never tried for Italian war crimes committed by him and those under his command in Africa. Badoglio died in Grazzano Badoglio on November 1, 1956. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/fascist-legacy-italian-war-criminals-of-wwii-dvd-both-tv-shows.html

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October 12-13, 1972: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Cold War In Asia: The Indochina Wars: The Vietnam War (The Second Indochina War, The Vietnam Conflict, The Resistance War Against America): The United States In The Vietnam War: Race Riots: Race Riots Of The Unit4ed States Navy: The USS Kitty Hawk Riot: -- A race riot occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam during Operation Linebacker. The USS Kitty Hawk Riot was part of widespread antiwar protests within the U.S. military which took place as part of a movement called SOS (Stop Our Ships/Support Our Sailors) on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk on the night of October 12-13 1972, off the coast of Vietnam while participating in Operation Linebacker of the Vietnam War. A report by the House Armed Services Committee concluded that the rebellion had been precipitated by orders received to return to Vietnam from Subic Bay. These orders were given after incidents of sabotage by U.S. sailors had disabled USS Ranger and USS Forrestal. Kitty Hawk was eventually forced to retire to San Diego and was removed from the war. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/carriers-complete-14-part-tv-series-4-dvd-144.html

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Today, October 13, 2025

October 13, 2016: The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize In Literature: The 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature: -- Bob Dylan is selected to become a recipient of The Nobel Prize In Literature. On May 24, 1941, Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, painter and producer, Nobel Prize laureate, was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Bob Dylan has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when he became a reluctant "voice of a generation" with songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" that became anthems for the Civil Rights Movement and anti-war movement. In 1965, he controversially abandoned his early fan-base in the American folk music revival, recording a six-minute single, "Like a Rolling Stone", which enlarged the scope of popular music. Dylan's lyrics incorporate a wide range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. They defied existing pop-music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the performances of Little Richard and the songwriting of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, Dylan has amplified and personalized musical genres. In his recording career, Dylan has explored many of the traditions in American song - from folk, blues, and country to gospel, and rock and roll, and from rockabilly to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and the Great American Songbook. Dylan performs on guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed "the Never Ending Tour". His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his songwriting is considered his greatest contribution. Following his self-titled debut album in 1962, which mainly consisted of traditional folk songs, Dylan made his breakthrough as a songwriter with the release of the 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, featuring "Blowin' in the Wind" and the thematically complex composition "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall," alongside several other enduring songs of the era. Dylan went on to release the politically charged The Times They Are a-Changin' and the more lyrically abstract and introspective Another Side of Bob Dylan in 1964. In 1965 and 1966 Dylan encountered controversy when he adopted the use of electrically amplified rock instrumentation and in the space of 15 months recorded three of the most important and influential rock albums of the 1960s, Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde. In July 1966, Dylan withdrew from touring after being injured in a motorcycle accident. During this period he recorded a large body of songs with members of the Band, who had previously backed Dylan on tour; these were eventually released as the collaborative album The Basement Tapes in 1975. In the late 1960s and early 70s, Dylan explored country music and rural themes in John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline and New Morning. In 1975 Dylan released his career-defining album Blood on the Tracks followed by the critically and commercially successful Desire the following year. In the late 1970s, Dylan became a born-again Christian and released a series of albums of contemporary gospel music, notably Slow Train Coming, before returning to his more familiar rock-based idiom with Infidels. Dylan's major works during his later career include Time Out of Mind, "Love and Theft" and Tempest. His most recent recordings have comprised versions of traditional American standards, especially songs recorded by Frank Sinatra. Since 1994, Dylan has published seven books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has also received numerous awards including eleven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. Dylan has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power". In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal Of Freedom from President Barack Obama, and, in 2016, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/eat-the-document-aka-stage-3966-bob-dylan39s-1963966391966.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13: National M & M Day: -- Kids love 'em, adults feel nostalgic eating them, and they won't melt in your hand, just in your mouth - we're talking M & M's here. It's National M & M Day, so get ready to celebrate. Created in 1941, this iconic candy has been a staple for over 75 years. Enjoy the rainbow of candy colors surrounding delicious bits of chocolate in a bag of tasty M & Ms! Invented in 1941, these tiny little bits of candy coated chocolate have made a huge impact on American history throughout their more than 80 years of life! The inspiration behind M & Ms started during the Spanish Civil War when Forrest Mars Sr. (of the Mars Candy Company), who lived in England at the time, began making small bits of chocolate with a candy shell coating that would keep them from melting as easily. Following this inspiration, M & Ms were created by the Mars Candy Company and these little candies have brought joy to millions of people over the years. During World War II, M & Ms were made exclusively available to the United States military who provided them to their soldiers. Packed in cardboard tubes, these heat resistant and easily transported candies became part of the US soldiers' rations during the war. But it wasn't until 1950, after the war, that M & Ms finally got their now iconic little "m" stamp. After copycat companies came about, M & Ms customers were encouraged with a marketing program to "look for the 'm' on every piece". In 1981, M & Ms became the first candy to ever go up into space! The very same reasons that these little candies were handy for wartime rations also made them perfect for travel into space. NASA's first space shuttle, Columbia, took the little candies out of the earth's orbit and into space. Now, National M & M Day is here to pay honor to this candy that has been so much a part of American culture and is certainly beloved all over the world! On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/johnny-jupiter-1950s-childrens-tv-scifi-puppet-show-dvd-mp19504.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13: International Skeptics Day: -- Like most things, skepticism is good in moderation but, today, on International Skeptics Day, on October 13, go ahead and question some of your beliefs. The 'investigation' of your assumptions can be fruitful and worthwhile. Research thus far has not revealed an inaugural year of recognizing International Skeptics Day, nor does skepticism itself follow a clear timeline that would be punctuated by specific events. But as a paradigm within which to operate, skepticism shows no loss of momentum, with periodicals like "The Skeptic" and "The Skeptical Inquirer" still in print, along with podcasts, TV documentaries, and meet-up groups all over the world. The Doubting Thomas who is reading these words should have no trouble finding like-minded people, whatever his or her current location. The word 'skeptic' comes from the Greek word 'skepsis,' meaning 'investigation.' The skeptics in the ancient period were actual individuals comprising a school of thought - in the literal sense of the phrase. Their ultimate goal was 'a life without belief.' In written arguments, a skeptic would often be found debating with a Stoic, a Cynic, or an Epicurean - interlocutors whose main function in the writing would be to elicit the opinions of the skeptic for all to read. In the modern day, skepticism is considered a sign of intelligence because it indicates a desire to get at the real truth but skepticism in an individual can also stem from a feeling of insufficiency on their part - "That girl is asking me out for a dubious reason. She just wants something." On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/scams-schemes-and-scoundrels-james-randi-vs-con-men-mp4-download-dvd.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13: International Day For Failure: -- Celebrated with much zeal and learning around the world on . Did you know that the Aalto University in Finland has something to do with the creation of International Day for Failure? It may be strange, even ironic, for a country like Finland, in whose culture failure is not the norm, to have initiated the idea of a day solely dedicated to the celebration of failure. If they could embrace it, we see no reason why the rest of us can't. International Day for Failure started as an initiative of students at Aalto University in Finland before it became an annually celebrated global holiday. The students reasoned that Finland needed an increase in small start-up businesses, but the typical Finn abhors failure and would be averse to start-ups. The fear of failing and the stigma that may follow discouraged many potential Finnish entrepreneurs from venturing, hence the idea of creating a day to celebrate failure which, they believed, would, in turn, remove the phobia for taking risks and invariably increase the number of startups. Did it work? Well, it's International Day of Failure today. So we'd like to think it did. The first holiday was celebrated in 2010 by a group of students in Finland. And by the time the second event was to be held, it had already begun to gain huge media coverage and support from influential Finnish people and companies. So much so that by the third year, the group of students had organized an expansion of the event to celebrate the Finland Day of Failure to around 17 other countries. They also had huge support from Nokia's chair of the board of directors Jorma Ollila, and Angry Bird's creator, Peter Vesterbacka. Even now, the events held around celebrating the day serve as platforms for popular Finnish personalities to share the stories of their defeats that later turned into wins. The idea around the day is to spread the argument that making mistakes and failing is normal and is even an invaluable part of a person's growth and eventual success. International Day for Failure encourages people to try new and daring things; motivates and inspires others to succeed through sharing stories of successful people, their failures on their way up. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/murphy39s-law-an-investigative-documentary-into-its-history-amp-scien39.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13: Disaster Day (International Day For Disaster Reduction): -- An annual observance of significance because a specialized, international forum for discussion and exhibition of global and local initiatives for disaster management and reduction is organized. The mission of the U.N. General Assembly's decade-long declaration for Natural Disaster Reduction during the 1990s was to decrease the loss of life, property, and the disruption of socio-economic structures in disaster-hit areas. As part of the decade-long project, International Day of Disaster Reduction, or simply Disaster Day emerged. The world first observed Disaster in 1989 after the U.N. General Assembly rolled out the initiative to promote a culture of awareness on disaster risk reduction. With this, the 1990s was declared the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. Although natural disasters are spontaneous, we can prepare to handle them and reduce the damage to a minimum through collaborative efforts. In this regard, the U.N. and many other organizations have created social work initiatives that have worked together to spread awareness on how to be prepared in any natural disaster situation. In America, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a federal institute under the U.S. Department of Interior, leads the response to any disaster that hits any part of the country. Since its formation in 1979, it has worked to develop a preparedness strategy and response mechanism against any kind of emergency, natural or manmade. Since the U.N. General Assembly's declaration for every country to establish a disaster management and reduction department, FEMA has focused its attention on spreading monitoring and situational awareness, pre-disaster evaluation, response and recovery strategy, and ways to return to state-level operations. As part of the observance of Disaster Day, FEMA has worked in close collaborations with the U.N.-sponsored bodies and has encouraged representatives from concerned organizations to come together to arrange sessions to spread awareness on how to prepare for a disaster and tackle the situation after a disaster hits an area. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/natural-disasters-dvd-earthquakes-floods-tornados-hurricanes.html

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October 13, 1775: The Age Of Enlightenment (The Enlightenment, The Age Of Reason): The Age Of Revolution: The Atlantic Revolutions: The American Enlightenment: The American Revolution: The History Of The United States Navy (USN): The Continental Navy: -- The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy, which is regarded as the first establishment of what is now the United States Navy (USN). The Continental Navy was the navy of the United States during the American Revolutionary War. The fleet cumulatively became relatively substantial through the efforts of the Continental Navy's patron John Adams and vigorous Congressional support in the face of stiff opposition, when considering the limitations imposed upon the Patriot supply pool. The main goal of the navy was to intercept shipments of British materiel and generally disrupt British maritime commercial operations. The initial fleet consisted of converted merchantmen because of the lack of funding, manpower, and resources, with exclusively designed warships being built later in the conflict. The vessels that successfully made it to sea met with success only rarely, and the effort contributed little to the overall outcome of the war. The fleet did serve to highlight a few examples of Continental resolve, notably launching Captains John Barry and John Paul Jones into the limelight. It provided needed experience for a generation of officers who went on to command conflicts which involved the early American navy. With the war over and the Federal government in need of all available capital, the final vessel of the Continental Navy, Alliance, was auctioned off in 1785 to a private bidder. The United States was without a navy for nearly a decade, a state of affairs that exposed U.S. maritime merchant ships to a series of attacks by the Barbary pirates. The sole armed maritime presence between 1790 and the launching of the U.S. Navy's first warships in 1797 was the U.S. Revenue-Marine, the primary predecessor of the U.S. Coast Guard. Although the USRCS (United States Revenue Cutter Service) conducted operations against the pirates, the pirates' depredations far outstripped its abilities and Congress passed the Naval Act of 1794 that established a permanent standing navy on March 27, 1794. The Naval Act ordered the construction and manning of six frigates and, by October 1797,[20] the first three were brought into service: USS United States, USS Constellation, and USS Constitution. Due to his strong posture on having a strong standing Navy during this period, John Adams is "often called the father of the American Navy". Today's United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most capable navy in the world and it has been estimated that in terms of tonnage of its active battle fleet alone, it is larger than the next 13 navies combined, which includes 11 U.S. allies or partner nations. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the U.S. Navy is the third largest of the U.S. military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 3,700 operational aircraft as of June 2019. The 21st century U.S. Navy maintains a sizable global presence, deploying in strength in such areas as the Western Pacific, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. It is a blue-water navy with the ability to project force onto the littoral regions of the world, engage in forward deployments during peacetime and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it a frequent actor in U.S. foreign and military policy. The U.S. Navy is part of the Department of the Navy, alongside the U.S. Marine Corps, which is its coequal sister service. The Department of the Navy is headed by the civilian Secretary of the Navy. The Department of the Navy is itself a military department of the Department of Defense, which is headed by the Secretary Of Defense. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the most senior naval officer serving in the Department of the Navy. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/combat-at-sea-dvd-set-all-12-naval-warfare-tv-shows-6-di126.