Good Morning & God Bless To Everyone !!!
Today is January 10, the 10th day of 2014 and there are 355 days left this year where it is another BLESSED day in the work for our Lord here at:
For God’s Glory Alone Ministries !!!
GOD OUR FATHER, WALK THROUGH MY HOUSE AND TAKE AWAY ALL OUR WORRIES AND ILLNESSES; AND PLEASE WATCH OVER AND HEAL OUR COUNTRY, IN JESUS ‘ NAME. AMEN
It is yet another beautiful day here in Albuquerque where it is presently 35 degrees this morning and no wind, rain, snow or sleet. We’re expecting slightly partly cloudy skies with a high around 50’ish.
So, What Happened Today In 1901:
An oil gusher signals the start of the Texas oil industry.
A drilling derrick at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas, produces an enormous gusher of crude oil, coating the landscape for hundreds of feet & signaling the advent of the American oil industry. The geyser was discovered at a depth of over 1,000 feet, flowed at an initial rate of approximately 100,000 barrels a day & took nine days to cap. Following the discovery, petroleum, which until that time had been used in the U.S. primarily as a lubricant & in kerosene for lamps, would become the main fuel source for new inventions such as cars & airplanes; coal-powered forms of transportation including ships & trains would also convert to the liquid fuel.
Crude oil, which became the world’s first trillion-dollar industry, is a natural mix of hundreds of different hydrocarbon compounds trapped in underground rock. The hydrocarbons were formed millions of years ago when tiny aquatic plants & animals died & settled on the bottoms of ancient waterways, creating a thick layer of organic material. Sediment later covered this material, putting heat & pressure on it & transforming it into the petroleum that comes out of the ground today.
In the early 1890s, Texas businessman & amateur geologist Patillo Higgins became convinced there was a large pool of oil under a salt-dome formation south of Beaumont. He & several partners established the Gladys City Oil, Gas & Manufacturing Company & made several unsuccessful drilling attempts before Higgins left the company. In 1899, Higgins leased a tract of land at Spindletop to mining engineer Anthony Lucas. The Lucas gusher blew on January 10, 1901, & ushered in the liquid fuel age. Unfortunately for Higgins, he’d lost his ownership stake by that point.
Beaumont became a “black gold” boomtown, its population tripling in three months. The town filled up with oil workers, investors, merchants & con men (leading some people to dub it “Swindletop”). Within a year, there were more than 285 active wells at Spindletop & an estimated 500 oil & land companies operating in the area, including some that are major players today: Humble (now Exxon), the Texas Company (Texaco) & Magnolia Petroleum Company (Mobil).
Spindletop experienced a second boom starting in the mid-1920s when more oil was discovered at deeper depths. In the 1950s, Spindletop was mined for sulphur. Today, only a few oil wells still operate in the area.
Other Memorable Or Interesting Events Occurring On January 10 In History:
49BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon signaling the start of Civil War;
69 – Roman Emperor Galba adopts Marcos Piso Licinianus as Caesar;
1514 – The New Testament portion of the Complutensian Polyglot Bible, featuring parallel texts in Greek and Latin, was completed in Madrid;
1645 – The Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, is beheaded on Tower Hill, accused of acting as an enemy of the British parliament;
1776 – In the American Revolution, while in exile aboard a warship in Cape Fear, North Carolina’s Royal Governor Josiah Martin issues a proclamation calling on the king’s loyal subjects to raise an armed force to combat the rebels, raise the royal standard & restore the province to its former glorious freedom. These North Carolina Loyalists were to march to the sea, where General William Howe intended to provision them with arms & supplement their numbers with troops from Boston & Ireland;
1840 – The Uniform ‘Penny Post’ was established throughout the UK, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap conveyance of letters, and from 6 May could be prepaid with the first postage stamp, known as the Penny Black. In the United States, Spaulding’s ‘Penny Post’ operated in Buffalo, New York from 1847 to 1850. Davis’ ‘Penny Post’ operated in Baltimore, Maryland for several weeks of February 1856, leaving behind a handful of rare stamps;
1843 – Franklin James, the lesser-known older brother of Jesse, is born in Clay County, Missouri. Frank & Jesse James were both legends in their own time, though Jesse is better remembered today because of his more dramatically violent death. The two Missouri brothers drifted into a life of crime after serving in Confederate guerilla forces during the Civil War;
1861 – In the Civil War, Florida becomes the 3rd state to secede from the Union;
1861 – William Seward accepts President-elect Abraham Lincoln’s invitation to become Secretary of State. Seward became one of the most important members of Lincoln’s cabinet & engineered the purchase of Alaska after the Civil War;
1870 – John D Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil Company;
1878 – United States House of Representatives passes legislation for women’s suffrage;
1914 – Utah grocer John G. Morrison, 47, & his son Arling, 17, were shot to death in their Salt Lake City store; police arrested labor activist Joe Hill, a member of the Industrial Workers of the World. Despite evidence suggesting another man was responsible, Hill was convicted & executed, becoming a martyr to America’s organized labor movement;
