Enon Birthday: Happy Birthday Coby Smith!
BIRTHDAYS: John McAdam (Scottish inventor of the macadam road-making system), 1756; Margaret Taylor, 1788; H. G. Wells, 1866; Taro Yashima (children's author), 1908; Larry Hagman, 1931; Henry Gibson, 1935; Stephen King, 1947; Artis Gilmore, 1949; Bill Murray, 1950; Sidney Montcrief, 1957; Rob Morrow, 1962; Cecil Fielder, 1963.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
This is the general date for the autumnal equinox; however, autumn begins tomorrow this year -- just like last year.
On this date in 1866 Asa Mercer, president of the Washington Territory University, went east and chartered a steamship to bring 400 young women west with him to start new lives as teachers, housekeepers, and eventually wives in a frontier area where there were 4 men to every woman.
On this date in 1893 Frank Duryea drove the first successful gasoline-powered car in America on the streets of Springfield Mass.
On this date in 1897 the editorial entitle "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," was published.
On this date in 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien published THE HOBBIT.
On this date in 1969 Steve O'Neal of the New York Jets kicked the longest punt -- 98 yards -- in a professional football game.
On this date in 1981 White House Secret Service agent John A. Bachmann, Jr., was arrested for robbing a Washington, D.C. Bank.
On this date in 1982 Football's first-ever mid-season strike began. It lasted 57 days.
On this date in 1985 New York Yankee manager Billy Martin got into a shoving match with a patron at Baltimore bar who claimed that Martin said his newlywed bride had a "pot belly". Martin claimed to have said something else about her, but I can't print what he said...
On this date in 1986 Imelda Marcos, trying to "explain" the many shoes that were found in her closet after she and her husband were ousted from the Philippines, said, "Everybody kept their shoes there. The maids... everybody." I don't think anyone believed her.
On this date in 1989 Hurricane Hugo slammed into the southeast coast of the U.S., causing billions of dollars of lost profits for insurance companies.
On this date in 1990 Biosphere II, the world's largest totally enclosed environment, began its experiments.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: Lord Fleming (1494-1547), a Scottish magnate, as a penance for having married his third cousin, walked from Biggar, Scotland, to Rome, Italy -- a distance of 1500 miles -- barefooted!... The chair in which Queen Mary of England sat during her wedding ceremony has not been moved for 400 years (Cathedral of Winchester)... Crabs have their teeth in their stomach. Believe it, or not.
TRIVIA: In the Bible, what was the first change of style in clothing?
Here is a nice thought from Warren W. Wiersbe -- "When God permits His children to go through the furnace, He keeps His eye on the clock and His hand on the thermostat. His loving heart knows how much and how long." The best of Fridays to you!!!
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Some thoughts...
When you find joy in the journey...you're already arrived.
Church members are either pillars or caterpillars. Pillars hold up the church; caterpillars just crawl in and out.
You have to get up every morning with determination if you are going to go to bed with satisfaction.
You can't give to others what you don't have yourself. You can't lead others where you haven't been yourself.
An open mind is like an open window, but you put a screen on it to keep the bugs out.
Those who try to do something and fail are much better off than those who try to do nothing and succeed.
Beware, lest your footprints on the sands of time leave only the marks of a heel.
No one needs a smile as much as the one who has no smile to give.
Happiness depends on happenings -- joy come comes from the Lord.
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Thanks to AB: America Attacked - Dr. Seuss View
Every U down in Uville liked U.S. a lot,
But the Binch, who lived Far East of Uville,
did not.
The Binch hated U.S! The whole U.S. way!
Now don't ask me why, for nobody can say
It could be his turban was screwed on too tight.
Or the sun from the desert had beaten too bright
But I think that the most likely reason of all
May have been that his heart was two sizes too
small.
But, Whatever the reason, his heart or his turban,
He stood facing Uville, the part that was urban.
"They're doing their business," he snarled from
his perch.
"They're raising their families! They're going
to church!