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1917: #BOTD: #HBD! Burr Tillstrom, puppeteer and the creator of Kukla, Fran and Ollie (d. December 6, 1985) is #born Franklin Burr Tillstrom in Chicago, Illinois, to Bert and Alice Burr Tillstrom. He attended Senn High School in Chicago and later the University of Chicago. While still a freshman, he accepted a job offer from the WPA-Chicago Parks District Theatre to set up a marionette theater. Tillstrom turned his attention to puppetry in the early 1930s and created Kukla in 1936. Kukla remained nameless until the famous Russian-Georgian-American prima ballerina and actress Tamara Toumanova referred to him as "Kukla", the Russian word for "doll". Other famous puppets from Tillstrom's group included Ollie (Oliver J. Dragon), Beulah Witch, Goultar, Cecil Bill, and Fletcher Rabbit. In 1939, Tillstrom was invited to present his Kuklapolitan Players at the New York World's Fair. The following year, RCA sent him to Bermuda to perform on the first ship-to-shore broadcast. From 1947-1957, Tillstrom was involved with the American television puppet show Kukla, Fran and Ollie, widely regarded as being the first children's show to appeal to both children and adults, which starred his puppets and Fran Allison and aired weekdays originally on WBKB-TV in Chicago, Illinois (as Junior Jamboree in the beginning), then WNBQ-TV (the predecessor of Chicago's WMAQ-TV) and ultimately syndicated throughout the NBC-TV network. It occasionally returned to the air until the mid-1980s. It was created for children, but soon watched by more adults than children, and counted Orson Welles, John Steinbeck, Tallulah Bankhead, Adlai Stevenson and James Thurber among its many adult fans. It did not have a script and was entirely ad-libbed. After the original series ended in 1957, Tillstrom continued to work with the Kuklapolitans. Early in 1958, Tillstrom appeared with the puppets on Polly Bergen's short-lived NBC variety show, The Polly Bergen Show. Tillstrom, Kukla and Ollie reunited with Fran Allison to host the CBS Children's Film Festival from 1967 to 1977. In 1970, Kukla, Fran and Ollie appeared on National Educational Television, taped at WTTW in Chicago, for two seasons. In 1975, Kukla, Fran and Ollie began another run on television with 13 new episodes. In 1977, The Kukla and Ollie Retrospective Stage Show tours began, a creation of the Artist-in-Residence program at Hope College. In 1978 Kukla, Burr and Ollie joined the Broadway cast of Side by Side by Sondheim, a revue of Stephen Sondheim songs. Tillstrom continued to perform with his Kuklapolitan Players until his death in Palm Springs, California in 1985. On March 23, 1986, Burr Tillstrom was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame for his creativity and innovation in the medium. The Saugatuck Douglas Art Club in Saugatuck, Michigan (the location of Tillstrom's longtime summer home) dedicated a memorial to Tillstrom in 1988. The Burr Tillstrom Collection and Archives are maintained at the Chicago History Museum. In 2013 Tillstrom was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. Burr Tillstrom died of natural causes in Palm Springs, California at the age of 68. He is buried at Rosehill Cemetery And Mausoleum in Chicago, Illinois, the city of his birth. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/television-1988-tv-documentary-series-8-shows-4-dual-laye198884.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1947: Aesthetics: Performing Arts: Premieres: Television Premieres: United States Television Premieres: -- Burr Tillstrom's hour-long "Junior Jamboree" premieres locally on WBKB-TV in Chicago, Illinois. The program was later renamed Kukla, Fran and Ollie and transferred to WNBQ-TV (the predecessor of Chicago's WMAQ-TV) on November 29, 1948. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/kukla-fran-amp-ollie-old-time-tv-kid-shows-dvd.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1974: #DOTD: #RIP: Ed Sullivan, American television host, personality and pioneer during the early years of American television, impresario, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, creator and host of the television variety program The Toast of the Town, which in 1955 was renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. Broadcast from 1948 to 1971, the longest-running variety show in U.S. broadcast history (b. September 28, 1901) #dies of esophageal cancer at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, thinking he was suffering from complication from a long-standing battle with gastric ulcers due to his family concealing his condition from him, aged 73. His funeral was attended by 2,000 people at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, on a cold, rainy day. Sullivan is interred in a crypt at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Ed Sullivan was born Edward Vincent Sullivan in Harlem, New York City. In 1996, Sullivan was ranked number 50 on TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time". Sullivan has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd. In 1985, Sullivan was welcomed to the Television Academy Hall of Fame. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-compleat-beatles-documentary-dvd.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1795: #DOTD: #RIP: William Prescott, American colonel and abolitionist, who in The Revolutionary War commanded the patriot forces in the Battle Of Bunker Hill (b. February 20, 1726) #dies of dropsy (edema {fluid retention, swelling]) of the chest in Pepperell, Massachusetts and was buried there with military honors suitable to his rank, life and character at Walton Cemetery. William Prescott was born in Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, when East Pepperell was considered Groton. Prescott is famous for leading rebel forces in the Battle Of Bunker Hill with the orders "Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes", so that the rebel troops could shoot at the enemy at the shortest possible range, and therefore more accurately and lethally, and so conserve their limited stocks of ammunition. It is debated whether Prescott or someone earlier coined this memorable saying. William Prescott never owned slaves, and spoke out against the practice of slavery. Prescott advocated that Massachusetts outlaw slavery. When Massachusetts did abolish slavery in 1783, Prescott celebrated publicly. Prescott was also outspoken about his praise for African-American soldier Salem Poor who fought with Prescott at Bunker Hill, going so far as to sign a letter to the court of Massachusetts praising his conduct in battle and advocating that he be rewarded for it. Colonel Prescott was a true patriot, full of honors. As a neighbor, kind and benevolent, and a peacemaker in to his vain, and was universally loved, highly esteemed and respected. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/american-revolutionary-war-dvd-documentaries.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1960: Elections: Elections In The United States: The 1960 United States Presidential Election: The Kennedy-Nixon Debates: The Third Kennedy-Nixon Debate: -- The third-ever televised presidential debate occurs between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon at ABC Studios New York (Kennedy) and ABC Studios Los Angeles (Nixon) with Bill Shadel as moderator and panelists Frank McGee, Charles Van Fremd and Douglass Cater. 63.7 million people watch the debate on television. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-great-kennedynixon-debate-dvd.html

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October 13, 2022: #DOTD: #RIP: James McDivitt, American USAF Brigadier General, test pilot, aeronautical engineer and NASA astronaut who flew in the Gemini and Apollo programs, commander of the Gemini 4 flight during which Ed White performed the first U.S. spacewalk, and of of the Apollo 9 flight which was the first manned flight test of the Lunar Module and the complete set of Apollo flight hardware (June 10, 1929) #dies in his sleep on October 13, 2022, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 93 years old. His remains were cremated, and the ashes given to his family. James McDivitt was born James Alton McDivitt in Chicago, Illinois. He later became Manager of Lunar Landing Operations and was the Apollo Spacecraft Program Manager from 1969 to 1972. June 3, 1965 saw the launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk. Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was the second manned space flight in NASA's Project Gemini, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth manned American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights at altitudes exceeding 100 kilometers (54 nmi)). Astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White circled the Earth 66 times in four days, making it the first US flight to approach the five-day flight of the Soviet Vostok 5. The highlight of the mission was the first space walk by an American, during which White floated free outside the spacecraft, tethered to it, for approximately 20 minutes. Both of these accomplishments helped the United States overcome the Soviet Union's early lead in the Space Race. The flight also included the first attempt to make a space rendezvous as McDivitt attempted to maneuver his craft close to the Titan II upper stage which launched it into orbit, but this was not successful. The flight was the first American flight to perform many scientific experiments in space, including use of a sextant to investigate the use of celestial navigation for lunar flight in the Apollo program. March 3, 1969 saw NASA launch Apollo 9 to test the lunar module. Apollo 9 was the third manned mission in the United States Apollo space program and the first flight of the Command/Service Module (CSM) with the Lunar Module (LM, pronounced "Lem"). Its three-person crew, consisting of Commander James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart, spent ten days in low Earth orbit testing several aspects critical to landing on the Moon, including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers. The mission was the second manned launch of a Saturn V rocket. After launching on March 3, 1969, the crewmen performed the first manned flight of a LM, the first docking and extraction of a LM, two spacewalks (EVA), and the second docking of two manned spacecraft, two months after the Soviets performed a spacewalk crew transfer between Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5. The mission proved the LM worthy of manned spaceflight. Further tests on the Apollo 10 mission would prepare the LM for its ultimate goal, landing on the Moon. They returned to Earth on March 13, 1969. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/outer-space-films-3-project-apollo-reaching-for-the-moon-dv3.html

