1797 - Colonel William Tate and his force of 1‚000-1‚500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain (according to legend‚ to Welsh women in tall black hats‚ mistaken for elite guards regiment) 1949 - Israel and Egypt sign an armistice agreement 1968 - Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games 1970 - 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen‚ Switzerland) 1982 - Boston Celtics begin an 18 NBA game winning streak 1991 - English-Yiddish musical revue "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater‚ NYC‚ after 126 performances 2013 - 55th Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson wins 2nd Great American Race; Danica Patrick first female to start from pole position; also best-ever finish by a woman at Daytona (8th) 2018 - Japanese speed skater Nana Takagi wins her 2nd gold medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the women's mass start event; also member Japan's successful pursuit team 2019 - 91st Academy Awards: Best Picture "Green Book"‚ Best Director Alfonso Cuarón‚ Best Actor Rami Malek‚ Best Actress Olivia Colman 2020 - Scientists identify the first animal that doesn't need oxygen to breathe - a tiny parasite living in salmon tissue‚ reported in journal PNAS More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1855 - US Court of Claims forms for cases against government 1857 - 1st perforated US postage stamps delivered to government 1920 - NSDAP begins at Hofbrauhaus Munich 1938 - Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles 1968 - Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games 1980 - US ice hockey team clinches gold medal with 4-2 win over Finland at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics; comes after 4-3 "Miracle on Ice" victory against hot favorite Soviet Union More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Bert Lytell‚ American actor (One Man's Family)‚ born in New York City (d. 1954) 1939 - George Bain‚ principal (London Business School) 1951 - Derek Randall‚ English cricket batsman (47 Tests‚ 7 x 100‚ HS 174; Nottinghamshire CCC‚ Suffolk CCC)‚ born in Retford‚ England 1968 - John Velddman‚ soccer player (Sparta) 1970 - Jonathan Ward‚ American actor (Doug-Charles in Charge; Beans Baxter)‚ born in Baltimore‚ Maryland 1973 - Chris Fehn‚ American heavy metal percussionist (Slipknot‚ 1998-2019)‚ born in Des Moines‚ Iowa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1975 - Nikolai A Bulganin‚ Soviet-Russian marshal and 6th Premier of the Soviet Union (1955-58)‚ dies at 79 1986 - Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Sastri)‚ Indian dancer‚ educator (co-founder of Kalakshetra Academy)‚ politician (Member or Parliament‚ 1952-62)‚ and animal rights activist‚ dies at 81 1997 - Isabelle Harriet Lucas‚ Canadian-born British actress and singer (Outland‚ Comics)‚ dies at 69 2006 - Octavia E. Butler‚ American sci-fi author (Hugo‚ Wild Seed)‚ dies at 58 2020 - Ben Cooper‚ American western actor (The Rose Tattoo; Outcast; Arizona Raiders)‚ dies at 86 2021 - Peter Ostroushko‚ American fiddler‚ mandolin player‚ and composer (A Prairie Home Companion)‚ dies of heart failure at 67 More Famous Deaths »

You can bet this won’t be aired by American‚ British‚ or European mainstream media.

Despite all the stories we read and struggle to fathom in our humanity‚ David stuck close to God‚ and even when he sinned‚ he turned back to God. At the end of his life‚ God calls David a man after his (God's) own heart.

Maybe you’re facing a setback today. Maybe there’s a crisis going on in your life. Remember‚ you are a work in progress. You are under construction.

We have the honor and ability to bring our families before the Lord in prayer‚ while we also have to choose to submit our families to the One who watches over each of our people all the time. Being the watchman for our people isn't an easy task‚ but it's a holy calling.