Good Morning & God Bless To Everyone !!!
Today in January 14, the 14th day of 2014 and there are 351 days left this year where it is another BLESSED day here in the work for our Lord at:
For God’s Glory Alone Ministries !!!
Just another good ole beautiful day here in Albuquerque where it is presently 35 degrees outside at 4:30 a.m. and we’re expecting highs in the low to mid 50’s where God’s precious sunshine will once again be spread out across the city; (when ever it decides to get up that is!).
I’d like to extend a special THANKS to all those who have given prayer to Pastor Dewey and his family. When I talked to the Pastor last night he report’s that his precious pup Reno is doing much better. Reno had his stitches from his surgery out yesterday and from all appearances he just wants to spread his love and get outside and be a boy! Excellent reports from the Vet and, no surprise to me, everyone there just absolutely loves Reno!
So, What Happened On January 14 in 1784:
The Continental Congress ratifies the treaty of Paris
The Continental Congress ratifies the Second Treaty of Paris, ending the War for Independence.
In the document, which was known as the Second Treaty of Paris because the Treaty of Paris was also the name of the agreement that had ended the Seven Years’ War in 1763, Britain officially agreed to recognize the independence of its 13 former colonies as the new United States of America.
In addition, the treaty settled the boundaries between the United States and what remained of British North America. U.S. fishermen won the right to fish in the Grand Banks, off the Newfoundland coast, and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Both sides agreed to ensure payment to creditors in the other nation of debts incurred during the war and to release all prisoners of war. The United States promised to return land confiscated during the war to its British owners, to stop any further confiscation of British property and to honor the property left by the British army on U.S. shores, including Negroes or slaves. Both countries assumed perpetual rights to access the Mississippi River.
Despite the agreement, many of these issues remained points of contention between the two nations in the post-war years. The British did not abandon their western forts as promised and attempts by British merchants to collect outstanding debts from Americans were unsuccessful as American merchants were unable to collect from their customers, many of whom were struggling farmers.
In Massachusetts, where by 1786 the courts were clogged with foreclosure proceedings, farmers rose in a violent protest known as Shay’s Rebellion, which tested the ability of the new United States to maintain law and order within its borders and instigated serious reconsideration of the Articles of Confederation.
Other Memorable Or Interesting Events Occurring On January 14 In History:
1129 – Order of the Templar receives formal approval at the council of Troyes;
1690 – The ‘Clarinet’ is invented, in NÂrnberg, Germany;
1639 – In Hartford, Connecticut, the first constitution in the American colonies, the “Fundamental Orders”, is adopted by representatives of Wethersfield, Windsor and Hartford;
1699 – Massachusetts holds ‘Day of Fasting’ for wrongly persecuting “Witches”;
1741 – Benedict Arnold, the American General who betrayed his country during the Revolutionary War and became synonymous with the word “Traitor” is born in Norwich, Connecticut;
1794 – Doctor Jessee Bennet of Edom, Virginia performs the first successful cesarean section operation on his own wife;
1797 – Napoleon Bonaparte defeats Austrians at Rivoli in northern Italy;
1858 – Emperor Napoleon and Empress Eugenie escape unhurt after an Italian assassin throws a bomb at their carriage as they travel to the Paris Opera;
1860 – Unable to agree on anything else, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee of Thirty-Three submits a proposed constitutional amendment protecting slavery in all areas where it already existed. The proposed measure was not enough to stem the tide of seceding states;
1875 – Theologian, musician, philosopher and Nobel prize-winning physician Albert Schweitzer is born in Upper-Alsace, Germany, (now Haut-Rhin, France);
1891 – General Nelson Miles, commander of the U.S. Army troops in South Dakota, reports that the rebellious Sioux are finally returning to their reservation following the bloody massacre at Wounded Knee;
1911 – The USS Arkansas, the largest U.S. Battleship at the time, is launched at the New York Shipbuilding Company;
1914 – Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly line operation by employing an endless chain to pull each chassis along at its Highland Park plant;
1915 – In World War I, as part of an attempt to display its loyalty to the British empire and, perhaps more importantly, enlarge its own sphere of influence on the African continent, South Africa sends troops to occupy Swakopmund, a seaside town in German-occupied Southwest Africa (modern-day Namibia);
1916 – British authorities seize German attaché Franz von Papen’s financial records confirming espionage activities in the U.S.;