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October 13, 1990: #DOTD: #RIP: Douglas Edwards, American radio and television news anchor, newscaster and correspondent who worked for the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) for more than four decades (b. July 14, 1917) #dies of bladder cancer at his home in Sarasota, Florida, aged 73. Following a memorial service at the Church of the Palms in Sarasota, Edwards's body was cremated, and his ashes scattered, along with those of his wife, near the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. Douglas Edwards was born in Ada, Oklahoma. After six years on CBS Radio in the 1940s, Edwards was among the first major broadcast journalists to move into the rapidly expanding medium of television. He is also generally recognized as the first presenter or "anchor" of a nationally televised, regularly scheduled newscast by an American network. Edwards presented news on CBS television every weeknight for 15 years, from March 20, 1947 until April 16, 1962. Initially aired as a 15-minute program under the title CBS Television News, the broadcast evolved into the CBS Evening News and in 1963 expanded to a 30-minute format under Walter Cronkite, who succeeded Edwards as anchor of the newscast. Although Edwards left the evening news in 1962, he continued to work for CBS for another quarter of a century, presenting news reports on both radio and daytime television, and editing news features, until his retirement from the network in 1988. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/cbs-wwii-radio-broadcasts-world-news-today-mp3-c3.html

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October 13, 1935: #BOTD: #HBD! Bruce Morrow, also known as Cousin Brucie or Cousin Bruce Morrow, American radio personality, is #born Bruce Meyerowitz in Brooklyn, New York. Morrow began his stateside career at New York Top 40 station WINS in 1959. In 1960 he moved to 770 powerhouse WABC, another Top 40 outlet. Morrow found himself on the most powerful radio station on the East Coast at the onset of the British Invasion. Morrow became a commercial radio powerhouse and household name through his ability to maintain a rapport with his listeners while smoothly mixing the diverse musical genres of the time (Motown soul, pop, hard rock, surf music, novelty records), and then seamlessly segueing into commercials for youth-oriented sponsors like Thom McAn, local clothing outlets in the New York and New Jersey areas, and events such as concerts and drag-strip races. Morrow remained at WABC for 13 years and 4,014 broadcasts until August 1974, when he jumped to rival station WNBC. After three years there, he left the airwaves to become the owner of the Sillerman Morrow group of stations,, a network of eight radio stations in the northeast and WATL TV in Atlanta. In 1982, Morrow returned to the DJ role with New York' WCBS-FM and had a popular following with his Saturday Night Dance Party show. The station also added his nationally syndicated show Cruisin' America. Cousin Brucie was also the "breakfast presenter" on Atlantic 252 from 1992 to 1996. He stayed on WCBS-FM until the station' change to the adult hits format called Jack FM on June 3, 2005. Shortly thereafter, he signed a multi-year deal to host oldies programming and a weekly talk show on Sirius Satellite Radio. As of 2017, Morrow hosts programs on Sirius XM satellite radio, on the '60s on 6 channel. Cousin Brucie' Saturday Night Party. His voice can be heard in many television and film productions, including the films Across the Universe, Gas Pump Girls, and Dirty Dancing; he also had a bit part in the latter, playing the magician who saws Baby (Jennifer Grey) in half. He can be seen making on stage introductory remarks in the 1966 documentary The Beatles at Shea Stadium. He also appeared in the 1978 film Sgt. Pepper' Lonely Hearts Club Band and had a guest appearance in the 1990s science fiction television series Babylon 5, (in "War Without End" Part 2), playing the first officer of Babylon. In Across the Universe the radio station call letters he used were WEAF which were the call letters of 660 in New York before it became WNBC. He also played a TV contest announcer in Between Time and Timbuktu, a 1972 National Educational Television production adapted from several short stories by Kurt Vonnegut. He was a tv spokesperson for the Rickel chain of supermarts and home improvement centers during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Morrow was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1988, and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in the radio division in 2001. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/wabc-musicradio-shows-mp3-dvd-60s80s-am-360807775.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1909: #BOTD: #HBD! Art Tatum, African American pianist and composer, widely considered one of the greatest jazz piano players of all time (d. November 5, 1956) is #born Arthur Tatum Jr. in Toledo, Ohio into the conventional and church-going family of Arthur Tatum Sr. and Mildred Hoskins. From infancy, Tatum had impaired vision. Several explanations for this have been posited, most involving cataracts. As a result of eye operations, by the age of 11, Tatum could see objects close to him and perhaps distinguish colors. Any benefits from these procedures were reversed, however, when he was assaulted, probably in his early twenties. The attack left him completely blind in his left eye and with very limited vision in his right. Despite this, there are multiple accounts of him enjoying playing cards and pool. Art Tatum's performances were hailed for their technical proficiency and creativity, which set a new standard for jazz piano virtuosity. Critic Scott Yanow wrote, "Tatum's quick reflexes and boundless imagination kept his improvisations filled with fresh (and sometimes futuristic) ideas that put him way ahead of his contemporaries.". His playing encompassed the styles of earlier musicians, while adding harmonic and rhythmic imagination and complexity. Acclaimed for his virtuoso technique, Tatum extended the vocabulary and boundaries of jazz piano, and established new ground in jazz through innovative use of reharmonization, voicing, and bitonality. Arthur Tatum Jr. grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he began playing piano professionally and had his own radio program, rebroadcast nationwide, while still in his teens. He left Toledo in 1932 and had residencies as a solo pianist at clubs in major urban centers including New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Throughout his career, Tatum also played in after-hours venues at which he was said to be more spontaneous and creative than in his regular paid performances. Tatum drank large quantities of alcohol when performing; although it did not negatively affect his playing, it damaged his health. In the 1940s, Tatum led a commercially successful trio for a short time and began playing in more formal jazz concert settings, including at Norman Granz-produced Jazz at the Philharmonic events. Granz recorded Tatum extensively in solo and small group formats in the mid-1950s, with the last session occurring only two months before the pianist's death. Tatum was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1964 and given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989. Art Tatum died at the age of 47 of uremia at Queen of Angels Medical Center in Los Angeles. By 1956, Tatum's health had deteriorated due to advanced uremia. Nevertheless, in August of that year he played to the largest audience of his career: 19,000 gathered at the Hollywood Bowl for another record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz-led event. The next month, he had the last of the Granz group recording sessions, with saxophonist Ben Webster, and then played at least two concerts in October. He was too unwell to continue touring, so returned to his home in Los Angeles. Musicians visited him on November 4, and other pianists played for him as he lay in bed at Queen of Angels Medical Center, where he died the next day. He was buried at Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, but was moved to Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California in 1992 by his second wife, so she could be buried next to him. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/armed-forces-radio-presents-jubilee-otr-jazz-music-mp3-dv3.html

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Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1941: #BOTD: #HBD! Neil Aspinall, British music industry executive, school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, driver, road manager and personal assistant to The Beatles who he went on to head their record company Apple Corps, father of fired Beatles drummer Pete Best's brother Vincent "Roag" Best (d. March 24, 2008) is #born Neil Stanley Aspinall in Prestatyn, Wales. The Beatles employed Aspinall first as their road manager, which included driving his old Commer van to and from shows, both day and night. After Mal Evans started work for the Beatles, Aspinall was promoted to become their personal assistant, later becoming chief executive of their company, Apple Corps. He was one of several Beatles associates to earn the nickname "the fifth Beatle". On behalf of Apple, Aspinall was involved in court cases against Allen Klein, EMI and Apple Computer. He supervised the marketing of music, videos and merchandising, as well as being a director of Standby Films, which was run from his home in Twickenham, London. On April 10, 2007, Aspinall retired from Apple Corps. Neil Aspinallof lung cancer in New York City, aged 66. He is buried at Teddington Cemetery in Teddington, Greater London, England. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/let-it-be-1970-the-beatles-dvd-download-usb-flashd1970.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Best Of Sunday Night Jools Holland & David Sanborn DVD, MP4, USB
