"God Bless America" Sung By Many Famous Americans!

In 1970, John Wayne hosted a variety show celebrating America's history.

This video is of many famous people singing "God Bless America"

You may have to play this a couple of times in order to identify everyone.
The video is special to me because so many of the people in the video are gone now and the younger gen-kids probably won’t even appreciate all that talent in one place.

Included in the cast were the following: (some were uncredited) 

Ann Margret 

Lucille Ball 

Jack Benny 

Dan Blocker 

Roscoe Lee Browne 

George Burns 

Owen Bush 

James Caldwell 

Glen Campbell 

Johnny Cash 

Roy Clark 

Bing Crosby 

Phyllis Diller 

Edward Faulkner 

Lorne Greene 

Harry Hickox 

Celeste Holm 

Bob Hope 

Kay E. Kuter 

Michael Landon 

Forrest Lewis 

Dean Martin 

Dick Martin 

Ross Martin 

Greg Morris 

Ricky & David Nelson 

Hugh O'Brian 

Dan Rowan 

William Shatner 

Orville Sherman 

Red Skelton 

Tom Smothers 

Leslie Uggams 

Jesse Vint 

John Wayne 

Patrick Wayne 

Dennis Weaver 

Dan White 

Hal Williams 

The Doodletown Pipers 

The closing piece featured many of the show's guests. Enjoy!

TRUE FUNNY HEADLINES AND SIGNS - WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??!!

Toilet Out Of Order: PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW.”

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In a Laundromat:

AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT.

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In a London department store:

BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS...

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In an office:

WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN.

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In an office:

AFTER TEA BREAK, STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD.

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Outside a second-hand shop:

WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

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Notice in health food shop window:

CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS...

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Spotted in a safari park: 

ELEPHANTS, PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR.

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Seen during a conference:

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR.

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Notice in a farmer's field:

THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.

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Message on a leaflet:

IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS.

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On a repair shop door:

WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK.)

Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't you say?

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Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife

And Daughter

This one I caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this. It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!! They put in a correction the next day.

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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

What a guy! 

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Miners Refuse to Work after Death

good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's!

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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant 
See if that works better than a fair trial!

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War Dims Hope for Peace

I can see where it might have that effect!

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If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile

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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

Who would have thought!

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Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

They may be on to something!

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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges

You mean there's something stronger than duct tape? 

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Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge

He probably IS the battery charge!

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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

Weren't they fat enough?!

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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

That's what he gets for eating those beans!

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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

Do they taste like chicken?

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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

Chainsaw Massacre all over again!

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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

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And the winner is...

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Did I read that right?

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Is This the World's Greatest Magician?

The incredibly talented magician, 

Shin Lim, 

simply blew everyone away at the 

2018 edition of America's Got Talent, 

which is why he was crowned 

as the winner at the end of it! 

If you ever find yourself sitting at a poker table 

with this guy, you'd better think twice 

before raising the stakes!

Picked Up A Hitchhiker . . .

I picked up a hitchhiker last night.

He seemed surprised that I'd pick up a stranger and asked, 

"Thanks but why would you pick me up?

How do you know I'm not a serial killer"?

I told him the chances of two serial killers being in one car would be astronomical!

ASTONISHINGLY REAL - HOW APPEARANCE AFFECTS SOCIETY

The History of 'APRONS'

I don't think most kids today know what an apron is. The principle use of Mom's or Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids..

And when the weather was cold, she wrapped it around her arms.

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, she walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

Send this to those who would know (and love) the story about aprons.

REMEMBER:

Mom's and Grandma's used to set hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.

They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron.

I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron - but love

QUIZ - Think You Know the US Presidents?

Presidents Day, which became an official holiday in 1971 after an 
executive order by then-President Richard Nixon, is Monday.

The quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, 
Ashland, Ohio, provides an opportunity for you to test your 
knowledge of the American presidency and its place in the 
constitutional order.

1. President Thomas Jefferson delivered the president’s annual message to Congress —
what we now call the State of the Union Address — in writing, starting a precedent that was
followed until this president delivered the message in person to Congress, a practice that
continues today.
A: Abraham Lincoln
B: Theodore Roosevelt
C: Woodrow Wilson
D: Franklin D. Roosevelt

2. Which of the three branches of government did early Americans consider to be the most
powerful and therefore the “most dangerous”?

A: The legislative branch

B: The executive branch
C: The judicial branch
D: All of the above

3. Which president demonstrated the power of the president to determine foreign policy by
declaring that the United States was neutral in the war between France and England?

