On this day..........

What a day today.

Seems as though McCain has chosen Sarah Palin as his VP.

I am not thrilled with the choice but I am sure the more I learn about her and hear from her I will be on board with the choice.

* McCain turns 72 today

* the Communist Soviet Union was no more on this day in 1991

* 1944 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis

* 1886 Chop Suey was invented in NYC

* John the Baptist was beheaded

* 1958--Air Force Academy opens in Colorado

* 2005- Hurricane Katrina Slams into Mississippi

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1 Peter 5:6


Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time

On this day..............

Lots of interesting stuff happened in the world on this date.

* In 1703 John Wesley who co founded the Methodist movement was born

* In 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place

* The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York in 1885

* The Republic of Iceland was established in 1944

* 1960 - Ted Williams hit his 500th career home run

* The Supreme Court ruled that the Lord's Prayer is not required to be recited in public schools in 1963

* 1967 - The Hollies' "Carrie Ann" was released.

* The Watergate scandal 1972