1920 – The “League of Nations” formally comes into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations ratified by 42 countries in 1919 takes effect. It was dissolved in 1946 with the establishment of the United Nations;
1922 – Arthur Griffith, the founder of Sinn Fein & one of the architects of the 1921 peace treaty with Britain is elected president of the newly established Irish Free State;
1923 – 4 years after the end of WWI, President Warren G Harding orders U.S. occupation troops stationed in Germany to return home;
1941 – President Franklin Roosevelt introduces the “Lend-Lease” program to Congress. The plan was intended to help Britain beat back Hitler’s advance while keeping America only indirectly involved in World War II;
1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London;
1949 – RCA introduces the 45RPM record;
1951 – 1st jet passenger trip is made;
1962 – An avalanche on the slopes of an extinct volcano in Peru kills more than 4,000 people. 9 towns, & 7 smaller villages were destroyed;
1964 – Panama severs diplomatic relations with the United States;
1967 – President Lyndon B Johnson asks Congress for more money to support the Vietnam War. Lyndon’s War, a war Johnson actually inherited from President John F Kennedy, had achieved nothing by 1967. The North Vietnamese use of guerrilla warfare tactics resulted in approximately 14,000 American troops killed in action by early 1967. Hundreds of U.S. planes had been shot down, leaving Air Force personnel in enemy POW camps. Although the enemy also suffered heavy casualties, they did not show any signs of giving up;
1966 – India & Pakistan sign peace accord;
1969 – Sweden becomes the 1st Western country to recognize North Vietnam;
1972 – Former Vice President Humphrey criticizes President Richard Nixon saying that it was taking longer for Nixon to withdraw U.S. forces from Vietnam than it did to defeat Hitler;
1984 – United States establishes full diplomatic relations with the Vatican after 117 years;
1984 – Wendy’s “WHERE’S THE BEEF” commercial staring Clara Deller premiers on TV across the country;
1989 – As part of an arrangement to decrease Cold War tensions & end a brutal war in Angola, Cuban troops begin their withdrawal from the African nation. The process was part of a multilateral diplomatic effort to end years of bloodshed in Angola – a conflict that, at one time or another, involved the Soviet Union, the United States, Portugal, & South Africa;
1994 – Lorena Bobbitt goes on trial for cutting off her husband’s penis;
2010 – China surpasses Germany becoming the world’s largest exporter;
2013 – It was one year ago today!
Now, Off To The Fun Stuff:
Today’s Who’s More Confused?:
Today’s Word Of The Day:
Vernacular – the noun, is the native language of a place. It can also refer to the everyday expressions used by people or to the vocabulary used inside a particular place or profession. The adjective means native or indigenous.
Today’s I’m Too Big Picture:
But I Wanna Be A Lap Dog Mommy
Today’s Crazy Law:
In Lee Country Alabama – It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
Today’s Crazy ?:
If ketchup is good on french fries, how come it isn’t good on mashed potatoes?
Today’s Computer Theory:
A computer program will always do what you tell it to do, but rarely what you want it to do.
Today’s Inspirational Music Video:
Broken Hallelujah – https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Fo3DudOzV4k
Today’s Joke Of The Day:
Joe and Jim were out cutting wood, and Jim cut his arm off. Joe wrapped the arm in a plastic bag and took Jim to a surgeon.
The surgeon said “You’re in luck! I’m an expert at re-attaching limbs! Come back in 5 hours.” So Joe left and when he returned in 5 hours the surgeon said “I got done quicker than I expected. Jim is down at the pub.” Joe went to he pub and there was Jim, throwing darts.
A few weeks later, Joe and Jim were cutting wood again, and Jim cut his leg off. Joe put the leg in a plastic bag and took it and Jim back to the surgeon.
The surgeon said “No problem, but legs are a little tougher. Come back in 8 hours.” Joe left and when he came back in 6 hours the surgeon said “I finished early, Jim’s down at the soccer field.” Joe went down to the soccer field and there was Jim, kicking goals.
A few weeks later, Jim had a terrible accident and cut his head off. Joe put the head in a plastic bag and took it and the rest of Jim to the surgeon.
The surgeon looked at the situation and said “Gosh, heads are really tough. Come back on 12 hours.” So Joe left and when he returned in twelve hours the surgeon said regretfully “I’m sorry, Jim died.”
Joe said “I understand – heads are tough.”
The surgeon said, “Oh no! The surgery went fine! Jim suffocated in that plastic bag.”
Today’s Funny Sign:
Today’s Patriotic Quote:
“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.” – Andrew Jackson
Today’s Verse & Prayer:
Just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” – 1 Peter 1:15-16
Holy Lord, God Almighty, I come before you knowing how great the distance is between your holiness and my commonness. I thank you for making me holy through the sacrifice of Jesus and by sending your Holy Spirit to live inside of me. Please receive my life today as a holy offering to you. I pray in the name of Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of my faith. Amen.
Today’s Funny Church Sign:
Today’s Christian Quote:
Christ hath told us He will come, but not when, that we might never put off our clothes, or put out the candle.
– William Gurnall
Until Tomorrow – GOD BLESS To Everyone !!!