Good Morning & God Bless To Every One !
Today is February 24, the 55th day of 2014 and there are 310 days left this year where it is another Blessed Day in the pleasure of our service for our Lord here at:
For God’s Glory Alone Ministries !!!
Don’t forget to tune in today to listen to inspirational words from our Pastor Dewey & Pastor Paul on Son Broadcasting KDAZ AM 730 at 12:00 noon, MST. It’s always a Godly and thus, a very worthwhile message you’ll receive! If not in the Albuquerque area, you can click on the link on the front page of fggam.org to listen in!
So, What Happened Today In 1836 ?
Alamo defenders in San Antonio, Texas call for help
In San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under attack by the Mexican army.
A native of Alabama, Travis moved to the Mexican state of Texas in 1831. He soon became a leader of the growing movement to overthrow the Mexican government and establish an independent Texan republic. When the Texas revolution began in 1835, Travis became a lieutenant-colonel in the revolutionary army and was given command of troops in the recently captured city of San Antonio de Bexar (now San Antonio). On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican force commanded by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana arrived suddenly in San Antonio. Travis and his troops took shelter in the Alamo, where they were soon joined by a volunteer force led by Colonel James Bowie.
Though Santa Ana’s 5,000 troops heavily outnumbered the several hundred Texans, Travis and his men determined not to give up. On February 24, they answered Santa Ana’s call for surrender with a bold shot from the Alamo’s cannon. Furious, the Mexican general ordered his forces to launch a siege. Travis immediately recognized his disadvantage and sent out several messages via couriers asking for reinforcements. Addressing one of the pleas to “The People of Texas and All Americans in the World,” Travis signed off with the now-famous phrase “Victory or Death.”
Only 32 men from the nearby town of Gonzales responded to Travis’ call for help, and beginning at 5:30 a.m. on March 6, Mexican forces stormed the Alamo through a gap in the fort’s outer wall, killing Travis, Bowie and 190 of their men. Despite the loss of the fort, the Texan troops managed to inflict huge losses on their enemy, killing at least 600 of Santa Ana’s men.
The brave defense of the Alamo became a powerful symbol for the Texas revolution, helping the rebels turn the tide in their favor. At the crucial Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 910 Texan soldiers commanded by Sam Houston defeated Santa Ana’s army of 1,250 men, spurred on by cries of “Remember the Alamo!” The next day, after Texan forces captured Santa Ana himself, the general issued orders for all Mexican troops to pull back behind the Rio Grande River. On May 14, 1836, Texas officially became an independent republic.
Other Memorable Or Interesting Events Occurring On February 24 In History:
786 – Pepin the Short of Gaul dies. His dominions are divided between his sons Charles (Charlemagne) and Carloman;
1208 – Saint Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula, Italy;
1582 – Pope Gregory XIII issued an edict outlining his calendar reforms. The Gregorian Calendar is the calendar in general use today;
1803 – The United States Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, decides the landmark case of William Marbury versus James Madison, Secretary of State of the United States and confirms the legal principle of judicial review, the ability of the Supreme Court to limit Congressional power by declaring legislation unconstitutional, in the new nation;
1821 – Mexico gains its independence from Spain;
1864 – In the Civil War, Union General George Thomas attacks Joseph Johnston’s Confederates near Dalton, Georgia, as the Yankees probe Johnston’s defenses in search of a weakness. Thomas found the position too strong and ceased the offensive the next day, but the Yankees learned a lesson they would apply during the Atlanta campaign that summer;
1864 – During the American Civil War, according to the National Park Service, the first Union prisoners arrived at the Confederates’ Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. During its 14 months of existence, the overcrowded camp ended up holding some 45,000 men, more than four times its intended capacity; nearly 13,000 prisoners perished from disease, starvation or exposure;
1868 – The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson’s removal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House vote made President Johnson the first president to be impeached in U.S. history. On March 13 his impeachment trial began in the Senate under the direction of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase. The trial ended on May 26 with Johnson’s opponents narrowly failing to achieve the two-thirds majority necessary to convict him;
1895 – The Cuban War of Independence from Spain begins;
1912 – The American Jewish women’s organization Hadassah was founded in New York City;
1917 – In World War I, the Allied war against Turkish forces gains momentum (and ground) in Mesopotamia as British and Indian troops move along the Tigris River in early 1917, recapturing the city of Kut-al-Amara and taking 1,730 Turkish prisoners. Encouraged by their victory at Kut, Maude’s forces pushed on towards Baghdad, which would fall on March 11;