They're leading the world, and their empire is
thriving,
I MUST keep the S's and U's from surviving!"
Tomorrow, he knew, all the U's and the S's,
Would put on their pants and their shirts and
their dresses,
They'd go to their offices, playgrounds and schools,
And abide by their U and S values and rules,
And then they'd do something he liked least of
all,
Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small,
Would stand all united, each U and each S,
And they'd sing Uville's anthem, "God bless us!
God bless!"
All around their Twin Towers of Uville, they'd
stand,
and their voices would drown every sound in the
land.
"I must stop that singing," Binch said with a
smirk,
And he had an idea--an idea that might work!
The Binch stole some U airplanes in U morning
hours,
And crashed them right into the Uville Twin Towers.
"They'll wake to disaster!" he snickered, so
sour,
"And how can they sing when they can't find a
tower?"
The Binch cocked his ear as they woke from their
sleeping,
All set to enjoy their U-wailing and weeping,
Instead he heard something that started quite
low,
And it built up quite slow, but it started to
grow--
And the Binch heard the most unpredictable thing...
And he couldn't believe it--they started to sing!
He stared down at U-ville, not trusting his eyes,
What he saw was a shocking, disgusting surprise!
Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small,
Was singing! Without any towers at all!
He HADN'T stopped U-Ville from singing! It sung!
For down deep in the hearts of the old and the
young,
Those Twin Towers were standing, called Hope
and called Pride,
And you can't smash the towers we hold deep inside.
So we circle the sites where our heroes did fall,
With a hand in each hand of the tall and the
small,
And we mourn for our losses while knowing we'll
cope,
For we still have inside that U-Pride and U-Hope.
For America means a bit more than tall towers,
It means more than wealth or political powers,
It's more than our enemies ever could guess,
So may God bless America! Bless us! God bless!
-Author Unknown
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ANSWER: The biblical style-change was from aprons to coats (Genesis 3:7 and 3:21) -- "...and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons." "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them."
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Good Morning: It's Saturday September 22, 2001!
Enon Birthday: Happy Birthday Glenda Meadows!
BIRTHDAYS: Michael Faraday, 1791; Paul Muni, 1895; John Houseman, 1902; Tommy Lasorda, 1927; Shari Belafonte-Harper, 1954; Debbie Boone, 1956; Wally Backman, 1959; Joan Jett, 1960; Scott Baio. 1961; Cattherine Wxenberg, 1961.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Happy "Fall" to you!
On this date in 1776 Nathan Hale was executed as a spy by the British.
On this date in 1789 The U.S. Post Office was established.
On this date in 1858 a unit of U.S. topographical engineers, led by Lieutenant Joseph Ives, explored the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. Ives wrote, "Ours will doubtless be the last...party of whites to visit this profitless locality." 11 years later Major John Wesley Powell led an expedition down the river, calling it "a concept of sublimity...never again to be equaled on the hither side of paradise."
On this date in 1862 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
On this date in 1903 Italo Marchiony invented the Ice Cream Cone.
On this date in 1911 Cy Young, baseball's winningest pitcher, won his 511th and last game.
On this date in 1961 the Peace Corps became a permanent agency of the U.S. government.
On this date in 1976 the U.S. VIKING spacecraft discovered that the planet Mars has a polar ice cap.
On this date in 1981 the world's fastest train took its inaugural run from Paris to Lyons, France at 156 mph. Of course, it is no longer the world's fastest train, but for a while it was.
On this date in 1982 the READER'S DIGEST BIBLE -- a condensed version reduced by 40% from the original -- was published. Like most modern efforts, it was more sizzle than steak.
On this date in 1985 Billy Martin, Yankee manager, broke his arm and cracked 2 ribs in a drunken brawl with Yankee pitcher Ed Whitson.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was hired as librarian by Empress Catherine the Great, who, as a gesture expressing her hope of long life for her employee, paid his salary for 50 years in advance! Diderot died 19 years after being hired... The horse COMANCHE -- the only survivor of the Custer Massacre -- was wounded 7 times in the battle, yet lived to the age of 28 years... Professor Julius H. Seelye (1824-1895) of Amherst College was elected to congress in 1874 over the nominees of both the Republican and Democratic Parties -- yet his campaign expenditures totaled only 3 cents! His only financial outlay was for the stamp he affixed to his letter accepting nomination as an independent candidate. Believe it, or not.
