Good Morning & God Bless To Every One !!!
Today is January 19, the 19th day of 2014 and there are 346 days left this year where it is a Blessed day in the work for our Lord here at:
For God’s Glory Alone Ministries !!!
It is yet another DRY, but beautiful day here in Albuquerque where it is presently 28 degrees at 6:41 a.m. A slight wind puts our windchill down to 22 but we’re expecting partly cloudy skies today with highs around 58 degrees. Tomorrow’s forecast looks pretty much the same with highs around 59 under sunny skies. We ask everyone for a special prayer for a little “WET” for us out here in the Wild West where we are experiencing very dangerous dry and drought like conditions. Summer wild fires are already popping up in California in the middle of January.
So, What Happened Today In 1847?
Mexican rebels kill New Mexico Governor Charles Bent
Angered by the abusive behavior of American soldiers occupying the city, Mexicans in Taos strike back by murdering the American-born New Mexican governor Charles Bent.
The eldest of four brothers who all became prominent frontiersmen, Charles Bent began his involvement with the Wild West in 1822, when he left Virginia at the age of 23 to become a trader for the Missouri Fur Company. When that company was destroyed by cutthroat competition from John Jacob Astor’s powerful American Fur Company, Bent became a trader on the Santa Fe Trail. Building outlets in the Mexican cities of Santa Fe and New Mexico, and an Indian trading post on the Arkansas River called Bent’s Fort (in modern-day Colorado), Bent and his business partners eventually created the largest mercantile firm in the Southwest.
Bent’s financial, political, and personal interests increasingly began to center on Taos, New Mexico. In the 1830s, he moved there and married Maria Ignacia Jaramillo, a wealthy widow from a prominent Mexican family. Bent’s new wife and his considerable wealth helped him win acceptance among the Mexican political elites, and he became a close associate of the New Mexican governor, Manuel Armijo. However, when war between Mexico and the U.S. broke out in 1846, Bent revealed his true colors by welcoming General Stephen Kearney’s largely bloodless conquest of New Mexico with open arms. Kearney awarded Bent by appointing him to the governorship.
Kearney and most of his soldiers then moved on to take California, leaving the new governor to fend for himself, and Bent soon discovered that his behavior had earned him many enemies in Taos. Many of the Mexican families naturally resented the American conquest of their home, and the Taos Indians had long disliked Bent because of his trade relations with their northern enemies. The small force of American soldiers left behind to maintain order exacerbated the bad feelings by treating the Mexicans with undisguised contempt.
On January 19, 1847, the people of Taos struck back. A violent mob attacked a Taos home that Bent was visiting, murdered his guards, and then killed and scalped Bent. Dragging Bent’s mangled body through the streets of Taos, the mob called for a full-scale rebellion against the American occupation, and by the end of the evening, 15 other Americans had been killed. Those who survived fled to Santa Fe to sound the alarm. Within two weeks, the American Colonel Sterling Price had quelled the rebellion and executed the supposed ringleaders. With the end of the Mexican War in 1848, New Mexico and all the rest of Mexico’s old northern frontier became the American Southwest.
Other Memorable Or Interesting Events Occurring On January 19 In History:
1419 – The French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in the ‘Hundred Year War’;
1523 – Ulrich Zwingli in Switzerland publishes his 67 articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacks the authority of the Pope;
1764 – The British Parliament expels John Wilkes from its ranks for his reputedly libelous, seditious and pornographic writings. Over the next 12 years, Wilkes’ name became a byword for Parliamentary oppression both in Britain and in Britain’s North American colonies;
1783 – William Pitt becomes the youngest Prime Minister of England at the age of 24;
1807 – Confederate General Robert Edward Lee is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during most of the Civil War and his brilliant battlefield leadership earned him a reputation as one of the greatest military leaders in history as he consistently defeated larger Union armies;
1809 – Poet, Author and Literary critic Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston, Massachusetts;
1840 – During an exploring expedition, Captain Charles Wilkes sights the coast of eastern Antarctica and claims it for the United States. In 1959, the Antarctic Treaty made Antarctica an international zone, set guidelines for scientific cooperation, and prohibited military operations, nuclear explosions, and the disposal of radioactive waste on the continent;
1862 – In the Civil War, at the Battle of Logan’s Cross Roads, Union General George Thomas defeats Confederates commanded by George Crittenden in southern Kentucky. The battle, also called Mill Springs or Beech Grove, secured Union control of the region and resulted in the death of Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer;
1871 – First Negro lodge of US Masons approved in New Jersey;
1883 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey;
1883 – Heavy fog in the North Sea causes the collision of two steamers and the death of 357 people;
1915 – During World War I, Britain suffers its first casualties from an air attack when two German zeppelins drop bombs on Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn on the eastern coast of England;
1920 – U.S. Senate votes against membership in the League of Nations;
1922 – Geological survey says U.S. oil supply would be depleted in 20 years;
1929 – Acadia National Park in Maine is established;
1938 – General Motors begins mass production of diesel engines;
1939 – Ernest Hausen of Wisconsin sets ‘CHICKEN-PLUCKING’ record at 4.4 seconds. The record still stands today;
1941 – In World War II, British forces in East Africa, acting on information obtained by breaking the Italians’ coded messages, invade Italian-occupied Eritrea-a solid step towards victory in Africa;
1944 – The federal government relinquished control of the nation’s railroads to their owners following settlement of a wage dispute;
1952 – PGA approves allowing black participants in golf tournaments;
1955 – Popular board game “Scrabble” makes its debut;