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1941: #BOTD: #HBD! Paul Simon, American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer is #born Paul Frederic Simon in Newark, New Jersey to Hungarian-Jewish parents: Louis (1916-1995), a college professor, double-bass player, and dance bandleader who performed under the name "Lee Sims"; and Belle (1910-2007), an elementary school teacher. In 1945, his family moved to the Kew Gardens Hills section of Flushing, Queens, in New York City. Simon's musical career has spanned over six decades. He reached fame and commercial success as half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, formed in 1956 with Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote nearly all of their songs, including US number-one singles "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge over Troubled Water". After Simon & Garfunkel split up in 1970, at the height of their popularity, Simon began a successful solo career. He recorded three acclaimed albums over the following five years. In 1986, following a career slump, he released Graceland, an album inspired by South African township music, which sold 14 million copies worldwide and remains his most popular solo work. Simon also wrote and starred in the film One-Trick Pony (1980) and co-wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman (1998) with the poet Derek Walcott. On June 3, 2016, Simon released his 13th solo album, Stranger to Stranger, which debuted at number one on the Billboard Album Chart and the UK Albums Chart. Simon has earned sixteen Grammy awards for his solo and collaborative work, including three for Album of the Year (Bridge Over Troubled Water, Still Crazy After All These Years, and Graceland), and a Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: first in 1990 as a member of Simon & Garfunkel and again in 2001 for his solo career. In 2006 he was selected as one of the "100 People Who Shaped the World" by Time. In 2011, Rolling Stone named Simon one of the 100 greatest guitarists, and in 2015 he was ranked eighth in their list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Simon was the first recipient of the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007. Simon has been married three times, first to Peggy Harper in 1969. They had a son, Harper Simon in 1972, and divorced in 1975. The song "Train in the Distance" from Simon's 1983 album Hearts and Bones is about this relationship. Simon's 1972 song "Run That Body Down", from his second solo album, casually mentions both himself and his then-wife ("Peg") by name. Paul and Peggy, misheard as Al and Betty by Pierre Boulez, are also referenced in Paul Simon's 1986 hit single "You Can Call Me Al". In the late 1970s, Simon lived in New York City next door to Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, who has been described as Simon's "best friend" during the period. He had a brief relationship with Shelley Duvall and they lived together for two years until she introduced him to Carrie Fisher. His second marriage, from 1983 to 1984, was to Fisher, with whom he'd had an intermittent relationship since mutual friend Richard Dreyfuss served as their "matchmaker" in 1978. Simon proposed to Fisher after a New York Yankees game. The song "Hearts and Bones" was written about this relationship, and the song "Graceland" is also thought to be about seeking solace from the end of this relationship by taking a road trip. A year after divorcing, Simon and Fisher resumed their relationship, which lasted for several years. The final song in the sequence of three about Carrie Fisher is "She Moves On". This song marks the end of the post-marriage relationship, and was an album track on Simon's 1990 album The Rhythm of The Saints. Simon married singer Edie Brickell on May 30, 1992, to whom he has remained married since. They have three children: Adrian, Lulu, and Gabriel. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-best-of-sunday-night-w-jools-holland-amp-david-sanborn-dvd-mp4-us4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: World War II Propaganda Cartoons MP4 Video Download 2 DVD Set
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1910: #BOTD: #HBD! Robert McKimson, American animator and illustrator, best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Cartoons and later DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (d. September 29, 1977) is #born Robert Porter McKimson in Denver, Colorado. Robert Porter McKimson Sr. wrote and directed many animated cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Hippety Hopper, Speedy Gonzales, and the Tasmanian Devil, among other characters. He also developed Bugs Bunny's design in the 1943 short Tortoise Wins by a Hare. In 1930, McKimson was hired by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, first doing ink-and-paint duties for the first Looney Tunes, then becoming an in-betweener (creator of intermediate frames, called inbetweens, between two keyframes to create the illusion of movement by smoothly transitioning one image into another) before becoming an animator by 1931. At that time he had an accident that gave him a concussion. As a result, he was able to visualize better, thus increasing his production and animation. He was the head animator and go-to guy in the late 1930s at the studio, which overwhelmed him. Eventually he worked exclusively with Bob Clampett. He was offered a directorial position by Leon Schlesinger in 1938, but declined, allowing the position to go to animator Chuck Jones. He accepted his own directorial position in late 1944, when Frank Tashlin left Warner Bros. to direct live-action films. McKimson's first Warner Bros. cartoon that he finished, The Return of Mr. Hook, was released in 1945 exclusively for the U.S. Navy. His first theatrical short, Daffy Doodles, was released in early April 1946. His third theatrical short entitled Acrobatty Bunny would be the first Bugs Bunny short McKimson directed. It was released in June 1946. His better-known efforts include Hillbilly Hare, A-Lad-In His Lamp, Stupor Duck, The Windblown Hare, Walky Talky Hawky, and Big Top Bunny. McKimson created characters like Foghorn Leghorn and the Tasmanian Devil, as well as directing every Hippety Hopper/Sylvester pairing. He also created Speedy Gonzales for the 1953 short Cat-Tails for Two and directed many others periodically (along with Friz Freleng and other directors) for the remainder of his theatrical career. Robert McKimson died of a sudden heart attack while having lunch with co-workers Friz Freleng and David H. DePatie, two weeks before his 67th birthday. Only two days before, September 27, McKimson's doctor declared him in good health for a 66-year-old (despite having a case of emphysema after years of smoking), and, according to Freleng, McKimson then referred to his family history of living past 90 and bragged, "I'm going to be around after you guys are gone!" At the time of his death, he had recently completed directing Misterjaw and had begun work on Baggy Pants and the Nitwits. McKimson's body is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/world-war-ii-propaganda-cartoons-dvd-dual-layer-all-regions.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Confession AKA L'aveu (1970) Yves Montand DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1921: #BOTD: Yves Montand, Italian-French actor, singer and dancer (d. November 9, 1991) is #born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, and Giuseppina Simoni, a devout Catholic, while her husband held strong Communist beliefs. Montand's family left for France in 1923 because of Italy's Fascist regime. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty salon (Salon de Coiffure), and later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Edith Piaf in Paris and she made him part of her act. Montand achieved international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in many films. His recognizably crooner songs, especially those about Paris, became instant classics. He was one of the best known performers at Bruno Coquatrix's Paris Olympia music hall, and toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ?" (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Edith Piaf) at the Theatre de l'Etoile. Betti also asked him to sing "C'est si bon" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Soeurs Etienne in 1948, he decided to record it. Montand was also very popular in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where he did a concert tour in 1956-57; in later life, however, he supported right-wing causes. During his career, Montand acted in American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a Cesar Award for Best Actor in 1980 for I comme Icare and again in 1984 for Garcon! In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his best remembered performances, as the scheming uncle in Jean de Florette, co-starring Gerard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources (both 1986), co-starring Emmanuelle Beart. The film was a worldwide critical hit and revived Montand's profile in the US, where he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. In 1951, he married Simone Signoret, and they co-starred in several films throughout their careers. The marriage was, by all accounts, fairly harmonious, lasting until her death in 1985, although Montand had a number of well-publicized affairs, notably with Marilyn Monroe, with whom he starred in one of her last films, Let's Make Love. He was the stepfather to Signoret's daughter from her prior marriage, Catherine Allegret. Montand's only child, Valentin, his son by his second wife, Carole Amiel, was born in 1988. In a paternity suit that rocked France, another woman accused Montand of being the father of her daughter and went to court to obtain a DNA sample from him. Montand refused, but the woman persisted even after his death. In a court ruling that made international headlines, the woman won the right to have Montand exhumed and a sample taken. The results indicated that he was probably not the girl's biological father. He supported left-wing causes during the 1950s and 1960s, and attended Communist festivals and meetings, but in later life, he supported right-wing causes. Signoret and Montand had a home in Autheuil-Authouillet, Normandy, where the main village street is named after him. In his later years he maintained a home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence, until his death from a heart attack in November 1991, aged 70. In an interview, Jean-Jacques Beineix said, "[H]e died on the set [in Senlis, France of IP5: The Island of Pachyderms]... on the very last day, after his very last shot. It was the very last night and we were doing retakes. He finished what he was doing and then he just died. And the film tells the story of an old man who dies from a heart attack, which is the same thing that happened!" Montand is interred next to his first wife, Simone Signoret, in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. In 2004, Catherine Allegret, Signoret's daughter from her first marriage to director Yves Allegret, alleged in her autobiography Un monde a l'envers (A World Upside Down) that she had been sexually abused by her stepfather from the age of five; his behaviour apparently continuing for many years. and that he had a "more than equivocal attitude to her" as she got older. However she also claimed to have been reconciled to him in the latter years of his life. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-confession-aka-l39aveu-dvd-1970-yves-montand-simone-si391970.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Story Of Civilization: Will & Ariel Durant DVD, MP3 Download, USB
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 54 A.D.: #DOTD: #RIP: Claudius (Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus), Roman emperor from 41 to 54 AD (b. August 1, 10 BC) #dies after eating mushrooms poisoned by his wife, the Empress Agrippina. He is buried in The Mausoleum Of Augustus in Rome, Italy. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul, the first (and until Trajan, only) Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy. Because he was afflicted with a limp and slight deafness due to sickness at a young age, his family ostracized him and excluded him from public office until his consulship, shared with his nephew Caligula in 37. Claudius' infirmity probably saved him from the fate of many other nobles during the purges of Tiberius's and Caligula's reigns; potential enemies did not see him as a serious threat. His survival led to his being declared Emperor by the Praetorian Guard after Caligula's assassination, at which point he was the last man of his family. Despite his lack of experience, Claudius proved to be an able and efficient administrator. He was also an ambitious builder, constructing many new roads, aqueducts, and canals across the Empire. During his reign the Empire began the conquest of Britain (if the earlier invasions of Britain by Caesar and Caligula's aborted attempts are not counted). Having a personal interest in law, he presided at public trials, and issued up to twenty edicts a day. He was seen as vulnerable throughout his reign, particularly by elements of the nobility. Claudius was constantly forced to shore up his position; this resulted in the deaths of many senators. These events damaged his reputation among the ancient writers, though more recent historians have revised this opinion. Many authors contend that he was murdered by his own wife. After his death in 54 AD (at age of 63), his grand-nephew, step-son, and adopted son Nero succeeded him as Emperor. His 13-year reign (slightly longer than Nero's) would not be surpassed by any successors until that of Domitian, who reigned for 15 years. He was a descendant of the Octavii Rufi (through Gaius Octavius), Julii Caesares (through Julia Minor and Julia Antonia), and the Claudii Nerones (through Nero Claudius Drusus). He was a step-grandson (through his father Drusus) and great-nephew (through his mother Antonia Minor) of Augustus. He was a nephew of Tiberius through his father, Tiberius' brother. Through his brother Germanicus, Claudius was an uncle of Caligula and a great-uncle of Nero. Claudius looms large in modern literature, film and radio. The best known fictional representation of the Emperor Claudius was contained in the books I, Claudius and Claudius the God (published in 1934 and 1935, respectively) by Robert Graves, both written in the first-person to give the reader the impression that they are Claudius' autobiography. Graves employed a fictive artifice to suggest that they were recently discovered, genuine translations of Claudius' writings. Claudius' extant letters, speeches, and sayings were incorporated into the text (mostly in the second book, Claudius the God), to add authenticity. Graves's interpretation of the story owes much to the histories of Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Plutarch and (especially) Suetonius (Lives of the Twelve Caesars). Graves said that after reading the accounts of Claudius by Suetonius and Tacitus "I knew there was a mistake somewhere, and that one day, I'd write the real story." Graves translated Suetonius before writing the novels. Graves claimed that after he read Suetonius, Claudius came to him in a dream one night and demanded that his real story be told. Graves also claimed that he made a deal with Claudius that he would write "the real story". provided the book covered the 4,000 Pounds Sterling that Graves needed to cover losses in a bad land deal; the first edition of the book raised 8,000 Pounds Sterling). The life of Claudius provided Graves with a way to write about the first four Emperors of Rome (Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius) from an intimate point of view. In addition, the real Claudius was a trained historian and is known to have written an autobiography (now lost) in eight books that covered the same time period. I, Claudius is a first-person narrative of Roman history from the reigns of Augustus to Caligula; Claudius the God is written as a later addition documenting Claudius' own reign. In 1937, director Josef Von Sternberg attempted a film version of I, Claudius, with Charles Laughton as Claudius. However, the lead actress, Merle Oberon, suffered a near-fatal car accident and the movie was never finished. The surviving reels were featured in the BBC documentary The Epic That Never Was (1965). Graves's two books were the basis for a British television adaptation I, Claudius, produced by the BBC. The series starred Derek Jacobi as Claudius and was broadcast in 1976 on BBC2.It was a substantial critical success, and won several BAFTA awards. The series was later broadcast in the United States on Masterpiece Theatre in 1977. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/story-of-civilization-will-amp-ariel-durant-mp3-dvd-11-audiobo311.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: WWI: A History In Pictures World War I JPG Photos CD, Download, USB
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1914: Great Inventions: The Gas Mask: -- Garrett Morgan, African American inventor, businessman, and community leader, patents the world's first gas mask, which is still the basis of all gas masks ever since, and which immediately proved its worth as poison gas was already being used as a weapon during the First World War, which had begun only a few months before on July 28th that year. On July 25, 1916, Garrett Morgan used his gas mask in a daring rescue of six people from a gas-filled tunnel beneath Lake Erie, four miles out from Cleveland, Ohio. The day prior, on July 24, 1916, a construction crew working on the construction of the tunnel stumbled across a natural gas pocket, causing a sudden explosion in the middle of the night which killed, injured, and buried several workers. As the gas filled the tunnel, the initial rescuers succumbed to the toxic fumes and their fate below ground. Ten of them died. The Cleveland police department rang on Garrett Augustus Morgan, "the inventor of Harlem Avenue." Known for his multiple inventions, he was called up near four in the morning, urged to bring as many of his recently patented "safety hoods" as possible. Morgan's safety hoods covered the entire face and connected to long, filtered tubes that dangled low near the ground. As hot smoke and fumes rose in the air, cleaner air below could be breathed more safely-and filtered more effectively-through the mask's tubes. Garrett Morgan called his brother, Frank, and with his neighbor William Roots and other volunteers, loaded his car with 20 of his helmets and