TRIVIA: In the Bible, aprons from what man's body were used to cure the sick?
Here is a nice thought-provoker from F.B. Meyer -- "The great tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer." A happy Saturday to all!
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Thanks to a friend: "That Ragged Old Flag"
I walked through a county courthouse square
On a park bench, an old man was sittin there.
I said, "Your court house is kinda run down,
He said, "No, it will do for our little town".
I said "your old flag pole kinda leaned a little
bit,
And that’s a ragged old flag you got hanging
on it".
He said "have a seat", so I sat down,
He said, "is this your first visit to our little
town"
I said, "I think it is"
He said "I don’t like to brag, but we’re kinda
proud of
"That Ragged Old Flag"
"You see, we got a little hole in that flag there,
When Washington took it across the Delaware.
It got powder burned the night Francis Scott
Key sat watching it, writing
"Oh Say Can You See"
It got a rip in New Orleans, with Packingham
& Jackson
tugging at its seams.
It almost fell at the Alamo beside the Texas
flag,
But she waved on tho.
It got cut with a sword in Chancellorsville,
Got cut again at Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee and Beauregard and Bragg,
And the south wind blew hard on
"That Ragged Old Flag"
On Flanders Field in World War I,
She took a bad hit from a Bertha Gun,
She turned blood red in World War II
She hung limp and low by the time that one was
through,
She was in Korea, Vietnam, She went where she
was sent
by her Uncle Sam.
The Native Americans, The Black, Yellow and White
All shed red blood for the Stars and Stripes.
And here in her own good land,
She’s been abused, burned, dishonored, denied
and refused,
And the very government for which she stands
Has been scandalized throughout out the land.
And she’s getting thread bare, and she’s wearing
kinda thin,
But she’s in pretty good shape, for the shape
she’s in.
Cause she’s been through the fire before
and she can take a whole lot more.
So we raise her up every morning
And we bring her down slow every night,
We don’t let her touch the ground,
And we fold her up right.
On second thought I do like to brag
Cause I’m mighty proud of
"That Ragged Old Flag"
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A favorite from JLH: Church Marquee Signs
"The best vitamin for a Christian is B1"
"Under same management for over 2000 years"
"Soul food served here"
"Serve if you love Jesus! Anyone can honk!"
"You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving"
"Beat the Christmas rush, come to church this Sunday!"
"Don't wait for the hearse to take you to church"
"We should be more concerned with the Rock Of Ages, instead of the age of rocks"
"Reputation is what people think about you. Character is what people know you are"
"Seven days without prayer makes one weak"
"No Jesus - no peace, Know Jesus - know peace!"
"Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due"
"A man's character is like a fence. It cannot be strengthened by whitewash"
"Prevent truth decay. Brush up on your Bible"
"It's hard to stumble when you're down on your knees"
"A clear conscience makes a soft pillow"
"The wages of sin is death. Repent before payday"
"Never give the devil a ride. He will always want to drive"
"Can't sleep? Try counting your blessings"
"Forbidden fruit creates many jams"
"Christians, keep the faith... But not from others!"
"Satan subtracts and divides. God multiplies and multiplies"
"If you do not want to reap the fruits of sin stay out of the devil's orchard"
"To belittle is to be little"
"God answers kneemail"
"If Jesus is your co-pilot - switch seats"
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Some thoughts...
When you are standing on the edge of a cliff, a step forwards is not progress.
Time invested in children will always reap big dividends.
It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.
The best things in life are not things.
I finally get my head together... and my body is falling apart!
Half our troubles come in want our way, the other half come in getting it.
People doubt what you say and believe what you do.
