October 23, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, October 23.

On this day, in 1978, Mother Maybelle went to heaven. Maybelle Carter was born in 1909 in Nickelsville, Virginia (population 327). At the tender age of 18 she formed the legendary Carter Family Trio with her brother-in-law A.P. and her cousin Sara. June Carter was her daughter and Johnny Cash her son-in-law. It was all about family with Maybelle. And she is considered to be the “Mother” of country music.

October 21, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, October 21.

On October 21, 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon had the last of a series of four debates. The first one, a few weeks earlier, was watched on TV by 70 million Americans, and would affect not only who would win the presidency, but how America did politics.

October 17, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, October 17.

My favorite pianist is a man that I never heard play. Fredric Chopin died on this day in 1849. That was about 30 years before a man named Edison invented the phonograph. But Chopin was also a composer, and when you hear someone play one of his piano pieces, you get a glimpse of what it was like to hear the Maestro play. 

October 15, 2025 - Good morning! It’s Wednesday, October 15.

On October 15, 1860, an eleven-year-old girl named Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln. Her message was simple and direct - he needed to grow a beard. It was just a few weeks before the presidential election and Grace thought a beard would really help his chances. If you’ve seen pre-presidential photographs of Lincoln, you know she was right. His face was gaunt, with sunken cheeks, and a weak chin. 

October 10, 2025 - Good Morning!  It’s Friday, October 10.

On October 10, 1966, the Beatles song “Yesterday” became the #1 song in America.  In 1999, Rolling Stone magazine declared it the greatest pop song in history.  It’s been recorded by over 2000 artists, and performed over seven million times.