February 16

1945 - Bataan was Recaptured by the American Forces.

These were the turning days of World War II. Well do I recall that for I was in the service. The news would come day by day that the war was turning toward the Allies and that victory seemed soon inevitable. How happy it made us all. This was the war to end all wars, and yet, at this writing our boys are dying at Viet Nam. Let us pray to God to give our nation wisdom and to spare the lives of our boys. The thing that we ought to realize is that safety for a nation comes from God Almighty. We are not to trust in our bombs, but in God.

Several years ago I was in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The pastor of a church there drove me to the Sangre de Christo mountains. He pointed to brown spots in the mountains. He said those were holes and inside those holes were many, many atomic bombs and weapons with which to defend our nation. As I looked at those holes and realized the tremendous amount of power and deadly weapons contained therein, I could not help but think of Psalm 121:1, 2. "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth." Our help does not come from the hills, but rather the Maker of the hills. Read the entire 121st Psalm now.

1959 - Castro Became Premier of Cuba.