rushed to the scene. Garrett, Frank, and two volunteers descended to retrieve the fallen rescuers: although ten had already died, they carried out the rest. Having demonstrated the effectiveness of the hood, the rescue began in earnest. Throughout the night and early morning, rescuers, now donned in Morgan's protective equipment, dug out the remaining survivors of the explosion. Garrett Morgan was born Garrett Augustus Morgan on March 5, 1877 in Claysville, Bourbon County, Kentucky. His most notable inventions were the three-position traffic signal still in use today; the smoke hood, the first gas mask, and a chemical hair-processing and straightening solution. He created a successful company based on his hair product inventions along with a complete line of haircare products. He became involved in the civic and political advancement of African Americans, especially in and around Cleveland, Ohio. The first American-made automobiles were introduced to consumers just before the turn of the twentieth century. At the time, pedestrians, bicycles, animal-drawn wagons and motor vehicles all had to share the same roads. To deal with the growing problem of traffic accidents, a number of different versions of traffic signaling devices began to be developed simultaneously, starting around 1913. Detroit Police Officer William Potts invented the modern-day traffic light in 1920, however it only had two positions. Garret Morgan, having witnessed an accident at an intersection, filed a patent for a traffic control device which also had a third "warning" position two years later, in 1922. The patent was granted in 1923. There were several other such three position systems invented prior to Morgan's, some of which had audible warnings, but it is the Morgan traffic light that proved to be the best, and the one that we continue to use today. Garrett Morgan died on July 27, 1963 at age 86. He is buried at the Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/wwi-a-history-in-pictures-world-war-i-photo-cd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Mexican Revolution 1910-1920 DVD, Video Download, USB Drive
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1821: The Mexican War Of Independence: The Declaration Of Independence Of The Mexican Empire (Spanish: Acta De Independencia Del Imperio Mexicano): -- Mexico publicly proclaims its Declaration Of Independence from the rule of Spain. The Mexican Declaration Of Independence is the founding document of the Mexican nation, and was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City on September 28, 1821, by Juan Jose Espinosa de los Monteros, secretary of the Provisional Governmental Board. Three copies of the act were executed. One was destroyed in a fire in 1909. The other two copies are in the Museo Historico de Acapulco Fuerte de San Diego in Acapulco and in the General Archive of the Nation in Mexico City. The document is 52.9 centimeters (20.8 in) wide and 71.8 centimeters (28.3 in) high. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-ragged-revolution-mexican-revolt-191019101920.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War TV Series DVD, Video Download, USB
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1990: #DOTD: Le Duc Tho, Vietnamese revolutionary, general, diplomat, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. October 14, 1911) #dies the evening before his 79th birthday, having reportedly suffered from cancer, in Hanoi. He is buried at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi, which houses the graves of Communist government leaders and famous revolutionaries. Le Duc Tho was born Phan Dinh Khai in Nam Truc, Nam Dinh Province, French Indochina. He was the first Vietnamese to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (jointly with United States Secretary Of State Henry Kissinger, in 1973), but refused the award. In 1930, Le Duc Tho helped found the Indochinese Communist Party. French colonial authorities imprisoned him from 1930 to 1936 and again from 1939 to 1944. After his release in 1945, he helped lead the Viet Minh, the Vietnamese independence movement, against the French, until the Geneva Accords were signed in 1954. In 1948, he was in South Vietnam as Deputy Secretary, Head of the Organization Department of Cochinchina Committee Party. He then joined the Lao Dong Politburo of the Vietnam Workers' Party in 1955, now the Communist Party of Vietnam. Tho oversaw the Communist insurgency that began in 1956 against the South Vietnamese government. In 1963 Tho supported the purges of the Party surrounding Resolution 9. From 1978 to 1982 Le Duc Tho was named by Hanoi to act as chief advisor to the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation (FUNSK) and later to the nascent People's Republic of Kampuchea. Le Duc Tho's mission was to ensure that Khmer nationalism would not override Vietnam's interests in Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge was overthrown. Le Duc Tho was the Standing Member of the Central Committee's Secretariat of the Party from 1982 to 1986 and later became the Advisor of Party's Central Committee. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/vietnam-the-10000-day-war-4-dual-layer-dvds-all-13-10000413.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Accounts Of A Forgotten Army: The Remagen POW Camp DVD, Download, USB
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 2002: #DOTD: #RIP: Stephen Ambrose, American historian and author of many bestselling volumes of American popular history, longtime professor of history at the University of New Orleans who appeared frequently in television documentaries, author of many bestselling volumes of American popular history, most noted as historian of the Second World War and for his biographies of U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon (b. January 10, 1936) #dies of lung cancer in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, at the age of 66. He is buried at the Gardens Of Memory Memorial Park cemetary at Bay Saint Louis. Stephen Ambrose was born Stephen Edward Ambrose in Lovington, Illinois, to Rosepha Trippe Ambrose and Stephen Hedges Ambrose, a physician who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Despite numerous well-documented allegations of plagiarism and inaccuracies in his writings, in a review of To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian for The New York Times, high school teacher William Everdell credited Ambrose with reaching "an important lay audience without endorsing its every prejudice." On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/accounts-of-a-forgotten-army-dvd-remagen-pow-camp.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: American Revolutionary War Documentaries DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1754: #BOTD: #HBD! Molly Pitcher, water carrier at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778 during the American Revolution (d. January 22, 1832) is #born Mary Ludwig near Trenton, New Jersey. After her husband, artilleryman John Hays, collapsed, she took his place at his cannon. Since various Molly Pitcher tales grew in the telling, many historians regard Molly Pitcher as folklore rather than history, or suggest that Molly Pitcher may be a composite image inspired by the actions of a number of real women. The name itself may have originated as a nickname given to women who carried water to men on the battlefield during War. Mary Ludwig Hays died in Carlisle, Pennsylvania at the approximate age of 87. She is buried in the Old Graveyard in Carlisle under the name "Molly McCauley" due to her second marriage being to John McCauley. A statue of "Molly Pitcher," standing alongside a cannon, is also in the cemetery; however, according to that monument, unveiled July 4, 1876, long after Mary/"Molly"'s death, the year she died is marked as "January 1833," not January 1832 -- and the monument also records she was only "Aged 70 years," which (probably erroneously) would place her birth year at 1763, instead of 1754 as noted here. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/american-revolutionary-war-dvd-documentaries.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: La Belle Epoque 1890-1914 DVD, MP4 Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1853: #BOTD: #HBD! Lillie Langtry, English-American socialite, actress, producer, singer and beauty nicknamed "The Jersey Lily" (d. February 12, 1929) is #born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton on the island of Jersey and known as Lillie (or Lily) Langtry, she moved to London upon marrying Edward Langtry in 1876. Emilie Charlotte, Lady De Bathe's looks and personality attracted interest, commentary, and invitations from artists and society hostesses, and she was celebrated as a young woman of great beauty and charm. By 1881, she had become an actress and starred in many plays in the UK and the United States, including She Stoops To Conquer, The Lady Of Lyons, and As You Like It, eventually running her own stage production company. In later life she performed "dramatic sketches" in vaudeville. She was also known for her relationships with noblemen, including The Prince Of Wales, The Earl Of Shrewsbury, and Prince Louis Of Battenberg. She was the subject of widespread public and media interest. Lillie Langtry died at dawn in Monaco, aged 75. She is buried at Saint Saviour Churchyard in St Saviour, Bailiwick Of Jersey, the self-governing British Crown Dependency Channel Island country in The English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/la-belle-epoque-18901914-western-high-society-cul18901914.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Margaret Thatcher talking with David Frost/Oleg Gordievsky Doc MP4 DVD
