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1737 - The Birthday of Thomas Paine, the Notorious Atheist.
Thomas Paine once said that by the time his generation was past, there would be no Bibles in print. The same machine on which he printed this statement was used to print Bibles after his death. The story is told about Thomas Paine addressing an audience in a great auditorium. After completing his moving speech, he challenged anyone to disprove what he had said. It is said that a young lady in the balcony began to sing in a beautiful voice:
Stand up, stand up for Jesus
Ye soldiers of the Cross,
Lift high His royal banner,
It must not suffer loss.
From victory unto victory,
His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished
And Christ is Lord indeed.
It wasn't long until the entire crowd was singing together this great song. After the song was finished, someone asked what had happened to the speaker on the platform. Thomas Paine had slipped out the side door, according to the story.
1843 - The Birthday of William McKinley.
Pray for our President today.
1861 - Kansas was Admitted to the Union.
Let us pray for our friends in Kansas who serve the Lord there. I am thinking now of many of my own personal preacher friends and Christian friends who labor in Kansas. May God bless them.
1874 - The Birthday of John D. Rockefeller.
Many folks have benefited because of the generosity of this man. His foundation has helped many benevolent institutions and good works.
1936 - U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members
"On January 29, 1936, the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects its first members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson and Walter Johnson.
The Hall of Fame actually had its beginnings in 1935, when plans were made to build a museum devoted to baseball and its 100-year history. A private organization based in Cooperstown called the Clark Foundation thought that establishing the Baseball Hall of Fame in their city would help to reinvigorate the area's Depression-ravaged economy by attracting tourists. To help sell the idea, the foundation advanced the idea that U.S. Civil War hero Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown. The story proved to be phony, but baseball officials, eager to capitalize on the marketing and publicity potential of a museum to honor the game's greats, gave their support to the project anyway.
In preparation for the dedication of the Hall of Fame in 1939--thought by many to be the centennial of baseball--the Baseball Writers' Association of America chose the five greatest superstars of the game as the first class to be inducted: Ty Cobb was the most productive hitter in history; Babe Ruth was both an ace pitcher and the greatest home-run hitter to play the game; Honus Wagner was a versatile star shortstop and batting champion; Christy Matthewson had more wins than any pitcher in National League history; and Walter Johnson was considered one of the most powerful pitchers to ever have taken the mound.
Today, with approximately 350,000 visitors per year, the Hall of Fame continues to be the hub of all things baseball. It has elected 278 individuals, in all, including 225 players, 17 managers, 8 umpires and 28 executives and pioneers." - www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-baseball-hall-of-fame-elects-first-members (Jan 29, 2012).
Thomas Paine once said that by the time his generation was past, there would be no Bibles in print. The same machine on which he printed this statement was used to print Bibles after his death. The story is told about Thomas Paine addressing an audience in a great auditorium. After completing his moving speech, he challenged anyone to disprove what he had said. It is said that a young lady in the balcony began to sing in a beautiful voice:
Stand up, stand up for Jesus
Ye soldiers of the Cross,
Lift high His royal banner,
It must not suffer loss.
From victory unto victory,
His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished
And Christ is Lord indeed.
It wasn't long until the entire crowd was singing together this great song. After the song was finished, someone asked what had happened to the speaker on the platform. Thomas Paine had slipped out the side door, according to the story.
1843 - The Birthday of William McKinley.
Pray for our President today.
1861 - Kansas was Admitted to the Union.
Let us pray for our friends in Kansas who serve the Lord there. I am thinking now of many of my own personal preacher friends and Christian friends who labor in Kansas. May God bless them.
1874 - The Birthday of John D. Rockefeller.
Many folks have benefited because of the generosity of this man. His foundation has helped many benevolent institutions and good works.
1936 - U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members
"On January 29, 1936, the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects its first members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson and Walter Johnson.
The Hall of Fame actually had its beginnings in 1935, when plans were made to build a museum devoted to baseball and its 100-year history. A private organization based in Cooperstown called the Clark Foundation thought that establishing the Baseball Hall of Fame in their city would help to reinvigorate the area's Depression-ravaged economy by attracting tourists. To help sell the idea, the foundation advanced the idea that U.S. Civil War hero Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown. The story proved to be phony, but baseball officials, eager to capitalize on the marketing and publicity potential of a museum to honor the game's greats, gave their support to the project anyway.
In preparation for the dedication of the Hall of Fame in 1939--thought by many to be the centennial of baseball--the Baseball Writers' Association of America chose the five greatest superstars of the game as the first class to be inducted: Ty Cobb was the most productive hitter in history; Babe Ruth was both an ace pitcher and the greatest home-run hitter to play the game; Honus Wagner was a versatile star shortstop and batting champion; Christy Matthewson had more wins than any pitcher in National League history; and Walter Johnson was considered one of the most powerful pitchers to ever have taken the mound.
Today, with approximately 350,000 visitors per year, the Hall of Fame continues to be the hub of all things baseball. It has elected 278 individuals, in all, including 225 players, 17 managers, 8 umpires and 28 executives and pioneers." - www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-baseball-hall-of-fame-elects-first-members (Jan 29, 2012).