If you listen to the never do's, it's never done.
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ANSWER: Aprons from Paul's body (Acts 19:11-12) were used to cure the sick -- "And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them,..."
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Good Morning: It's Sunday September 23, 2001!
BIRTHDAYS: Augustus Caesar, B.C. 63; Victoria Claflin Woodhull (first woman presidential candidate), 1838; Walter Lippman, 1889; Walter Pidgeon, 1898; Mickey Rooney, 1920; Ray Charles, 1930; Julio Iglesias, 1943; Mary Kay Place, 1947; Bruce Springsteen, 1949; Tony Mandarich, 1966.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
On this date in 1492 Columbus's crew sighted a dove, leading them to think land was near on the first voyage to America.
On this date in 1518, during the reign of Great Britain's King Henry VIII, Thomas Linacre was granted a guild charter to establish a guild of craftsmen trained in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. It became known as The Royal College of Physicians, and had the duty of protecting citizens from medical charlatans and quacks. Barbers and surgeons soon followed.
On this date in 1642 Harvard University held its first commencement.
On this date in 1779 John Paul Jones uttered his famous battle cry, "I have not yet begun to fight."
On this date in 1806 the Lewis and Clark Expedition came to an end as the explorers completed their homeward trip to St. Louis. The expedition took 2 years, 4 months, and 10 days.
On this date in 1846 German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune.
On this date in 1938 a time capsule, to be opened in 5,000 years, was buried on the grounds of the New York World's Fair.
On this date in 1952 Richard Nixon made his famous "Checkers" speech, in which he vowed not to return his beloved cocker spaniel, which had been a gift to his daughters from some political supporters.
On this date in 1985 the world's largest jigsaw puzzle -- 15,520 pieces -- was completed by the Monadnock United Way of Keene, N.H.
On this date in 1987 Joe Biden withdrew from the race for president when it was revealed that he had a long history of plagiarism.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) of Lancaster, Pa. was elected to congress by unanimous vote -- although he had died prior to election day!... Mrs. Dora Handsel of Austin, TX was stricken with polio at the age of one and has never walked a step in her life. Despite this, however, she raised 14 children... The Convict's Fountain in Melbourne, Australia was designed by William Stanford while he was serving a 22-year prison sentence. Believe it, or not.
TRIVIA: Who (in the Bible) sent a king pistachio nuts?
Here is one from Mr. or Mrs. Anonymous -- "God shows no favorites and makes no exceptions." May your Sunday be a good one!
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From: HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH EZINE ([email protected]) BASEBALL BLUES
After talking to Art Cluff, who serves as umpire for Little League baseball, I wonder just how much children really enjoy their parents’ presence at their games. Art was telling me about the problems he was having with the parents at his game and it reminded me of a time a few summers back when I was sitting among a group of moms and dads who had turned out to cheer on their kids at a baseball tournament.
During one of the games, one parent pointed out every good and bad move his son made in a voice everyone could hear. Another lady groaned and complained about the substitute players that the coach had sent in. She hollered that this move would probably cost us the game. Of course, there was no end to the crude and disparaging remarks made about the umpire’s motives and every error committed by the players on the field. I used to think that sports was a great character builder and teacher, but, after watching the conduct of the adults in the stands, I was less surprised at the attitude that many of our kids are developing these days.
I would hope that as Christian parents involved in sports we can always remember to bring our religion to the ballpark along with our desire to win. After all, if sports at their level means anything or does anything, shouldn’t it be to model some of the virtues that we learn about in church?
Parents who pollute the make-believe world of youth sports with their bad attitudes have ruined the very purpose of the game. They’ve not only forgotten that it’s "just a game," they’ve also forgotten how it should be played and why. Shape up, Mom and Dad, your kids are watching you. Submitted by Mike Mazzalongo
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Thanks to LBS: A Day of Infamy Etched on our Souls by Shelby M. Forrest
Eleven September, two thousand and one-
This date throughout time will impart
The pain that was felt on this infamous day
And forever be etched on our hearts.
