On this dayin 1521 Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1824 Russia abandoned all North American claims south of 54′ 40′.
In 1861 Virginia became the eighth state to secede from the Union.
In 1947 Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers) performed a bunt for his first major league hit.
And in 1993 a federal jury in Los Angeles convicted two former police officers of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King. Two other officers were acquitted.
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Quote of the Day
“To understand what it means to be strong and courageous, Christians should look to the person of Christ.”
On this day in 1818 the U.S. Senate ratified Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border.
In 1922 Annie Oakley shot 100 clay targets in a row, to set a women’s record.
In 1944 the destroyer USS Laffey survived immense damage from attacks by 22 Japanese aircraft off Okinawa.
In 1947 the Zoomar lens, invented by Dr. Frank Back, was demonstrated in New York City. It was the first lens to exhibit zooming effects.
And in 1968 major league baseball’s longest night game was played when the Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets 1-0. The 24 innings took six hours, six minutes to play.
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Quote of the Day
“It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.”
On this dayin 1775 the first abolitionist society in U.S. was organized in Philadelphia with Ben Franklin as president.
In 1828 the first edition of Noah Webster’s dictionary was published under the name “American Dictionary of the English Language.”
In 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth. He actually died early the next morning.
In 1912 the Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink. 1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.
And in 1939 the John Steinbeck novel “The Grapes of Wrath” was first published.
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Quote of the Day
Luke 22:8-20
“8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, this is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.“
On this day in 1782 the British navy won its only naval engagement against the colonists in the American Revolution at the Battle of Saints, off Dominica.
In 1833 Charles Gaylor patented the fireproof safe.
In 1877 a catcher’s mask was used in a baseball game for the first time by James Alexander Tyng.
In 1916 American cavalrymen and Mexican bandit troops clashed at Parrel, Mexico.
And in 1963 police used dogs and cattle prods on peaceful civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, AL.
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Quote of the Day
“One rainy Sunday when I was in third grade, I picked up a book to look at the pictures and discovered that even though I did not want to, I was reading. I have been a reader ever since.”
Beverly Cleary
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Today is Vince Gill’s birthday. This will wake you up. 🙂
And it’s David Cassidy’s.So yeah, the Partridge Family.
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QoD?
Do you remember when you discovered that reading was fun?
On this day in 1814 Napoleon was forced to abdicate his throne. The allied European nations had marched into Paris on March 30, 1814. He was banished to the island of Elba.
In 1941 German bombers blitzed Conventry, England.
In 1951 President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur as head of United Nations forces in Korea.
And in 1985 scientists in Hawaii measured the distance between the earth and moon within one inch.
On this day in 1789 the U.S. House of Representatives held its first meeting.
In 1873 Alfred Paraf patented the first successful oleomargarine.
In 1946 the League of Nations assembled in Geneva for the last time.
And in 1986 Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, CA.
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Quote of the Day
“Standardization of our educational systems is apt to stamp out individualism and defeat the very ends of education by leveling the product down rather than up.”
We played the Un-game Saturday night. One of my questions was what song I would like played at my funeral. I hadn’t really thought about it at length, but this was my answer. I’ve always liked it, and I like Trace’s version.
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Anyone have a QoD?
Or if you’d prefer, answer the funeral music question.
