August 1

1980 — Ruby and I say “I do” and were declared Mr. & Mrs. Mark Roth, which we still are.

Meanwhile, in other August 1 “news” you may have forgotten….

1492 — Spain drives out its Jews.

1619 — Jamestown, Virginia “welcomes” their first African slaves.

1774 — The element oxygen is discovered for the third (and last) time. Huh?!

1834 — Slavery is abolished in the British Empire.

1876 — Colorado becomes the 38th US state.

1902 — France sells the United States the rights to the Panama Canal.

1914 — Germany declares war on Russia at the opening of World War I.

1941 — The first Jeep rolls off the assembly line.

1944 — Anne Frank makes the last entry in her diary.

1966 — Charles Whitman kills 15 people at The University of Texas at Austin.

1967 — Israel annexes East Jerusalem.

1988 — Rush Limbaugh hits the national airwaves with his radio show.

2008 — George W. Bush is still President of the United States, so he signs a sweeping global AIDS relief bill that includes language repealing the US ban on HIV-positive foreign visitors and immigrants.

2009 — At 10:46 pm I spotted some friends who also attend our home congregation! If it weren’t so late, I’d make it a separate post here. The lady in the foreground is ITF‘s sister Hope! I’ve eaten in that café — I even posted about it last month.

1 thought on “August 1”

  1. Congratulations! It is always a blessing and testimony to hear of others’ who have stayed faithfully married for a long time. Thank you both for believing on the Lord and for your testimony.

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