On this clear, sunlit day in the early Fall
In this land of the brave and the free
Destruction and terror have left evil marks
In the annals of all history
From the dungeons of Hades, through wide open
gates
The forces of evil have swirled.
To create a thunderous, lasting impact
That was heard throughout all of the world.
The intent was creation of chaos and fear,
Where massive anarchy would reign.
Our freedom no longer would be our great strength,
And our deep faith in God would be drained.
Like the much shattered buildings that crumbled
and fell,
Our people they expected to see
Lose faith and resolve and instantly bring
Them crashing down hard on their knees.
Heinous, barbaric, these terrorist acts
Are intended to create confusion.
Instead, they inspire our people to meld
into a more closely knit union
The extent of the pain and emotional strain
Are too deep for a measure to gauge
But we shall recover, and good will prevail
And our lives can then turn a new page.
They will never break down our determined resolve
They cannot destroy our will
Despite the chaos and destruction they wreak
And the great human masses they kill
So with a determined resolve we will face
Evil forces and then toll the knell
To send these Satanical agents post haste
Back through those wide portals of Hell.
In our Pledge, "One nation under God",
Often mouthed as a casual quote,
May a much greater sense of reality make
And a much stronger meaning denote.
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Some thoughts... The truth doesn't hurt, unless it ought to... When you're tempted to fight fire with fire, remember the fire department usually uses water… Promise only what you can deliver, then deliver more than you promise… On an atheist's tombstone: here lies an atheist -- all dressed up and no place to go… A small town is a place where everyone knows everything, but they get the paper anyway to see if the editor got it right… One good thing about snow -- it makes your lawn look as good as your neighbor's.
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ANSWER: Israel sent a king pistachio nuts -- Genesis 43:11 -- "And their father Israel said unto them, ...carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almongs;" The margin (RV) gives "pistachio nuts" which is the correct translation of the Hebrew word used.
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Good Morning: It's Monday September 24, 2001!
Enon Birthday: Happy Birthday Ashley Ingram!
BIRTHDAYS: John Marshall, 1755; F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1896; Wilson Rawls (children's author), 1913; Jim McKay, 1921; Sheila MacRae, 1923; Anthony Newley, 1931; Jim Henson, 1936; Linda McCartney, 1942; Rafael Palmeiro, 1964.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
On this date in 1700 Boston Judge Samuel Sewall published America's first pamphlet attacking slavery, "The Selling of Joseph." In his diary, published in 1879, he wrote how he tried "to prevent Indians and Negroes being Rated with Horses and Hogs; but could not prevail."
On this date in 1789 Congress established the Supreme Court and the office of attorney general.
On this date in 1852 the first dirigible was flown over Paris at 6 mph.
On this date in 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt established Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument.
On this date in 1929 James H. Doolittle made the first "blind" airplane flight, relying entirely on automatic instruments.
On this date in 1934 Babe Ruth played his last game for the Yankees and bid farewell to his fans at Yankee Stadium.
On this date in 1954 THE TONIGHT SHOW premiered on Television.
On this date in 1957 President Dwight Eisenhower dispatched U.S. troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce school integration.
On this date in 1960 the USS ENTERPRISE, the first atomic-powered aircraft carrier, was launched.
On this date in 1969 the Chicago Seven trial began.
On this date in 1988 the first female Episcopal assistant bishop was ordained.
On this date in 1996 a treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons was signed.
MEANINGLESS FACTS: This is the epitaph of John Penny of Wimborne, England -- READER IF CASH THOU ART IN WANT OF ANY, DIG 4 FEET DEEP AND THOU WILT FINE A PENNY... David W. Pipes of New Orleans and his father between them lived under every President from George Washington to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The father was born in 1789 and the son died in 1939... Wives on the island of St. Kilda, Hebrides wear their wedding rings on their heads -- a white band on a head shawl indicates that its wearer is married. Believe it, or not.
TRIVIA: In the Bible, who ate veal cooked by a witch?