1942 – President Franklin D Roosevelt issues Presidential Proclamation No. 2537, requiring aliens from World War II–enemy countries–Italy, Germany and Japan–to register with the United States Department of Justice. Registered persons were then issued a Certificate of Identification for Aliens of Enemy Nationality. A follow-up to the Alien Registration Act of 1940, Proclamation No. 2537 facilitated the beginning of full-scale internment of Japanese Americans the following month;
1942 – During World War II, the United States and Great Britain agree to have the British Chiefs of Staff and the U.S. Joint Chiefs work together, either through meetings or representatives, to advise the leaders of both nations on military policy during the war;
1943 – Franklin Roosevelt becomes the first president to travel on official business by airplane. Crossing the Atlantic by air, Roosevelt flew in a Boeing 314 Flying Boat dubbed the Dixie Clipper to a World War II strategy meeting with Winston Churchill at Casablanca in North Africa. With German U-boats taking a heavy toll on American marine traffic in the Atlantic, Roosevelt’s advisors reluctantly agreed to send him via airplane. Roosevelt, at a frail 60 years old, gamely made the arduous 17,000-mile round trip;
1963 – George Wallace is inaugurated as the governor of Alabama, promising his followers, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!” His inauguration speech was written by Ku Klux Klan leader Asa Carter, who later reformed his white supremacist beliefs and wrote ‘The Education of Little Tree’ under the pseudonym of Forrest Carter;
1964 – In the Vietnam War, Lt. Gen. William Westmoreland is appointed deputy to Gen. Paul Harkins, chief of U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV). It was generally accepted that Westmoreland would soon replace Harkins, whose insistently optimistic views on the progress of the war had increasingly come under criticism;
1968 – During the Vietnam War, U.S. joint-service ‘Operation Niagara’ is launched to support the U.S. marine base at Khe Sanh;
1969 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise kills 27 people in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on this day in 1969. A rocket accidentally detonated, destroying 15 planes and injuring more than 300 people. At 8:19 a.m. on January 14, a MK-32 Zuni rocket that was loaded on an F-4 Phantom jet overheated due to the exhaust from another vehicle. The rocket blew up, setting off a chain reaction of explosions. Fires broke out across the deck of the ship, and when jet fuel flowed into the carrier’s interior, other fires were sparked. Many of the Enterprise’s fire-protection features failed to work properly, but the crew worked heroically and tirelessly to extinguish the fire;
1970 – Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their last concert together, at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas;
1980 – In a crushing diplomatic rebuke to the Soviet Union, the United Nations general assembly votes 104 to 18 to “deplore” the Russian intervention in Afghanistan;
2005 – Huygens space probe lands on Saturn’s moon Titan;
2013 – It was one year ago TODAY!
Now, Off To The Fun Stuff:
Today’s ‘Cute Face’ To Start Your day:
Today’s ‘A Sign For Every Profession’:
At a Towing Company – “We don’t charge an arm and a leg; We want your tows.”
Today’s Thought Of The Day:
“If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much.” — Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (“Lewis Carroll”), English author
Today’s Funny Animal Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSe9Uutw5xk
Today’s ‘Oops’ Construction Picture:
Today’s Word Of The Day:
Idiosyncrasy – comes from the Greek: idios “one’s own” andsun-krasis “temperament” or “mixture.” Idiosyncrasy is a peculiar habit or characteristic of an individual or group. It can also refer to mental and physical characteristics.
Today’s Inspirational Music Video:
Better Than A Hallelujah – https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Rm5kx3xqmg0
Today’s Patriotic Quote:
“Carry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive. And don’t ever apologize for anything.” – Harry Truman (Writer’s note: We need a Harry Truman today!)
Today’s Funny Sign:
Today’s ‘From Mom’s Dictionary’:
DUST RAGS – See “DAD’S UNDERWEAR.”
Today’s Crazy Law:
In Whitehall, Montana – It is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.
Today’s Crazy ?/Thought:
If an African elephant comes to America, is it an African-American elephant?
Today’s ‘Job Search’ Issue:
My first job was working in an Orange Juice factory, but I got canned. I just couldn’t concentrate.
Today’s ‘A country run by idiots’:
If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big-screen TV, while your neighbor buys iPhones, time shares, a wall-sized do-it-all plasma screen TV and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage – you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.
Today’s Verse & Prayer:
If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their Christian brothers and sisters. – 1 John 4:20-21
Father, you have so graciously shared your love with me. I must confess in my heart I intend to love others as you do, but my intentions often get washed away with “busy-ness” or timidity. Father, through your Spirit, prompt me to show my love to others in actions rather than just thought and talk. Through Jesus, your greatest demonstration of love I pray. Amen.
Today’s Funny Church Sign:
Until Tomorrow – GOD BLESS To Every One !!!