1917 – During World War I, British authorities give Walter H. Page, the U.S. ambassador to Britain, a copy of the “Zimmermann Note,” a coded message from Arthur Zimmermann, the German foreign secretary, to Count Johann von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to Mexico. In the telegram, intercepted and deciphered by British intelligence in late January, Zimmermann stated that in the event of war with the United States, Mexico should be asked to enter the conflict as a German ally. In return, Germany promised to restore to Mexico the lost territories of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. After receiving the telegram, Page promptly sent a copy to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, who in early March allowed the U.S. State Department to publish the note. The Zimmermann Note helped turn U.S. public opinion, already severely strained by repeated German attacks on U.S. ships, firmly against Germany. On April 2, President Wilson, who had initially sought a peaceful resolution to end World War I, urged the immediate U.S. entrance into the war. Four days later, Congress formally declared war against Germany;
1920 – The German Workers Party, which later became the Nazi Party, met in Munich to adopt its platform;
1938 – The first nylon bristle toothbrush, manufactured by DuPont under the name “Dr. West’s Miracle Toothbrush,” went on sale. Previously, toothbrush bristles were made from animal hair;
1944 – During World War II, Maj. Gen. Frank Merrill’s guerrilla force, nicknamed “Merrill’s Marauders,” begin a campaign in northern Burma. The Marauders’ mission began with a 1,000-mile walk through dense jungle, without artillery support. They began their Burmese campaign, which, when done, consisted of five major and 30 minor engagements with a far more numerous Japanese enemy. They had to carry their supplies on their backs and on pack mules, and were resupplied only with airdrops in the middle of the jungle. Merrill’s Marauders succeeded in maneuvering behind Japanese forces to cause the disruptions necessary to throw the enemy into confusion. They were so successful, the Marauders managed even to capture the Myitkyina Airfield in northern Burma;
1968 – In the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive ends as U.S. and South Vietnamese troops recapture the ancient capital of Hue from communist forces. Although scattered fighting continued across South Vietnam for another week, the battle for Hue was the last major engagement of the offensive, which saw communist attacks on all of South Vietnam’s major cities. In the aftermath of Tet, public opinion in the United States decisively turned against the war;
1969 – In the Vietnam War, after a North Vietnamese mortar shells rocks their Douglas AC-47 gunship, Airman First Class John L. Levitow throws himself on an activated, smoking magnesium flare, drags himself and the flare to the open cargo door, and tosses it out of the aircraft just before it ignites. For saving his fellow crew members and the gunship, Airman Levitow was later awarded the Medal of Honor. He was one of only two enlisted airmen to win the Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam and was one of only five enlisted airmen ever to win the medal;
1982 – During the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan announces a new program of economic and military assistance to nations of the Caribbean designed to “prevent the overthrow of the governments in the region” by the “brutal and totalitarian” forces of communism. The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) was part of the Reagan administration’s effort to curb what it perceived to be the dangerous rise in communist activity in Central America and the Caribbean;
1988 – The U.S. Supreme Court votes 8-0 to overturn the $200,000 settlement awarded to the Reverend Jerry Falwell for his emotional distress at being parodied in Hustler, a pornographic magazine. In 1983, Hustler ran a piece parodying Falwell’s first sexual experience as a drunken, incestuous, childhood encounter with his mother in an outhouse. Falwell, an important religious conservative and founder of the Moral Majority political advocacy group, sued Hustler and its publisher, Larry Flynt, for libel. Falwell won the case, but Flynt appealed, leading to the Supreme Court’s hearing the case because of its constitutional implications. In February 1988, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the lower court’s decision, ruling that, although in poor taste, Hustler‘s parody fell within the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of speech and the press;
1989 – A U.S. Boeing 747 loses parts of its roof over the Pacific ocean killing 9 people;
1991 – In the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, after six weeks of intensive bombing against Iraq and its armed forces, U.S.-led coalition forces launch a ground invasion of Kuwait and Iraq. On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, its tiny oil-rich neighbor, and within hours had occupied most strategic positions in the country. One week later, Operation Shield, the American defense of Saudi Arabia, began as U.S. forces massed in the Persian Gulf. On February 24, a massive coalition ground offensive began. By the end of the day, the Iraqi army had effectively folded, 10,000 of its troops were held as prisoners, and a U.S. air base had been established deep inside Iraq. After less than four days, Kuwait was liberated, and a majority of Iraq’s armed forces had either been destroyed or had surrendered or retreated to Iraq. On February 28, U.S. President George Bush declared a cease-fire, and Iraq pledged to honor future coalition and U.N. peace terms. One hundred and twenty-five American soldiers were killed in the Persian Gulf War, with another 21 regarded as missing in action;
2008 – Fidel Castro resigns as President of Cuba, his brother Raul Castro is unanimously elected;
2011 – In the Libyan Civil War/Uprising, Anti-Gaddafi forces claim to have gained control Zuara, a town located west of Tripoli;
2013 – Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter’s Square;
2013 – Danica Patrick, the first woman to win the pole for the Daytona 500 finishes eighth and also becomes the first woman to lead a ‘green flag’ lap during the race. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his second Daytona 500 win, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishing second;
2013 – It was one year ago TODAY !