A: George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. James Madison

4. The U.S. Constitution states that the president is “Commander in Chief,” yet gives
Congress the power to “declare war.” Which president has argued that the president has
the constitutional authority to send American troops to use military force abroad
without first getting approval from Congress?

A: Harry Truman

B: George H.W. Bush
C: Barack Obama
D: All of the above

5. Which document is most responsible for laying out the process by which we nominate
presidential candidates today?

A: Article II of the U.S. Constitution
B: The Brownlow Committee Report of 1937
C: The 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
D: The McGovern-Fraser Commission Report of 1971

6. Who was the first vice president to become president by virtue of the death of the
elected president?

A: Martin Van Buren
B: John Tyler
C: Andrew Johnson
D: Theodore Roosevelt

7. Who is the only president to have been formally censured by a chamber of Congress?

A: James Madison
B: Andrew Jackson
C: Richard Nixon
D: Bill Clinton

8. Which president was impeached for removing the Secretary of War?

A: John Adams
B: Andrew Jackson
C: Andrew Johnson
D: Grover Cleveland

9. Which Supreme Court case has settled the question of whether the president may initiate a war
with another nation?

A: United States vs. Curtiss Wright (1936)

B: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. vs. Sawyer (1952)
C: Boumediene v. Bush (2008)
D: None of the above because this has not been settled by the Supreme Court

10: Which president suspended habeas corpus?

A: Abraham Lincoln
B: Franklin D. Roosevelt
C: George W. Bush
D: All of the above



Answers:

1-C
2-A
3-A
4-D
5-D
6-B
7-B
8-C
9-D
10-A

About the Writer     -       Jeremy D. Bailey, a member of the
Ashbrook Center faculty, is a professor at the University of Houston. He is the author of several books
on the American presidency and editor of the newly published Ashbrook Center compendium
“American Presidency: Core Documents.” He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

INCREDIBLE - Video of INCREDIBLE STORMS

Power of the storms 2018 - 

Strangest Weather Phenomena

The original video has been deleted from YouTube - 

so here's a similar one.

A State of the Union Quiz - How Much Do YOU Know??

For the first time, a presidential State of the Union address is being rescheduled due to partisan politics. It takes place Feb 5, 2019, one week later than originally planned.  It’s the latest chapter in a tradition that stretches to the closing days of the 18th century.

How much do you know about the State of the Union speech? Take the quiz below and test your knowledge of the constitutional mandate that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.”


1. Who delivered the first State of the Union speech?

A: George Washington, 1790
B. James Madison, 1812
C: Abraham Lincoln, 1865
D: William Howard Taft, 1911

2. Which president sent his report to Congress in writing, establishing a precedent that was followed for more than a century?

A: John Adams, 1797
B: Thomas Jefferson, 1801
C: John Quincy Adams, 1826
D: Chester Arthur, 1884

3. This president revived the custom of delivering the State of the Union in person to Congress.

A. William McKinley, 1899
B. Theodore Roosevelt, 1905
C. Woodrow Wilson, 1913
D. Herbert Hoover, 1930

4. This president had the first State of the Union address broadcast on radio.
A: Warren Harding, 1922
B: Calvin Coolidge, 1923
C: Franklin Roosevelt, 1933
D: Dwight Eisenhower, 1953

5. The first televised State of the Union address was delivered by:

A: Franklin Roosevelt, 1945
B: Harry Truman, 1947
C: John F. Kennedy, 1962
D: Richard Nixon, 1970

6. Two presidents never gave State of the Union reports because they didn’t live long enough. Who were they?

A: Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Harrison
B: William McKinley and Warren Harding
C: Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
D: William Henry Harrison and James Garfield

7. The longest address (in terms of time) lasted nearly 90 minutes, including applause. It was delivered by:

A: Ronald Reagan, 1988
B: George H.W. Bush, 1992
C: Bill Clinton, 2000
D: George W. Bush, 2005

8. Coming in at 1,089 words, which president had the shortest address based on word count?

A: George Washington, 1790
B: Martin Van Buren, 1838
C: Franklin Pierce, 1857
D: Grover Cleveland, 1887

9. Based on its staggering 33,667 words, which president’s address was the longest of all?

A: Andrew Johnson, 1867
B: Lyndon Johnson, 1967
C: Richard Nixon, 1973
D: Jimmy Carter, 1981

10: Which president’s address was first carried live on the internet via the House website?

A: Bill Clinton, 1998
B: George W. Bush, 2002
C: Barack Obama, 2009
D: Donald Trump, 2018

Answers: 
1-A
2-B
3-C
4-B
5-B
6-D
7-C
8-A
9-D
10-B




J. Mark Powell is a historical novelist and former broadcast journalist. He wrote this for InsideSources.com. The opinions are the writer's.