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1508 - Martin Luther's Life was Threatened.
He said, "Oh, what joy I feel," and "I said formerly that the Pope was Christ's vicar; now I assert that he is the Lord's adversary and the Devil's apostle." He was taken from his church, town, and friends for his stand and for his convictions.
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I Died.
Pray for the Queen of England today.
1820 - Fannie Crosby was Born.
She was the dear song writer and Christian lady who was blinded at the age of six weeks. She has given us many of our most cherished hymns. Among them is my favorite hymn, "Blessed Assurance." She also wrote "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior," "Safe In The Arms of Jesus," "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross," and other songs by which we have been blessed. At the age of eight Fannie Crosby wrote,
Oh, what a happy soul am I although I cannot see.
I am resolved in this world
Contented I will be.
How many blessings I enjoy that other people don't
To weep and sigh because I'm blind, I cannot and I won't.
What a testimony to each of us who have lesser problems and lesser burdens than did she!
1882 - Longfellow Died.
Someone has said that Longfellow attended church one day, came home and wrote in his diary that he had heard a man from Cambridge preach and "I applied it to myself."
1902 - The Birthday of Thomas E. Dewey.
1989 - Exxon Valdez runs aground
"The worst oil spill in U.S. territory begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of oil eventually spilled into the water. Attempts to contain the massive spill were unsuccessful, and wind and currents spread the oil more than 100 miles from its source, eventually polluting more than 700 miles of coastline. Hundreds of thousands of birds and animals were adversely affected by the environmental disaster.
It was later revealed that Joseph Hazelwood, the captain of the Valdez, was drinking at the time of the accident and allowed an uncertified officer to steer the massive vessel. In March 1990, Hazelwood was convicted of misdemeanor negligence, fined $50,000, and ordered to perform 1,000 hours of community service. In July 1992, an Alaska court overturned Hazelwood's conviction, citing a federal statute that grants freedom from prosecution to those who report an oil spill.
Exxon itself was condemned by the National Transportation Safety Board and in early 1991 agreed under pressure from environmental groups to pay a penalty of $100 million and provide $1 billion over a 10-year period for the cost of the cleanup. However, later in the year, both Alaska and Exxon rejected the agreement, and in October 1991 the oil giant settled the matter by paying $25 million, less than 4 percent of the cleanup aid promised by Exxon earlier that year." - www.history.com/this-day-in-history/exxon-valdez-runs-aground (Mar 24, 2012).
He said, "Oh, what joy I feel," and "I said formerly that the Pope was Christ's vicar; now I assert that he is the Lord's adversary and the Devil's apostle." He was taken from his church, town, and friends for his stand and for his convictions.
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I Died.
Pray for the Queen of England today.
1820 - Fannie Crosby was Born.
She was the dear song writer and Christian lady who was blinded at the age of six weeks. She has given us many of our most cherished hymns. Among them is my favorite hymn, "Blessed Assurance." She also wrote "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior," "Safe In The Arms of Jesus," "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross," and other songs by which we have been blessed. At the age of eight Fannie Crosby wrote,
Oh, what a happy soul am I although I cannot see.
I am resolved in this world
Contented I will be.
How many blessings I enjoy that other people don't
To weep and sigh because I'm blind, I cannot and I won't.
What a testimony to each of us who have lesser problems and lesser burdens than did she!
1882 - Longfellow Died.
Someone has said that Longfellow attended church one day, came home and wrote in his diary that he had heard a man from Cambridge preach and "I applied it to myself."
1902 - The Birthday of Thomas E. Dewey.
1989 - Exxon Valdez runs aground
"The worst oil spill in U.S. territory begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of oil eventually spilled into the water. Attempts to contain the massive spill were unsuccessful, and wind and currents spread the oil more than 100 miles from its source, eventually polluting more than 700 miles of coastline. Hundreds of thousands of birds and animals were adversely affected by the environmental disaster.
It was later revealed that Joseph Hazelwood, the captain of the Valdez, was drinking at the time of the accident and allowed an uncertified officer to steer the massive vessel. In March 1990, Hazelwood was convicted of misdemeanor negligence, fined $50,000, and ordered to perform 1,000 hours of community service. In July 1992, an Alaska court overturned Hazelwood's conviction, citing a federal statute that grants freedom from prosecution to those who report an oil spill.
Exxon itself was condemned by the National Transportation Safety Board and in early 1991 agreed under pressure from environmental groups to pay a penalty of $100 million and provide $1 billion over a 10-year period for the cost of the cleanup. However, later in the year, both Alaska and Exxon rejected the agreement, and in October 1991 the oil giant settled the matter by paying $25 million, less than 4 percent of the cleanup aid promised by Exxon earlier that year." - www.history.com/this-day-in-history/exxon-valdez-runs-aground (Mar 24, 2012).