Here is a nice anonymous thought to get our Monday up and running -- "Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time." The best of days to you!
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From JLH: NOTE -- neither brother JLH nor myself take this matter of terrorism lightly, and I almost decided to include no material on the list concerning it. However, the mail sent in by list-members has been overwhelmingly filled with related pieces, so I conclude that such things are expected.
An open letter to the terrorists:
Well, you hit the World Trade Center, but you missed America. You hit the Pentagon, but you missed America. You used helpless American bodies, to take out other American bodies, but like a poor marksman, you STILL missed America.
Why? Because of something you guys will never understand. America isn't about a building or two, not about financial centers, not about military centers, America isn't about a place, America isn't even about a bunch of bodies. America is about an IDEA. An idea, that you can go someplace where you can earn as much as you can figure out how to, live for the most part, like you envisioned living, and pursue Happiness. (No guarantees that you'll reach it, but you can sure try!)
Go ahead and whine your terrorist whine, and chant
your terrorist litany: "If you can not see my point, then feel my pain."
This concept is alien to Americans. We live in a country where we don't
have to see your point. But you're free to have one. We don't have to listen
to your speech. But you're free to say one. Don't know where you got the
strange idea that everyone has to agree with you. We don't agree with each
other in this country, almost as a matter of pride. We're a collection
of guys that don't agree, called States. We united our individual states
to protect ourselves from tyranny in the world. Another idea, we made up
on the spot. You CAN make it up as you go, when it's your country.
If you're free enough.
Yeah, we're fat, sloppy, easy-going goofs most
of the time. That's an unfortunate image to project to the world, but it
comes of feeling free and easy about the world you live in. It's
unfortunate too, because people start to forget that when you attack Americans,
they tend to fight like a cornered badger. The first we knew of the War
of 1812, was when England burned Washington D.C. to the ground. Didn't
turn out like England thought it was going to, and it's not going to turn
out like you think, either. Sorry, but you're not the first bully on our
shores, just the most recent.
No Marquis of Queensbury rules for Americans, either. We were the FIRST and so far, only country in the world to use nuclear weapons in anger. Horrific idea, nowadays? News for you bucko, it was back then too, but we used it anyway. Only had two of them in the whole world and we used 'em both. Grandpa Jones worked on the Manhattan Project. Told me once, that right up until they threw the switch, the physicists were still arguing over whether the Uranium alone would fission, or whether it would start a fissioning chain reaction that would eat everything. But they threw the switch anyway, because we had a War to win. Does that tell you something about American Resolve?
So who just declared War on us? It would be nice to point to some real estate, like the good old days. Unfortunately, we're probably at war with random camps, in far-flung places. Who think they're safe. Just like the Barbary Pirates did, IIRC. Better start sleeping with one eye open.
There's a spirit that tends to take over people
who come to this country, looking for opportunity, looking for liberty,
looking for freedom. Even if they misuse it. The Marielistas that Castro
emptied out of his prisons, were overjoyed to find out how much freedom
there was. First thing they did when they hit our shores, was run out and
buy guns. The ones that didn't end up dead, ended up in prisons. It was
a big PITA then (especially in south Florida), but you're only the newest
PITA, not the first.
You guys seem to be incapable of understanding
that we don't live in America, America lives in US! American Spirit is
what it's called. And killing a few thousand of us, or a few million of
us, won't change it. Most of the time, it's a pretty happy-go-lucky kind
of Spirit. Until we're crossed in a cowardly manner, then it becomes an
entirely different kind of Spirit.
Wait until you see what we do with that Spirit, this time.
Sleep tight, if you can. We're coming.
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ANSWER: Saul (I Sam. 28). The whole chapter is the story of Saul's remarkable interview with the Witch of Endor, and ends with: "And the woman had a fat calf in the house, and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants, and they did eat..."
