1803<\/b> — Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of US Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void. What would he have to say today?!<\/i><\/p>\n
1835<\/b> — The original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus is formed in Kirtland, Ohio.<\/p>\n
1849<\/b> — James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken. Subsequent Presidents have shown an inability to kick the habit.<\/i><\/p>\n
1859<\/b> — Oregon is admitted as the 33rd US state.<\/p>\n
1876<\/b> — Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray apply (though not jointly) for a patent for the telephone.<\/p>\n
1899<\/b> — Voting machines are approved by the US Congress for use in federal elections. “It will eliminate fraud, confusion, and disenfranchisement.”<\/i><\/p>\n
1912<\/b> — Arizona is admitted as the 48th US state.<\/p>\n
1945<\/b> — On the second day of the bombing, the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces begin fire-bombing Dresden, Germany. So that’s how The Greatest Generation fought?! Imagine the uproar if that had been done in Iraq and Afghanistan!<\/i><\/p>\n
1949<\/b> — Israel’s Parliament (the Knesset) convenes for the first time. Praise God!<\/i><\/p>\n
1977<\/b> — Mark Roth gives Ruby Yoder a Valentine card for the first time. I think that’s right!<\/i><\/p>\n
1989<\/b> — The first of 24 satellites of the Global Positioning System is placed into orbit. GPS is twenty years old today. Wow!<\/i><\/p>\n
2009<\/b> — What’s noteworthy that happened today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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