Tag Archives: Today in History
On January 4th
1540 – The German reformer Martin Luther said in a sermon on this day that “‘Faith is the ‘yes’ of the heart, a conviction on which one stakes one’s life.” 1785 – Today is the birthday of Jacob Grimm (1/4/1785 – 9/20/1863). He was a German scholar and the author, with Wilhelm Carl Grimm, of [...]
On January 3rd
Today is the birthday of Father Damien (1/3/1840 – 4/15/1889). The following is from Wikipedia: Blessed Damien de Veuster, born Jozef de Veuster and also known as Blessed Damien of Molokai (in Dutch, Damiaan), was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a [...]
Peace, Bernstein and e.e. – Today in History: October 14th
Image via Wikipedia Three notable persons received the Nobel Peace Prize on this date. They include: 1964 – Martin Luther King, Jr., pastor and civil rights advocate, was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. King once said, “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic [...]
Saint-Saens and Semple McPherson: Today in History – October 9th
Camille Saint-Saens (10/9/1835 – 12/16/1921) was born on this date. One of this French composer’s best known works was his “Symphony No. 3",” which was featured in the movie “Babe.” A portion of this symphony is in the video below. Aimee Semple McPherson, a Canadian-born American evangelist was born on this day in 1890 [...]
Today in History – October 8th: Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Image via Wikipedia On this day in 1970, the Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn was named winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. Two quotes from Solzhenitsyn are: “It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes… we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is [...]
Today in History – October 7th
Yo-Yo Ma, famed Cellist, turns 54 today. Below is a video of him playing some of my favorite music from Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack for the movie “The Mission.” The following is taken from “The Writer’s Almanac,” which can be found here. It’s the birthday of writer Sherman Alexie, (books by this author) born on the [...]
A Celebration of the Motion Picture – Today in History: October 6th
Today there are two notable events related to movies which we can pause to consider. First, it was on this day in 1889 that Thomas Edison showed his first motion picture. This can be seen in the video below. It is not much to look at however. Also, on this day in 1927, “The Jazz [...]
October 5th – Today in History
On this day in 1703, Jonathan Edwards, the noted preacher and American evangelical religious leader, was born. He is probably best known for his sermon “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God.” A few quotes from this sermon follow. Be forewarned, however, what follows is likely to give you nightmares. So that thus it [...]
Today In History – August 5th
1570 – Jesuits led by Fray Batista Segura arrived in Virginia for the purpose of converting the American Indians to Christianity. Unfortunately, six months later, the entire group was massacred by the Indians they had come to evangelize. 1861 – The federal government levied an income tax for the first time. 1889 – Conrad Aiken, [...]