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Greetings! We are doing things a bit differently for this week as I have obligations that will take me away from the computer for a few days. The "This Day In History" sections for Monday through Friday follow as well as a few other things. For "Humor", please visit the Daily Humor Archive (link below) and search out past issues. Have a great week, and please keep the Gospel Meeting with the Liberty Church of Christ (near DeFuniak Springs, FL) in your prayers! Thanks. Tim
Tuesday September 25, 2001 --
BIRTHDAYS: Alfred Vail (American inventor who helped develop Morse code), 1807; Red Smith, 1905; Dmitri Shostakovich, 1906; Phil Rizzuto, 1918; Aldo Ray, 1926; Barbara Walters, 1931; Juliet Prowse, 1936; Robert Walden, 1943; Michael Douglas, 1944; Mark Hamill, 1951; Christopher Reeve, 1952; Heather Locklear, 1961; Scottie Pippen, 1965.
This Day In History:
On this date in 1493 Christopher Columbus left Cadis, Spain on his second voyage to America.
On this date in 1513 Vasco Nunez de Balboa "discovered" the Pacific Ocean.
On this date in 1690 the first American newspaper, PUBLICK OCCURRENCES, BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, was published in Boston.
On this date in 1789 the Bill of Rights was submitted to the states for ratification.
On this date in 1882 the first major-league doubleheader was played between the Providence and Worcester teams.
On this date in 1890 the U.S. Congress established Yosemite National Park.
On this date in 1904 New York State passed the nation's first speeding law for motorists. In developed areas, the law set a speed limit of 10 miles an hour; in villages, 15 miles an hour; and in open country, 20 miles an hour.
On this date in 1912 the Ford Motor Company instituted an 8-hour workday and a 5-day workweek.
On this date in 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female Justice of the Supreme Court.
On this date in 1988 The Day Butterfly Center in Pine Mountain, GA opened.
On this date in 1988 the First Children's Bank -- the first bank especially for children -- opened at the F.A.O. Schwarz toy store in New York City.
On this date in 1988 Billy Carter, brother of former President Jimmy Carter, died of pancreatic cancer in Plains, Georgia.
Wednesday September 26, 2001 --
BIRTHDAYS: Johnny Appleseed (real name: John Chapman, American pioneer, farmer, and folk hero), 1774; T.S. Eliot, 1888; George Gershwin, 1898; Marty Robbins, 1925; Julie London, 1926; Patrick O'Neal, 1927; Lynn Anderson, 1947; Olivia Newton-John, 1948; Melissa Sue Anderson, 1962; Shamu, 1985.
This Day In History --
On this date in 1580 Sir Francis Drake returned from his round-the-world voyage, the second such trip in recorded history.
On this date in 1772 the New Jersey Colony made it illegal to practice medicine without a license.
On this date in 1789 Thomas Jefferson was appointed the first Secretary of State.
On this date in 1789 John Jay was appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States.
On this date in 1815 the "Holy Alliance" was signed by the Czar of Russia, the Emperor of Austro-Hungary, and the King of Prussia. The agreement stated that: "They will consider themselves as members of one and the same Christian nation." Gradually other monarchs throughout Europe signed the alliance, with 2 notable exceptions: Great Britain's king and the pope!
On this date in 1898 a boy named Jacob was born. His parents bought him a piano and quickly realized that little Jacob had an amazing ability to listen to a song once and then play it back. Jacob took lessons and went on to write Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, and Porgy and Bess, etc. He gained fame under another name (he was born Jacob Gershowitz) -- we know him as George Gershwin.
On this date in 1907 New Zealand became a self- governing dominion within the British Commonwealth.
On this date in 1919, after a 45-day speaking tour, President Woodrow Wilson collapsed.
On this date in 1926 the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees in the shortest 9-inning American League Baseball game. It lasted 55 minutes.
On this date in 1954 black chemist Percy Julian extracted steroids from the soy bean, providing the medical world with an inexpensive source of a sorely needed ingredient in cortisone and other life-aiding drugs. Steroids were previously produced from the bile of animals in an expensive and lengthy process. Julian's work cut the price from more than $200 a gram to 20 cents a gram.
