Good Morning & God Bless To Every One !
Today Is January 26, the 26th day of 2014 and there are 339 days left this year where it is another Blessed day in the work for our Lord here at:
For God’s Glory Alone Ministries !!!
It’s another (DRY) but beautiful day here in Albuquerque where it is presently 37 degrees outside at 5:38 a.m. and we’re expecting a high around 58 under a sky full of sunshine today. Forecasts indicate we’re in for pretty much the same until the 31st when they say we have a 10% chance of rain. The last week of the month is predicted to have highs in the low 60’s all week.
Today we ask for prayers for Pastor Ray Franks and his family. Pastor Franks passed on to reside beside our Lord yesterday after putting up a strong fight for several weeks in the hospital. We lift Pastor Franks family in prayer and ask the Lord to provide them the strength they need to pass through these trying times and celebrate his glorious life in his work for the Lord.
So, What Happened Today In 1788 ?
Australia Day; Captain Arthur Phillip lands at Botany Bay, (Sydney)
Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia. After overcoming a period of hardship, the fledgling colony began to celebrate the anniversary of this date with great fanfare.
Australia, once known as New South Wales, was originally planned as a penal colony. In October 1786, the British government appointed Arthur Phillip captain of the HMS Sirius, and commissioned him to establish an agricultural work camp there for British convicts. With little idea of what he could expect from the mysterious and distant land, Phillip had great difficulty assembling the fleet that was to make the journey. His requests for more experienced farmers to assist the penal colony were repeatedly denied, and he was both poorly funded and outfitted. Nonetheless, accompanied by a small contingent of Marines and other officers, Phillip led his 1,000-strong party, of whom more than 700 were convicts, around Africa to the eastern side of Australia. In all, the voyage lasted eight months, claiming the deaths of some 30 men.
The first years of settlement were nearly disastrous. Cursed with poor soil, an unfamiliar climate and workers who were ignorant of farming, Phillip had great difficulty keeping the men alive. The colony was on the verge of outright starvation for several years, and the marines sent to keep order were not up to the task. Phillip, who proved to be a tough but fair-minded leader, persevered by appointing convicts to positions of responsibility and oversight. Floggings and hangings were commonplace, but so was egalitarianism. As Phillip said before leaving England: “In a new country there will be no slavery and hence no slaves.”
Though Phillip returned to England in 1792, the colony became prosperous by the turn of the 19th century. Feeling a new sense of patriotism, the men began to rally around January 26 as their founding day. Historian Manning Clarke noted that in 1808 the men observed the “anniversary of the foundation of the colony” with “drinking and merriment.”
Finally, in 1818, January 26 became an official holiday, marking the 30th anniversary of British settlement in Australia. And, as Australia became a sovereign nation, it became the national holiday known as Australia Day. Today, Australia Day serves both as a day of celebration for the founding of the white British settlement, and as a day of mourning for the Aborigines who were slowly dispossessed of their land as white colonization spread across the continent.
(Writers note: ‘Today In History’ on January 18 reported that the British landed at Botany Bay which should have read, ‘arrived at’, on the 18th. The 18th is actually in question as I have sources listing its original arrival as between the 18th and 20th. What I have been able to ascertain between different sources, the British arrived at the bay between the 18th and 20th but did not land, (go ashore), until the 26th due to concerns about its habitability. I regret any confusion.) – (Observation from sea for a few days upon arrival in an unknown location was also a common practice in order to observe what kind of activity was occurring ashore prior to landing.)
Other Memorable Or Interesting Events Occurring On January 26 In History:
66 – 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet;
1500 – Spanish explorer Vicente Yanez Pinzon, who had commanded the Nina during Christopher Columbus’ first expedition to the New World, reaches the northeastern coast of Brazil during a voyage under his command;
1531 – Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake killing an estimated 30,000 people;
1564 – The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism;
1699 – The treaty of Karlowitz ends the war between Austria and the Turks;
1779 – After the British capture of Savannah, Georgia, a group of Patriots meets at the city’s Burke County Jail to determine how they will deal with any possible defections from the Patriot cause. They were worried by a recent British offer of immunity to those who would affirm their loyalty to the British king;
1784 – In a letter to his daughter Sarah (also called “Sally”), Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappiness over the choice of the bald eagle as the symbol of America, and stated his own preference: the turkey, calling it “a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America”;
1837 – Michigan is admitted as the 26th state;
1838 – The first prohibition law in the history of the United States is passed in Tennessee, making it a misdemeanor to sell alcoholic beverages in taverns and stores. The bill stated that all persons convicted of retailing “spirituous liquors” would be fined at the “discretion of the court” and that the fines would be used in support of public schools. In December 1917, Congress passed the 18th Amendment, commonly known as the Prohibition Amendment. It took effect in January 1919, following state ratification;
1841 – Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain;
1861 – In the American Civil War, Louisiana secedes from the Union;
1863 – During the American Civil War, Union General Joseph Hooker assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following Ambrose Burnside’s disastrous tenure;
1863 – In the American Civil War, Massachusetts Governor receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent (54th Massachusetts Regiment);
1870 – The state of Virginia rejoins the United States;
1871 – United States income tax is repealed;
1875 – The electric ‘Dental Drill’ is patented by George F. Green;
1875 – Mistakenly believing Frank and Jesse James are hiding out at their family home, a gang of men, likely led by Pinkerton detectives, mount a raid that leaves the outlaws’ mother permanently maimed and their nine-year-old half-brother dead. The Chicago-based Pinkerton Detective Agency had been pursuing the James brothers and their gang since 1874;
1915 – Rocky Mountain National Park is established;
1918 – During World War I, future President Herbert Hoover, while serving as U.S. Food Administrator, calls for “wheatless & meatless” days to support the war effort;
1926 – The television is first demonstrated by J.L. Baird in London, England;
1936 – The dismembered body of Florence Polillo is found in a basket and several burlap sacks in Cleveland. The 42-year-old woman was the third victim in 18 months to be found dismembered with precision. It sparked a panic in Cleveland, where the unknown murderer was dubbed the “Mad Butcher.” By the summer of 1938, with the body count into double digits, the Cleveland police were desperate to find the Mad Butcher. One suspect, an actual butcher named Frank Dolezal, was interrogated for 40 straight hours until he confessed to killing Florence Polillo. However, he subsequently changed his story many times and killed himself in his cell before his guilt could be determined. The Mad Butcher’s attack stopped in Cleveland after the Dolezal’s suicide. The true identity of the Mad Butcher remains a mystery to this day;
1939 – During the Spanish Civil War, Barcelona, the Republican capital of Spain, falls to the Nationalist forces of General Francisco Franco;
1948 – Executive Order 9981 is signed ending segregation in the United States Armed Forces;
1945 – During World War II, Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland, freeing the survivors of the network of concentration camps—and finally revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there. Auschwitz was really a group of camps, designated I, II, and III. There were also 40 smaller “satellite” camps. It was at Auschwitz II, at Birkenau, established in October 1941, that the SS created a complex, monstrously orchestrated killing ground;
1945 – In World War II, the most decorated man of the war, American Lt. Audie Murphy, is wounded in France. Murphy served three years of active duty, beginning as a private, rising to the rank of staff sergeant, and finally winning a battlefield commission to 2nd lieutenant. He was wounded three times, fought in nine major campaigns across Europe, and was credited with killing 241 Germans. He won 37 medals and decorations, including the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star (with oak leaf cluster), the Legion of Merit, and the Croix de Guerre (with palm). The battle that won Murphy the Medal of Honor, and which ended his active duty, occurred during the last stages of the Allied victory over the Germans in France;
