“There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.”
On this day in 1775 the Continental Army was founded by the Second Continental Congress for purposes of common defense. This event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army.
In 1777 the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the “Stars and Stripes” as the national flag of the United States. The Flag Resolution stated “Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” On May 20, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed June 14 “Flag Day” as a commemoration of the “Stars and Stripes.”
In 1789 Captain William Bligh of the HMS Bounty arrived in Timor in a small boat. That was mutiny Mr. Christian!
In 1841 the first Canadian parliament opened in Kingston.
In 1846 a group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California.
In 1900 Hawaii became a U.S. territory.
In 1943 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schoolchildren could not be made to salute the U.S. flag if doing so conflicted with their religious beliefs. That’s some irony there huh?
In 1954 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance.
And in 1954 Americans took part in the first nation-wide civil defense test against atomic attack.
“25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”
On this day in 1777 the Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the America to help with the rebellion against the British.
In 1789 ice cream was served to General George Washington by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton.
In 1825 Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. Hunt then sold the rights for $400.
In 1866 the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress. It was ratified on July 9, 1868.
In 1888 Congress created the Department of Labor.
In 1900 China’s Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted into violence.
In 1920 the U.S. Post Office Department ruled that children may not be sent by parcel post. 😯 I’m shocked that they even had too say it was. 😦
In 1922 Charlie Osborne started the longest attack of hiccups ever. He hiccupped over 435 million times before stopping. He died in 1991, 11 months after his hiccups ended. 😦 Poor guy.
In 1966 the “Miranda vs. Arizona” decision was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court.
And in 1967 Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
On this day in 1838 the Iowa Territory was organized.
In 1839 Abner Doubleday created the game of baseball, according to the legend. However, evidence has surfaced that indicates that the game of baseball was played before 1800. So maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t. 🙂
In 1897 Carl Elsener patented his penknife, which would later become known as the Swiss Army Knife.
In 1918 the first airplane bombing raid by an American unit occurred on the Western Front in France during World War I.
In 1921 U.S. President Warren Harding urged every young man to attend military training camp.
In 1935 U.S. Senator Huey Long of Louisiana made the longest speech on Senate record. It took 15 1/2 hours and was filled by 150,000 words.
In 1939 The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York. This was exactly one hundred years to the day on which the game was invented by Abner Doubleday. Or not. See above. 🙂
In 1967 state laws which prohibited interracial marriages were ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
And in 1987 President Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
On this day in 1770 Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia when he ran aground on it. Like many great discoveries, it was completely by accident. 🙂
In 1880 Jeanette Rankin was born. She would later become the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
In 1927 Charles A. Lindberg was presented the first Distinguished Flying Cross.
In 1936 the Presbyterian Church of America was formed in Philadelphia, PA.
In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Florida for trying to integrate restaurants.
In 1972 Hank Aaron tied the National League record for 14 grand-slam home runs in a career.
In 1981 the first major league baseball player’s strike began.
And in 1987 Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term of office.
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”
On this day in 1786 in New York City, commercial ice cream was manufactured for the first time. 🙂
In 1869 Ives W. McGaffey received a U.S. patent for the suction vacuum cleaner.
In 1872 the penny postcard was authorized by the U.S. Congress.
In 1961 the Milwaukee Braves set a major league baseball record with four consecutive home runs in the seventh inning.
In 1967 Israeli airplanes attacked the USS Liberty in the Mediterranean during the 6-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors. 34 U.S. Navy crewmen were killed. Israel later called the incident a tragic mistake due to the mis-identification of the ship.
In 1969 the New York Yankees retired Mickey Mantle’s number 7.
In 1987 Fawn Hill began testifying in the Iran-Contra hearings.
And in 1991 a victory parade was held in Washington, DC, to honor veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
On this day in 1775 the United Colonies changed their name to the United States.
In 1776 Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence.
In 1892 John Joseph Doyle became the first pinch-hitter in baseball when he was used in a game.
In 1932 over 7,000 war veterans marched on Washington, DC, demanding their bonuses.
In 1942 the Battle of Midway ended. The sea and air battle lasted 4 days. Japan lost four carriers, a cruiser, and 292 aircraft, and suffered 2,500 casualties. The U.S. lost the Yorktown, the destroyer USS Hammann, 145 aircraft, and suffered 307 casualties.
In 1944, off of the coast of Normandy, France, the Susan B. Anthony sank. All 2,689 people aboard survived.
In 1981 Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroyed Iraq’s only nuclear reactor.
“Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.
And also the Artist formerly known as, and possibly may be again I’m not sure, Prince. Now I’ve always liked Prince. I know, weird. But I do simply because the man can play. So here’s Prince and a bunch of other guys. The shredding from Prince starts around 3:27.
This song was released today in 1960.And yeah, I actually found a 1960 performance, minus the glasses even. 🙂
Today was also the day in 1962 that the Beatles auditioned for EMI records. And in “71, the final Ed Sullivan show too. So let’s have some Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show! Makes perfect sense. 🙂
On this day in 1752 Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity.
In 1794 Congress prohibited citizens from serving in any foreign armed forces.
In 1851 Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in “The National Era.”
In 1884 U.S. Civil War General William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination. He was quoted as saying, “I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected.”
In 1933 President Roosevelt signed the bill that took the U.S. off of the gold standard.
In 1967 The Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan began.
And in 1981 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five men in Los Angeles were suffering from the first recognized cases of what came to be known as AIDS.
On this day in 1865 this song was presented for the first time.I couldn’t find the original, but I came pretty close. It’s really old, and pretty cool.🙂
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