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08/18/16 - NNHS
Newsletter
“A great wind is blowing,
and that gives you
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Catherine II, Queen of Russia |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
I remember sitting by our Magnavox radio and singing along with Gogi to this when I was a little girl. Was I really only nine years old??
BONUS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHoXMS5IyuE - The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant, 1956
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wayward_Wind:
"The Wayward Wind" is a country song written by Stan Lebowsky and Herb Newman.
In 1956 versions were recorded by Gogi Grant, Tex Ritter, and Jimmy Young, of which Grant's was the biggest seller in the United States and Ritter's in the United Kingdom. The song reached #1 on the Cash Box chart, which combined all recorded versions, but must have got most of that popularity from the Gogi Grant version, which reached #1 on the Billboard chart on its own. The song is one of only two songs that were major hits for Grant, the other being "Suddenly There's a Valley".
In 1961 Gogi Grant's recording was reissued and reached Billboard #50 and Cash Box #78. That same year, Patsy Cline made a recording, which did not chart.
In 1963 a new recording was made by Frank Ifield, which reached #1 on the UK charts.
The song made the Billboard country chart in the 1980s in a version by Sylvia, with accompaniment by James Galway.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy
Birthday today to
Etta L. Baker ('57) AND 
Darlene Willis Marshall (Hampton HS - '68) of VA!
Happy
Birthday tomorrow to
Happy Birthday this week to:
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21 -
22 -
Suzanne Morris Oberlander ('63) AND
23 - Charles Allen ('57)
AND Pam Russell Hanzlik ('63) of NC
AND
Many Happy Returns, One and All! 
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August 18, 1940 - The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
August 18, 1940 - Canada and the U.S. established a joint defense plan against the possible enemy attacks during World War II.
August 18, 1941 - Adolf Hitler ordered a temporary halt to Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and the handicapped due to protests.
August 18, 1942 - A group of freedom fighters of Sherpur hoisted the Tricoloure at Mohammadabad Tehsil, Ghazipur India.
