August 26
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1832 - Adam Clarke Died.
Adam Clarke was a Methodist preacher, commentator, and theologian. His eight-volume commentary on the Bible was the result of 45 years of work. He preached on conversion and also the sanctification of souls. He died of cholera and is supposedly one of the forerunners of modern Methodism.
Years ago, I was out soul winning one day and won a lady to Christ who was nearing eighty. After she was saved she looked at me and said, "I have something I bet you would like." Then she opened the closet and showed me an old, weather-beaten set of Clarke's commentaries. She gave them to me as a love gift on the day of her conversion. Then she told me how they belonged to an uncle of her who was a preacher, and she wanted me to have them. To this day I use them in preparation for my sermons and find them very helpful.
1867 - The Birthday of Robert R. Moton.
Robert Moton was a black educator who said, "Whatever may be the disadvantage of my race in America, I would rather be a Negro in America than anybody else in any other country in the world." Pray for our black brethren today.
1873 - The Birthday of Lee DeForest.
Mr. DeForest was the inventor of the audio tube for radio broadcasting. Ah, here is something for which we ought to thank God. Thank God for radio. Think of all the shut-ins whose church is their radio. Think of all the people who have been blessed by great radio broadcasts through the years. Thanks be to God for this wonderful way of getting out the Gospel.
1920 - Women's Suffrage was Ratified.
1939 - First Televised Major League Baseball Game.
On this day in 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.
At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets--there were only about 400 in the New York area. Not until 1946 did regular network broadcasting catch on in the United States, and only in the mid-1950s did television sets become more common in the American household.
In 1939, the World's Fair--which was being held in New York--became the catalyst for the historic broadcast. The television was one of fair’s prize exhibits, and organizers believed that the Dodgers-Reds doubleheader on August 26 was the perfect event to showcase America's grasp on the new technology.
By today's standards, the video coverage was somewhat crude. There were only two stationary camera angles: The first was placed down the third base line to pick up infield throws to first, and the second was placed high above home plate to get an extensive view of the field. It was also difficult to capture fast-moving plays: Swinging bats looked like paper fans, and the ball was all but invisible during pitches and hits.
Nevertheless, the experiment was a success, driving interest in the development of television technology, particularly for sporting events. Though baseball owners were initially concerned that televising baseball would sap actual attendance, they soon warmed to the idea, and the possibilities for revenue generation that came with increased exposure of the game, including the sale of rights to air certain teams or games and television advertising.
Today, televised sports is a multi-billion dollar industry, with technology that gives viewers an astounding amount of visual and audio detail. Cameras are now so precise that they can capture the way a ball changes shape when struck by a bat, and athletes are wired to pick up field-level and sideline conversation. (www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-televised-major-league-baseball-game)
1948 - Maud Booth Died at Greatneck, Long Island, New York.
Along with her husband, Dallington Booth, she founded the Volunteers of America in 1896. This was a split off the Salvation. She served as Commander and Chief from 1940 until 1948 upon her husband's death. She was known as the "Little Mother of the Prisons."
Adam Clarke was a Methodist preacher, commentator, and theologian. His eight-volume commentary on the Bible was the result of 45 years of work. He preached on conversion and also the sanctification of souls. He died of cholera and is supposedly one of the forerunners of modern Methodism.
Years ago, I was out soul winning one day and won a lady to Christ who was nearing eighty. After she was saved she looked at me and said, "I have something I bet you would like." Then she opened the closet and showed me an old, weather-beaten set of Clarke's commentaries. She gave them to me as a love gift on the day of her conversion. Then she told me how they belonged to an uncle of her who was a preacher, and she wanted me to have them. To this day I use them in preparation for my sermons and find them very helpful.
1867 - The Birthday of Robert R. Moton.
Robert Moton was a black educator who said, "Whatever may be the disadvantage of my race in America, I would rather be a Negro in America than anybody else in any other country in the world." Pray for our black brethren today.
1873 - The Birthday of Lee DeForest.
Mr. DeForest was the inventor of the audio tube for radio broadcasting. Ah, here is something for which we ought to thank God. Thank God for radio. Think of all the shut-ins whose church is their radio. Think of all the people who have been blessed by great radio broadcasts through the years. Thanks be to God for this wonderful way of getting out the Gospel.
1920 - Women's Suffrage was Ratified.
1939 - First Televised Major League Baseball Game.
On this day in 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.
At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets--there were only about 400 in the New York area. Not until 1946 did regular network broadcasting catch on in the United States, and only in the mid-1950s did television sets become more common in the American household.
In 1939, the World's Fair--which was being held in New York--became the catalyst for the historic broadcast. The television was one of fair’s prize exhibits, and organizers believed that the Dodgers-Reds doubleheader on August 26 was the perfect event to showcase America's grasp on the new technology.
By today's standards, the video coverage was somewhat crude. There were only two stationary camera angles: The first was placed down the third base line to pick up infield throws to first, and the second was placed high above home plate to get an extensive view of the field. It was also difficult to capture fast-moving plays: Swinging bats looked like paper fans, and the ball was all but invisible during pitches and hits.
Nevertheless, the experiment was a success, driving interest in the development of television technology, particularly for sporting events. Though baseball owners were initially concerned that televising baseball would sap actual attendance, they soon warmed to the idea, and the possibilities for revenue generation that came with increased exposure of the game, including the sale of rights to air certain teams or games and television advertising.
Today, televised sports is a multi-billion dollar industry, with technology that gives viewers an astounding amount of visual and audio detail. Cameras are now so precise that they can capture the way a ball changes shape when struck by a bat, and athletes are wired to pick up field-level and sideline conversation. (www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-televised-major-league-baseball-game)
1948 - Maud Booth Died at Greatneck, Long Island, New York.
Along with her husband, Dallington Booth, she founded the Volunteers of America in 1896. This was a split off the Salvation. She served as Commander and Chief from 1940 until 1948 upon her husband's death. She was known as the "Little Mother of the Prisons."