1774 - 1st Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia
1839 - The First Opium War begins in China.
1914 - Battle of Marne (WW I) begins: Germans chase out Russians
1939 - FDR declares US neutrality at start of WW II in Europe
A Saint's Feast Day: Bledded Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta,[1] born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was an Albanian–born Indian Roman Catholic nun. "By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus."[2] In late 2003, she was beatified, the third step toward possible sainthood. A second miracle credited to Mother Teresa is required before she can be recognized as a saint by the Catholic church.[3][4] Mother Teresa was fluent in five languages, Bengali, the local language of the people of Calcutta (Kolkata),[5] English, Albanian, Serbo-Croat, and Hindi.[6]Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. Members of the order must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, and the fourth vow, to give "Wholehearted and Free service to the poorest of the poor". The Missionaries of Charity at the time of her death had 610 missions in 123 countries including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counselling programmes, orphanages and schools. (wikipedia)
Daily Quotes:
"We all want progress, but if you're on the rong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive." -C.S. Lewis
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy." -Isaac Newton
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