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13, 1925: #BOTD: Margaret Thatcher, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. April 8, 2013) is #born Margaret Hilda Roberts in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS, FRIC (nee Roberts) was a British stateswoman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to have been appointed. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism. A research chemist before becoming a barrister, Thatcher was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her Secretary Of State for Education and Science in his Conservative government. In 1975, Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition and became the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. She became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 general election. On moving into 10 Downing Street, Thatcher introduced a series of political and economic initiatives intended to reverse high unemployment and Britain' struggles in the wake of the Winter of Discontent and an ongoing recession. Her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised deregulation (particularly of the financial sector), flexible labour markets, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of trade unions. Thatcher' popularity during her first years in office waned amid recession and increasing unemployment, until victory in the 1982 Falklands War and the recovering economy brought a resurgence of support, resulting in her decisive re-election in 1983. She survived an assassination attempt in 1984. Thatcher was re-elected for a third term in 1987. During this period her support for a Community Charge (referred to as the "poll tax") was widely unpopular, and her opposition to the European Community were not shared by others in her Cabinet. She resigned as Prime Minister and party leader in November 1990, after Michael Heseltine launched a challenge to her leadership. After retiring from the Commons in 1992, she was given a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher (of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire) which entitled her to sit in the House of Lords. She died of a stroke at the Ritz Hotel, London, England at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. Reactions to the news of Thatcher's death were widely mixed across the UK. She received a ceremonial funeral, including full military honours, with a church service at St Paul's Cathedral on April 17. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh attended her funeral, marking only the second and final time in the Queen's reign that she attended the funeral of any of her former prime ministers, after that of Churchill, who received a state funeral in 1965. After the service at St Paul's, Thatcher's body was cremated at Mortlake, where her husband had been cremated. On September 28, a service for Thatcher was held in the All Saints Chapel of the Royal Hospital Chelsea's Margaret Thatcher Infirmary. In a private ceremony, Thatcher's ashes were interred in the hospital's grounds, next to her husband's. Always a controversial figure, she has nonetheless been lauded as one of the greatest, most influential and widest-known politicians in British history, even as arguments over Thatcherism persist. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/margaret-thatcher-talking-with-david-frost-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Old Time Kids Films Youth Social Guidance Films Set DVD, MP4, USB
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13: International Civility For The Girl Child Day: -- A day to honor, promote, and support a girl's right to make her own decisions. It is a celebration of the wisdom, tenacity, and intellect of girls, who are fully capable of making their own choices - just as boys their age are. The day prompts girls to follow the 'golden rule' and achieve whatever they want in life. Brought into existence by American civility expert Louisa Akaiso in 2020, the holiday motivates us to fight for a world in which girls have the liberty and civility to do whatever they want in life. Women and girls live lesser lives in fear and anticipation of male violence. In a world in which girls are commanded, overruled, threatened, and silenced for expressing their thoughts, the observation encourages them to find their voice, develop leadership qualities, and embrace their flaws. Tis' the season to champion Girlpower. The day is inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals of U.N. Women. Every woman and girl must have the liberty to chase their potential, live a life that's free of any form of violence, and express their views without a threat of retribution. This day seeks to restore the dignity of the life of a girl. For her to exude greatness, they need to embrace their uniqueness. Through legislation and retrospection, we can end all forms of discrimination against girls everywhere in the world. The day urges us to identify and eliminate all forms of violence against women in private and public places, including human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Liberated girls grow up to be free women who carry nations forward. From the moment that they can, girls must make decisions about their education, careers, and personal lives. An investment in girls from the very beginning of their lives promises a more prosperous and equitable future. Girls are half of humanity, and the world awaits their input as we seek to battle growing crises such as climate change, economic growth, political conflict, and global sustainability. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/old-time-kids-films-youth-social-guidance-films-dual-layer-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Rachel Carson: Silent Spring Documentary MP4 Video Download DVD
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13: Breast Cancer Awareness Day: -- A time to gain and spread knowledge of what sufferers are up against and how society can help. Metastatic means that what began as a case of early-stage breast cancer has metastasized, or spread to other organs (lungs, bones, etc) outside the breasts, and is now considered to be stage four cancer. At this point the only care option is to treat the advanced cancer and its side effects, including anxiety; there is no cure for metastatic breast cancer as of this writing. Treatments may include surgeries and chemotherapy, as well as possible clinical trials of new drugs, which along with other palliative care can help improve quality of life and lengthen life span itself. Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day is part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and presents an opportunity for us to increase awareness and visibility for those who are championing and fighting for scientific advances. In 2009 the House and Senate unanimously passed a resolution to recognize one day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October, as specifically devoted to metastatic breast cancer (MBC). The best part is how the proposal reached the floors of Congress to begin with. A group of nine MBC patients and their families had traveled to Washington DC and picketed and demonstrated, and these brave souls were able to catch the attention (with the help of phone-wielding friends back home) of the right people to initiate a vote. But this is no time to fall into complacency. The pinpointing of one day merely means that, now that the word is out, the onus is upon the public to take action. As stated by the Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, "[n]ow it is up to every metastatic breast cancer patient and those who love and support them to find ways to make use of this day_to further our cause to support those living with the disease and demand research to find treatments to extend our lives." So learn the facts and stand strong with your fam, on National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/rachel-carson-silent-spring-documentary-mp4-video-download-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: TV Commercials: The Classics Vol. 9 DVD, MP4 Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, October 13, 2025
October 13: National No Bra Day: -- A day to encourage women to go braless to raise breast cancer awareness. It had first been observed on July 9, 2011; within three years, it had moved to the 13th day of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October. Users on social media are encouraged to post using the hashtag #NoBraDay to promote awareness of breast cancer symptoms and to encourage gender equality. Some users on social media sites also encourage women to post pictures of themselves not wearing a bra. Some women embrace No Bra Day as a political statement while others prefer the comfort of discarding what they view as a restrictive, uncomfortable garment. The observance has spread worldwide. The event was spun off a medical event in Toronto, Canada, that encourages breast cancer survivors to consider reconstructive surgery. First held on October 19, 2011, the medical event was named BRA (Breast Reconstruction Awareness) Day. It was adapted by an anonymous individual who conceived of No Bra Day as a way to encourage women to enjoy being braless and to become knowledgeable about breast cancer symptoms. The day is controversial as some see it as sexualizing and exploiting women's bodies while at the same time belittling a serious disease. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/tv-commercials-the-classics-vol-9-dv9.html