BIBLE VERSE

On This Day in:

1783 – Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America.

1789 – Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.

1824 – J.W. Goodrich introduced rubber galoshes to the public.

1847 – In Maryland, the first U.S. Telegraph Company was established.

1861 – Delegates from six southern states met in Montgomery, AL, to form the Confederate States of America.

1865 – The Hawaiian Board of Education was formed.

1895 – The Van Buren Street Bridge opened in Chicago, IL.

1901 – 'Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines' opened in New York City.

1904 – The Russo-Japanese War began after Japan laid siege to Port Arthur.

1913 – Louis Perlman received a patent for his demountable tire-carrying rims.

1932 – The first Winter Olympics were held in the United States at Lake Placid, NY.

1935 – CBS radio presented 'Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch' for the first time.

1936 – Radium E. became the first radioactive substance to be produced synthetically.

1938 – The play 'Our Town', by Thornton Wilder, opened in New York City.

1941 – The United Service Organizations (USO) was created.

1945 – During World War II, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a conference at Yalta to outline plans for Germany's defeat.

1948 – Ceylon gained independence within the British Commonwealth.

The country later became known as Sri Lanka.

1952 – Jackie Robinson was named Director of Communication for NBC. He was the first black executive of a major radio-TV network.

1953 – 'The Stooge' premiered at the Paramount Theatre in New York City.

1957 – Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine weighed 19 pounds.

1964 – The Administrator of General Services announced that the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had been ratified. The amendment banned the poll tax.

1968 – The world's largest hovercraft was launched at Cowes, Isle of Wight.

1973 – The Reshef was unveiled as Israel's missile boat.

1974 – Patricia (Patty) Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, CA, by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

1976 – An earthquake in Guatemala and Honduras killed more than

22,000 people.

1985 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan's defense budget called for a tripling of the expenditure on the 'Star Wars' research program.

1993 – Russian scientists unfurled a giant mirror in orbit and flashed a beam of sunlight across Europe during the night. Observers saw it only as a momentary flash.

1997 – A civil jury in California found O.J. Simpson liable in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Goldman's parents were awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages.

1997 – Two Israeli troop-carrying helicopters collided on their way to Lebanon, all 73 soldiers and airmen aboard were killed.

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

— Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV)