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Weather - 1958 - Snow blanketed northern Florida, with Tallahassee reporting a record 2.8 inches. A ship in the Gulf of Mexico, 25 miles south of Fort Morgan AL, reported zero visibility in heavy snow on the afternoon of the 12th. (12th-13th) Disney -  Abraham Lincoln (the 16th U.S. President) is born in Hardin County, Kentucky. He will be the subject of such Disney attractions as Greates Moments with Mr. Lincoln (originally displayed at the 1964 Worlds Fair) and Walt Disney Worlds Hall of Presidents - (Walt Disney was always fascinated with the life of Lincoln. He even recited Lincoln; Gettysburg Address to his elementary class as a small boy) *1 Songs - THE 1950s

1959 ... "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price
1958 ... "Don't/ I Beg of You" by Elvis Presley
1957 ... "Too Much" by Elvis Presley
1956 ... "Rock and Roll Waltz" by Kay Starr
1955 ... "Sincerely" by The McGuire Sisters
1954 ... "Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" by Eddie Fisher
1953 ... "Till I Waltz Again with You" by Teresa Brewer
1952 ... "Cry" by Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads
1951 ... "The Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page
1950 ... "Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy" by Red Foley
  Today in History - 1870 Women in the Utah Territory gained the right to vote.

I thought I would create a continous running blog about things that are part of our history, Being that I am a Disney fanatic, I will include some of their history too. I will try to add each day, time permitting. So here it begins, let me know if you like or not.  I would hate to  waste blogging space. February 9th - 1964 - The Beatles made their first live American TV appearance, on ''The Ed Sullivan Show.'' 1940 -  Disney' animated feature film, Pinnochio opens in Los Angeles,  2 days after opening in New York,  Actor Dickie Jones supplies the voice of the living puppet. This film will win two academy awards. (although this is the 2nd version of  this classic, the original was filmed as a silent b&w in Italy back in 1911) 1920's - 1929 ... "Sweethearts on Parade" by Guy Lombardo Songs -
1928 ... "My Blue Heaven" by Gene Austin
1927 ... "In a Little Spanish Town" by Paul Whiteman
1926 ... "Who?" by George Olsen
1925 ... "All Alone" by Paul Whiteman
1924 ... "Sleep" by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians
1923 ... "Three O'Clock in the Morning" by Paul Whiteman
1922 ... "April Showers" by Al Jolson
1921 ... "Wang Wang Blues" by Paul Whiteman
1920 ... "Dardanella" by Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra

The Night Before Christmas at Fox 2


'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the station
Not a creature was stirring, not even a Tim Ezell,
The stockings were hung by the control booth with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The camera operators were nestled all snug in at their desks,
While visions of national networks danced in their heads;
And Margie Ellisor in her 'kerchief, and I (Kevin Steincross) in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,

When out on the helicopter pad there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the desk to see what was the matter.
Away to the remote camera I powered up like a flash,
Turned on the monitor, and turned on the spot.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature chopper, and eight of the morning crew

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name

'Now, April! Now, John! Now, Glenn and Mandi!
On, Andy, on Randi! On, Monica and Elliot !
To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!'

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The dancing and hew-hawing of each
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the stairway St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of exclusive news stories he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the in-boxes; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the stairway he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"


Santa: "HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL,
AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"