BIBLE VERSE

On This Day in:

1789 – The U.S. Congress passed the First Judiciary Act. The act provided for an Attorney General and a lower federal courts.

1869 – Thousands of businessmen were financially ruined after a panic on Wall Street. The panic was caused by an attempt to corner the gold market by Jay Gould and James Fisk.

1915 – 'The Lamb,' Douglas Fairbanks first film, was shown at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York City, NY.

1929 – The first all-instrument flight took place in New York when Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY2 Biplane over Mitchell Field.

1933 – 'Roses and Drums' was heard on WABC in New York City.

It was the first dramatic presentation for radio.

1934 – Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player.

1938 – Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open.

1955 – U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver, CO.

1957 – The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field.

1957 – U.S. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, AR, to enforce school integration.

1960 – The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was launched.

The USS Enterprise set out from Newport News, VA.

1961 – 'The Bullwinkle Show' premiered in prime time on NBC-TV. The show was originally on ABC in the afternoon as 'Rocky and His Friends.'

1963 – The U.S. Senate ratified a treaty that limited nuclear testing. The treaty was between the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union.

1968 – '60 Minutes' premiered on CBS-TV.

1968 – 'The Mod Squad' premiered on ABC-TV.

1977 – 'The Love Boat' debuted on ABC-TV. The theme song was sung by Jack Jones and was written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox.

1995 – Three decades of Israeli occupation of West Bank cities ended with the signing of a pact by Israel and the PLO.

1996 – The United States, represented by President Clinton, and the world's other major nuclear powers signed a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.

1998 – The U.S. Federal Reserve released into circulation $2 billion in new harder-to-counterfeit $20 bills.

2001 – U.S. President George W. Bush froze the assets of 27 suspected terrorists and terrorist groups.

2003 – Anthony Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Born on September 24:

F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896 – American Author (The Great Gatsby) Jim Henson 1936 – Puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, actor,Creator of The Muppets Linda McCartney 1941 – Musician (Wings), wife of Paul McCartney (Beatles) Gerry Marsden 1942 – Singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers) 'Mean' Joe Green 1946 – Football player Phil Hartman 1948 – Comedian, actor Gordon Clapp 1948 – Actor ('NYPD Blue') Kevin Sorbo 1958 – Actor Nia Vardalos 1962 – Actress ('My Big Fat Greek Wedding') Cedric Dent (Take 6) 1962 Rafael Palmeiro 1964 Marty Mitchell (Ricochet) 1969 Megan Ward 1969 – Actress (TV: 'General Hospital') Paul Hamm 1982 – Olympic gymnast

“Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.”

— Proverbs 4:25-27 (ESV)