BIBLE VERSE
On This Day in:
1740 – Maria Theresa became the ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia with the death of her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.
1774 – The new Continental Congress, the governing body of America’s colonies, passed an order proclaiming that all citizens of the colonies 'discountenance and discourage all horse racing and all kinds of gaming, cock fighting, exhibitions of shows, plays and other expensive diversions and entertainment.'
1803 – The U.S. Senate approved the Louisiana Purchase.
1818 – The U.S. and Great Britain established the boundary between the U.S. and Canada to be the 49th parallel.
1827 – The Battle of Navarino took place during the Greek War for Independence.
1873 – A Hippodrome was opened in New York City by showman Phineus T. (P.T.) Barnum.
1892 – The city of Chicago dedicated the World's Columbian Exposition.
1903 – A joint commission ruled in favor of the U.S. concerning a dispute over the boundary between Canada and the District of Alaska.
1910 – A baseball with a cork center was used in a World Series game for the first time.
1935 – Mao Zedong arrived in Hanoi after his Long March that took just over a year. He then set up the Chinese Communist Headquarters.
1944 – Allied forces invaded the Philippines.
1944 – During World War II, the Yugoslav cities of Belgrade and Dubrovnik were liberated.
1947 – Hollywood came under scrutiny as the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence within the motion picture industry.
1952 – The Mau Mau uprising against white settlers began in Kenya.
1955 – 'No Time for Sergeants' opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre. The show starred Andy Griffith and Don Knotts made his Broadway debut. The last show was on September 14, 1957.
1957 – Walter Cronkite began hosting 'The 20th Century.' The show aired until January 4, 1970.
1968 – Jackie Lee Bouvier Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis.
1979 – The John F. Kennedy Library in Boston was dedicated.
1984 – The U.S. State Department reduced the number of Americans assigned to the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.
1993 – Attorney General Janet Reno warned the TV industry to limit the violence in their programs.
1994 – The website WhiteHouse.gov was launched.
1995 – Britain, France and the U.S. announced a treaty that banned atomic blasts in the South Pacific.
2003 – A 40-year-old man went over Niagara Falls without safety devices and survived. He was charged with illegally performing a stunt.
2009 – European astronomers discover 32 exoplanets.
Born on October 20th:
John Dewey 1859 – Psychologist, philosopher Bela Lugosi (Blasko) 1882 – Actor ('Dracula') Will Rogers, Jr. 1912 – Actor ('The Story of Will Rogers') Grandpa Jones (Louis Marshall) 1913 – Singer Dr. Joyce Brothers 1927 – Sex and relationship expert Mickey Mantle 1931 – Baseball player Jerry Orbach 1935 – Actor ('Dirty Dancing') Juan 'Manito' Marichal 1937 – Baseball player Tom Petty 1950 – Musician (Traveling Wilburys )
“But Jesus called them to him and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’”
— Matthew 20:25-28 (ESV)
