This Month in History

I enjoy history and I enjoy trivia.

Hope you do to!

 

 

~ 1847 ~

Under the pen name Currer Bell, author Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre" is published.

 

~ 1863 ~

President Abraham Lincoln declares Thanksgiving an official U.S. holiday to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November.

 

~ 1908 ~

(the year my Daddy was born)

Henry Ford introduces the Ford Model T automobile, priced at $850.

 

 

~ 1927 ~

Workers begin sculpting the likenesses of four American presidents onto a mountain face in South Dakota.  Mount Rushmore would be completed in 1939.

 

~ 1947 ~

Harry Truman delivers the first televised presidential address from the White House.  His topic is food conservation.

 

~ 1953 ~

The New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers and win their fifth consecutive World Series, a feat no Major League Baseball team had ever achieved.

 

 

~ 1962 ~

Johnny Carson takes the reins from Jack Paar as host of "The Tonight Show."  Carson went on to lead the late-night program for the next 30 years.

(and I still miss him)

 

~ 1971 ~

Walt Disney's second theme park, Walt Disney World, opens near Orlando, Florida.

 

~ 1998 ~

At age 77, John Glenn returns to space aboard the shuttle Discovery, nearly 40 years after becoming the first American to orbit the earth.

 

~ 2001 ~

Apple introduces the iPod, a portable digital music player that can store 1,000 songs.

Closing with a word from 1 Thessalonians..
In verse one, Paul Silvanus and Timothy are addressing the church of the Thessalonians. I love what they said as they greeted this church....

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

What a beautiful way to greet someone.
As Christians, I wonder why we don't greet each other in this way?
Something to think about...and I would love to hear your thoughts.

Until Next Time
Grace to you and peace from God our Father
 and the Lord Jesus Christ.