1950 – The Indian constitution takes effect, making the Republic of India the most populous democracy in the world;
1954 – Groundbreaking begins on Disney Land;
1962 – The popular dance, the “Twist”, is declared impure by the Catholic church and is banned from all Catholic schools;
1964 – 84 people are arrested in a segregation protest in Atlanta, Georgia;
1970 – During the Vietnam War, U.S. Navy Lt. Everett Alvarez Jr. spends his 2,000th day in captivity in Southeast Asia. First taken prisoner when his plane was shot down on August 5, 1964, he became the longest-held POW in U.S. history. Alvarez was downed over Hon Gai during the first bombing raids against North Vietnam in retaliation for the disputed attack on U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964. Alvarez was released in 1973 after spending over eight years in captivity;
1972 – Radio Hanoi announces North Vietnam’s rejection of the latest U.S. peace proposal. Revealing more details of the secret Paris peace talks, Henry Kissinger responds publicly, condemning the North Vietnamese announcement and criticizing Hanoi’s nine-point counter-proposal, which had been submitted during the secret talks;
1980 – Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations;
1980 – During the Cold War, at the request of President Jimmy Carter, the U.S. Olympic Committee votes to ask the International Olympic Committee to cancel or move the upcoming Moscow Olympics. The action was in response to the Soviet military invasion of Afghanistan the previous month demonstrating once again that the Cold War infiltrated every facet of world life. The U.S. Olympic Committee eventually decided to boycott the games. It was the first time in the modern history of the Olympics that the United States refused to participate;
1998 – President Bill Clinton declares, “I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky”;
2004 – Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai signs a new Afghanistan constitution;
2005 – President George W. Bush appoints Condoleezza Rice to the post of secretary of state, making her the highest ranking African-American woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet;
2013 – The group of hackers known as Anonymous, hacks into the U.S. Sentencing Commission website as a response to the suicide of Aaron Swartz, an American computer programmer, and internet activist;
2013 – It was one year ago TODAY !
Now, Off To The Fun Stuff:
Today’s ‘Ricks It’s Just A Thought’:
It is not shameful not to know, but it is shameful not to ask.
Today’s A ‘Dog Thoughts’:
Today’s Patriotic Quote:
“I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.”
– President Woodrow Wilson
Today’s ‘The AWE of GOD’ Picture:
Wall Of Tears, Puu Kukui, Hawaii
Today’s Amazing Video:
Help the pilot land the Airbus A380 at San Francisco, California airport & watch some beautiful scenery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k3HKN-FWNq0
Today’s ‘Melt Your Heart’ Puppy Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThQKtgBloUw&feature=player_embedded
Today’s ‘Adorable Face + A Teddy Bear’ Picture:
Today’s ‘So Long Ago’:
Not so long ago – A program was a TV show!
Today’s ‘Astute Visionary’:
“I have travelled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won’t last out the year.”
– The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957
Today’s ‘Notes From Our Children’:
Today’s Crazy Law:
In Boston, Massachusetts – Duels to the death are permitted on the common on Sundays provided that the Governor is present.
Today’s Job Issue:
I managed to get a good job working for a Pool Maintenance company, but the work was just too draining!
Today’s ‘How The Heck Did That Happen’ Picture:
Today’s Joke Of The Day:
The DALMATIAN DOG
A Sunday School helper was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past.
Sitting in the front seat of the truck was a Dalmatian dog.
The children began discussing the dog’s duties.
“They use him to keep crowds back,” said one youngster.
“No,” said another, “he’s just for good luck.”
A third child brought the argument to a close:
“They use the dogs,” she said firmly, “to find the fire hydrant.”
Today’s ‘A Sign For Every Profession’:
In the front yard of a Funeral Home – “Drive Carefully; We’ll wait!”
Today’s ‘A Country Run By Idiots’:
If you live in a country where the government wants to prevent stable law-abiding citizens from owning guns, but gives a terrorist organization twenty F-16 fighter jets and 50 of the most modern tanks in the world, you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots!
Today’s ‘Oops Construction Site’ Picture:
Today’s Verse & Prayer:
Honor the Lord for the glory of his name. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
– Psalm 29:2
Father God, you are marvelous and magnificent beyond my description and understanding. Thank you foe sending Jesus to help me catch a glimpse of your glory. And thank you for sustaining me and those I love. I thank you in Jesus’ name. Amen!
Today’s Inspirational Music Video:
Immortal Invisible God – https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OOkUxHgnBVA
Today’s Funny Silly Church Sign:
Until Tomorrow – God Bless To Every One !!!