Now, Off To The Fun Stuff !!!
Today’s ‘It’s Just An Observation’:
America’s ruling class has been experiencing more pushback than usual lately. Hopefully, it’s just a sign of things to come. The Department of Homeland Security canceled plans to build a nationwide license plate database. The Federal Communications Commission withdrew a plan to ‘monitor’ news coverage at not only broadcast stations, but also at print publications that the FCC has no authority to regulate. A massive new gun-registration scheme is also facing civil disobedience. Though people have taken to the streets from Egypt, to Ukraine, to Venezuela to Thailand, many have wondered whether Americans would ever resist the increasing encroachments on their freedom. I hope they are thinking about beginning.
Today’s ‘Their As Good Old As They Were Young’ Picture:
Today’s Thought For The Day:
“If you wish to avoid seeing a fool you must first break your mirror.”
– Francois Rabelais, French satirist (1494-1553)
Today’s Patriotic Quote:
“Always remember, others may hate you but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And the you destroy yourself.”
– President Richard Nixon
Today’s ‘Love Is’ Picture:
Today’s Funny Animal Video:
Talking Dog’s – https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PPkFT4jDcII
Today’s ‘WELCOME HOME SOLDIER‘ Video:
This is goood – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKBcs9tNWg8
Today’s ‘It’s A Dogs Life’ Picture:
Today’s Clever Words For Clever People:
PRIMATE: Removing your spouse from in front of the TV!
Today’s Word For The Day:
Glower v. Have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scowl. “The librarian glowered at her for talking too loud.”
Today’s ‘Life’s Lesson’:
Today’s Trivia:
Any month that starts on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th in it.
Today’s Quote For The Day:
“You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.”
– Bonnie Prudden
Today’s Picture Taken With Impeccable Timing:
Today’s Daily Motivator:
This is a one-of-a-kind, amazing day. You’re here to make it even more so, so starting right now, do it.
Today’s Fact Of The Day:
The moon’s gravity has slowed the speed of Earth’s rotation. Long ago, it was much faster and days were much shorter.
Today’s Parent & Child Lookalikes:
Today’s ‘A Word From Phyllis’:
The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.
– Phyllis Diller
Today’s Crazy Law:
In Alabama – It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. (I sure hope so!!!)
Today’s ‘Try Not To Smile’ Picture:
Today’s Bible Trivia:
Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?
A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury. David’s Triumph was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because the apostles were all in one Accord.
Today’s Inspirational Proverb:
If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
Today’s Inspirational Music Video:
Grace For All – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKxZCWw9B28
Today’s AWE of God Picture:
Today’s ‘A Funny Thought To Ponder’:
How long is a minute? – – – Depends on which side of the bathroom door you’re one!
Today’s Verse & Prayer:
We love each other because He, (God), loved us first.
– 1 John 4:19
My loving God, thank you for comforting me with your love. Just as a child learns from parents how to do so many things, I want to learn to love as you do: sacrificially, selflessly, and submissively so that others may know that they do not have to earn your love, only receive it. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
Today’s Funny Church Sign:
For clarity, this is in Flippin, Arkansas
Until Tomorrow – America, Bless God !!!