On this date in 1960 the first televised Presidential debate was aired nationwide. John F. Kennedy squared off against Richard Nixon.
On this date in 1969 the Beatles thirteenth and final album, "Abbey Road", was released.
On this date in 1986 the character (Bobby Ewing) played by Patrick Duffy rejoined the cast of Dallas. This was quite a media event, for the character had been killed the season before and the actor had left the series. The audience was told that the entire season had been a dream! The Dallas "spinoff", Knots Landing, continued to 'mourn his loss'...
On this date in 1988 Marc Batard finished his climb of Mt. Everest in record time -- 22 1/2 hours.
Thursday September 27, 2001 --
BIRTHDAYS: Samuel Adams, 1722; Thomas Nast, 1840; William Conrad, 1920; director Arthur Penn, 1922; Bernard Waber, 1924; Sada Thompaon, 1929; Wilford Brimley, 1934; Greg Morris, 1934; Marvil Lee Aday, 1947; Mike Schmidt, 1949; Martin Handford (creator of Waldo), 1956; Shaun Cassidy, 1959.
This Day In History --
On this date in 1777 Lancaster, PA became the capital of the United States for a day.
On this date in 1825, the first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated by George Stephenson in England.
On this date in 1840 the man who first drew the Democrat mascot (donkey) and the Republican mascot (elephant), Thomas Nast, was born in Germany.
On this date in 1900 Nevada prospector Jim Butler, halfway between Las Vegas and Reno, picked up a stone to throw at his straying burro and realized he was holding a chunk of mineralized quartz containing both gold and silver. He had discovered the Tonopah deposit, which would yield millions of dollars and would lead to the discovery of even more valuable deposits, thus reviving Nevada's mining industry and boosting its slumping economy.
On this date in 1904 a woman was arrested for smoking a cigarette in New York City.
On this date in 1937 the first Santa Claus school opened.
On this date in 1964 the Warren Commission issued its endlessly debated report that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President Kennedy.
On this date in 1979 Congress approved the Department of Education.
On this date in 1986 paraplegic Jim McGowan attempted to swim the English Channel.
On this date in 1988 Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson became the first Olympic Gold Medallist to be disqualified for illegal drug use.
Friday September 28, 2001 --
BIRTHDAYS: Confucius, 551 B.C.; Frances Elizabeth Willard, 1839; Kate Douglass Wiggin, 1856; Al Capp, 1909; Peter Finch, 1916; William Windom, 1923; Marcello Mastroianni, 1924; Jerry Clower, 1926; Brigitte Bardot, 1934; Ben E. King, 1938; Steve Largent, 1954; Johnny Dawkins Jr., 1963.
This Day In History --
On this date in B.C. 490 a Greek soldier ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens with news of the Greek victory over the invading Persians. This is how the word "marathon" originated.
On this date in 1066 William the Conqueror invaded England and claimed the English throne.
On this date in 1781 American soldiers under George Washington began the siege of Yorktown, the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
On this date in 1869 Aristide Berges became the first person to transform a waterfall's mechanical energy into electrical energy.
On this date in 1889 the Fifty-first Congress convened in Washington. It was the first Congress to make peacetime appropriations in excess of $1 billion, earning itself the nickname "Billion Dollar Congress."
On this date in 1892 the first night football game took place.
On this date in 1919 New York beat Philadelphia, 6-1, in the shortest 9-inning major league baseball game. It lasted just 51 minutes.
On this date in 1920 a grand jury indicted eight members of the Chicago White Sox. They were charged with throwing the 1919 World Series for money. This became known as the Black Sox scandal. They were banned for life from baseball.
On this date in 1941 Boston Red Sox baseball great Ted Williams became the last big leaguer to hit over .400 as he wound up the season with a .406 average.
On this same date in 1960 Williams wound up his career by hitting a home run, his 521st, in his very last at-bat.
On this date in 1996 the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to reduce the number of illegal immigrants.
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