1955 – First presidential TV news conference is filmed with President Dwight D. Eisenhower;
1960 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Japan’s Premier Kishi sign U.S.-Japanese security pact;
1961 – In the Vietnam War, outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower cautions incoming President John F. Kennedy that Laos is “the key to the entire area of Southeast Asia,” and might even require the direct intervention of U.S. combat troops;
1961 – First episode for the “Dick Van Dyke Show” is filmed;
1966 – Following the death of Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi becomes head of the Congress Party and thus prime minister of India. She was India’s first female head of government and by the time of her assassination in 1984 was one of its most controversial;
1968 – During the Vietnam War, “Sky Soldiers” from the 173rd Airborne Brigade begin Operation McLain with a reconnaissance-in-force operation in the Central Highlands. The purpose of this operation was to find and destroy the communist base camps in the area in order to promote better security for the province. The operation ended on January 31, 1970, with 1,042 enemy casualties;
1977 – President Gerald R. Ford pardons Tokyo Rose. Although the nickname originally referred to several Japanese women who broadcast Axis propaganda over the radio to Allied troops during World War II, it eventually became synonymous with a Japanese-American woman named Iva Toguri. On the orders of the Japanese government, Toguri and other women broadcast sentimental American music and phony announcements regarding U.S. troop losses in a vain attempt to destroy the morale of Allied soldiers;
1977 – First snowfall in the city’s history falls in Miami, Florida. It also snowed in the Bahamas;
1983 – Klaus Barbie, the Nazi Gestapo chief of Lyons, France, during the German occupation, is arrested in Bolivia for his crimes against humanity four decades earlier;
1999 – A mere three weeks after California passed a law against cyber stalking, Gary Dellapenta is charged with using the Internet to solicit the rape of a woman who had rejected his advances. Dellapenta terrorized a North Hollywood woman by placing ads in her name that claimed she had rape fantasies and provided her address and instructions for disarming her security system. At least six men saw the Internet ads and came to the woman’s home;
2007 – Beijing, China opens its first McDonald’s drive-thru restaurant;
2009 – Russia and Ukraine signed a deal restoring natural gas shipments to Ukraine and paving the way for an end to the nearly two-week cutoff of most Russian gas to a freezing Europe;
2013 – Calcium deposits found on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover; the deposits are similar to deposits formed on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures;
2013 – Minister Greg Griego, his wife, Sara, and three of their children were shot to death in their home near Albuquerque, N.M.; the couple’s teenage son, Nehemiah, is charged with murder;
2013 – It was one year ago TODAY!
Now, Off To The Fun Stuff
Today’s ‘From the cutest faces in the world file’:
Today’s Patriotic Quote:
“If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and to promote their common welfare – all else is lost.”
– President Barrack Hussein Obama
Today’s ‘A sign for every profession’:
Outside a Muffler Shop – “No appointment necessary; We hear you coming!”
Today’s Heartwarming ‘This is what cameras are for’ Picture:
Today’s Word Of The Day:
Conundrum (kə-nŭn’drəm) – is a very difficult or insoluble problem. It can also refer to a riddle whose answer is a pun, a paradox or an enigma.
Today’s Yiddish Word You Should Know:
bubbe – Or bobe. It means Grandmother, and bobeshi is the more affectionate form. Bubele is a similarly affectionate word, though it isn’t in Yiddish dictionaries.
Today’s Construction Site Oops Picture:
Today’s ‘From Mom’s dictionary’:
Maybe – NO!
Today’s Crazy Law:
In Alabama, (and I love this one!) – It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
Today’s Crazy ?/Thought:
If a baby’s leg pops out at 11:59 p.m. but his head doesn’t come out until 12:01 a.m., which day was he born on?
Today’s Funny Silly Sign:
Today’s Quote/Thought:
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
Today’s Inspirational Music Video:
Pieces – https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4vs2kAnh5KY
Today’s ‘The AWE of GOD Picture’:
Today’s Job Issue:
I tried working at the coffee shop; but it was the same old GRIND!
Today’s Funny Animal Video:
The Husky says NO! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCRDskZrUMU&feature=player_embedded
Today’s Educational Picture:
Today’s ‘That makes sense; I guess’ Quote:
“Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of you life,” – Brooke Shields, (during an interview to become spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.
Today’s Joke Of The Day (The Elderly Pastor):
The elderly Pastor was searching his closet for his collar before church one Sunday morning.
In the back of the closet, he found a small box containing 3 eggs and 100 $1 bills.
He called his wife into the closet to ask her about the box and its contents.
Embarrassed, she admitted having hidden the box there for their entire 30 years of marriage.
Disappointed and hurt, the Pastor asked her, “WHY?”
The wife replied that she hadn’t wanted to hurt his feelings.
He asked her how the box could hurt his feelings.
She said that every time during their marriage that he had delivered a poor sermon, she had placed and egg in the box.
The Pastor felt that 3 poor sermons in 30 years was certainly nothing to feel bad about, so he asked her what the $100 was for.
She replied, “Each time I got a dozen eggs, I sold them to the neighbors for $1.”
(OUCH !!!)
Today’s ‘How the heck did that happen’ Picture:
Today’s Christian Thought/Quote For The Day:
“Millions long for immortality, who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon!”
– Susan Ertz
Today’s Verse & Prayer:
Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. – Matthew 7:12
Dear God, you have blessed me with so many rich and wonderful gifts. I can never ever adequately express to you the thanks you deserve. One thing I want you to know, dear Lord, is that I especially appreciate the way you have treated me with grace and not with justice or judgment. Give me the power to do the same with the people my life touches this and every day. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Today’s Funny/Silly Church Sign:
Until Tomorrow – GOD BLESS To Every One !!!
