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Beeswax Vinyl Daily

Timothy G Beeman II

A quick look through music history for today!

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7:53

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 21, 2025

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2025/08/21

Non-musical history for today: 1878 – The American Bar Association is founded in Saratoga Springs, New York. I have nothing quippy to say about that.Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 21. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into Camel City Radio via the app (for iOS and Android), Alexa, or Audacy. On Camel City Radio, it's hump day every day! Note: This link will expire

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7:13

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 20, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/20

Non-musical history for today: 1858 – Charles Darwin first published his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory. I maintain that we have robbed natural selection of its job.Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 20. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into

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5:29

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 19, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/19

Non-musical history for today: 1934 – The German referendum of 1934 approved Adolf Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer. I'm surprised a certain Cheeto hasn't asked to be called that, yet. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 19. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into Camel City Radio via the app (for iOS and Android), Alexa, or Audacy. On Camel

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8:48

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 18, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/18

Non-musical history for today: 1976 – The Korean axe murder incident in Panmunjom results in the deaths of two US Army officers. Panmunjom is the town located on the North-South Korean border, where the Korean War ended with the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement. It was a temporary agreement, but it did its job. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 18. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or

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6:08

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 17, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/17

Non-musical history for today: 1945 – The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell was first published. It follows the anthropomorphic farm animals of the fictional Manor Farm as they rebel against their human farmer, aiming to create a society where all animals can be equal, free, and happy, free from human intervention. However, by the end of the novella, the rebellion is betrayed, and under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the farm ends up in a far worse state than it was before. It was

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6:25

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 16, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/16

Non-musical history for today: 1930 – The first color sound cartoon, Fiddlesticks, was released by Ub Iwerks. Ub was one of the creators (call him the hand behind the mouse) of Mickey Mouse, along with Mr. Disney. This was released not long after Ub left Disney to do his own thing.Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 16. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into Camel City

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7:56

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 15, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/15

Non-musical history for today: 1939 – The Wizard of Oz premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. I'm not sure if we can call it non-musical, since the film was, in fact, a musical. But here we are. Today is the 86th anniversary of one of my favorite musical films. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 15. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into

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7:37

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 14, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/14

Non-musical history for today: 1967 – UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967 declared participation in offshore pirate radio illegal. I'm so glad that internet radio is allowed and not governed by the FCC. Have I told you about Camel City Radio!?Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 14. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into Camel City Radio via the app (for iOS and

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Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 13, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/13

Non-musical history for today: 1792 – King Louis XVI of France was formally arrested by the National Tribunal and declared an enemy of the people. Later that year, the National Assembly declared France to be a republic and abolished the monarchy. Louis was stripped of all of his titles and honors, and from this date was known as Citoyen Louis Capet. He and his wife, Marie Antoinette, were both executed by guillotine in 1793; he in January, she in October.Music history, album anniversaries,

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Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 12, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/12

Non-musical history for today: 1865 – Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performed the first antiseptic surgery. In 1879, Joseph Lawrence, the American inventor of Listerine antiseptic, developed it as a surgical antiseptic (nowadays it is best known as a mouthwash), and named it after Lister. I keep a bottle in my lavatory, the original yellow, by the way. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 12. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty

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6:25

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 11, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/11

Non-musical history for today: 1942 – Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil received a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi. This early version of frequency hopping utilized a piano roll to switch among 88 frequencies, making radio-guided torpedoes harder for enemies to detect or jam. Lamarr and Antheil later donated the patent to the U.S.

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8:13

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 10, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/10

Non-musical history for today: This is not meant to be morbid. I just find it interesting that they happened on the same day, four years apart. 1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") was arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over one year. 1981 – The head of John Walsh's son, Adam, is found. This inspires the creation of the television movie, Adam, the television series America's Most Wanted, and the National Center for Missing &

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5:46

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 9, 2025

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2025/08/09

Non-musical history for today: 1944 – The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council released posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time. Remember, kids, only you can prevent forest fires. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 9. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into Camel City Radio via the app (for iOS and Android), Alexa, or Audacy. On

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Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 8, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/08

Non-musical history for today: 1929 – The German airship Graf Zeppelin began a round-the-world flight from Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Flying time for four Lakehurst to Lakehurst legs was 12 days, 12 hours, and 13 minutes; the entire circumnavigation (including stops) took 21 days, 5 hours, and 31 minutes. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 8. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or

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5:29

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 7, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/07

Non-musical history for today: 1786 – The first federal Indian Reservation was created. While governance is "autonomous," they are really at the mercy of the US Congress. I'm stunned there hasn't been more hassle toward the reservations than there has been this year. The term is still young. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 7. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune into

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7:16

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 6, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/06

Non-musical history for today: 1945 – Hiroshima, Japan, was devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" was dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning. It was another three days before the "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki.Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 6. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave

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Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 5, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/05

Non-musical history for today: 1620 – The Mayflower departed from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it was forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, sprang a leak. So, that was the first attempt at taking over someone else's land. They eventually did. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 5. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at

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5:46

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 4, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/04

Non-musical history for today: 1821 – The Saturday Evening Post was published for the first time as a weekly newspaper. It was published weekly until 1963, and then every other week until 1969 when it folded for two years before being revived as a quarterly publication with an emphasis on medical articles in 1971. It is now published six times a year. The paper was purchased by the Saturday Evening Post Society in 1982. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August

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6:45

Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 3, 2025

Beeswax Vinyl Daily ·

2025/08/03

Non-musical history for today: 1492 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. That was when he "sailed the ocean blue," looking for India, and "discovered" America, which 1) had already been "discovered" by Amerigo Vespucci and 2) already had indigenous people living on it. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 3. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB (6862). Tune

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Beeswax Vinyl Daily — August 2, 2025

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2025/08/02

Non-musical history for today: 1776 – The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place. If you're like me, you're thinking, ' Wait, didn't we do that on July 4? ' Well, no. In June 1776, they wrote it. On July 4, they read it (or declared it), and on August 2, they signed it, ratifying it. Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 2. Recorded in the Omniverus Podcast Studios at Liberty Plaza. Leave comments at tim@beeswaxvinyl.com or 336-422-NUMB

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