Sep 14 -1814 - Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812.
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Lyndie Blevins blogging from Sage-Texas where you can expect greater things to come
Sep 14 -1814 - Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812.
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Today, let's honor all of our astronauts by remembering the 1969 Moon landing. I originally posted this last year, but I have added some extra's. I still remember the day, how about you?
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AP Highlight in History:
On July 12, 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale named New York Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro his running mate, making her the first woman to run on a major party ticket.
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AP Highlight in History:
On July 6, 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time as teenagers at a church in their native Liverpool, England, following a performance by Lennon's band, the Quarrymen.
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In 1963, President Kennedy connected with his Berlin audience by saying “Ich bin ein Berliner.”
It still sends shivers through me and inspires me to join with all people of the world who seek freedom.
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Jun 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence.
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May 4 has significance for me. I wrote about it last year.
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In 1995, I learned life can’t be taken for granted.
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The following was posted in the AP’s Today in history,
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1861 |
The Territory of Colorado was organized. |
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Fifty-one years ago John F. Kennedy asked those powerful words,
"Ask not what your country can do for you, rather ask what can you do for your country."
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For those who wonder if our descendants will understand how we were effected by 9-11, we should just think about what Pearl Harbor still means to all of us.
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‘All those times we sang ‘and its goodbye to A&M’
we really didn’t mean it. At least, I don’t think we did...
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In 2000 on November 8th, Florida began the statewide recount of the 2000 presidential election. We learned ‘chad’ wasn’t just a guy’s name. And we waited patiently for a month to learn who would be our next president. It was all so, well, civilized.
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1893 Passage of a referendum made Colorado the first state to grant women the right to vote.
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On October 24, 1861 the first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln.
And yet, greater things are still to be done.
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I was in fifth grade, not quite 11. My brother was a first grader. It was a time when I knew all the words the adults were saying, yet sensed I was missing something.
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AP Highlight in History:
On Oct. 21, 1879, Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.
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History shows on October 16th wars have started and ended in dramatic ways,
- Marie Antoinette lost her head
- John Brow raided Harper’s Ferry
- The Cubian Crises began
- The ‘hapless expansion team the New York Mets beat the powerhouse Baltimore Orioles 4 games to one to win the World Series
- Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam
- Desmond Tuti won the Nobel Peace Prize
- Louis Farrakhan led the Million Man March
- David Trimble and John Hume won the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the peace accord in Northern Ireland
- President George W. Bush sign the congressional resolution authorizing the war in Iraq
I’m listening to Casting Crowns sing Courageous. Fitting isn’t it on a day when men have stood in courage for things they believed would make the world a better place.
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What a remarkable day in history! - October 14
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