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On Saturday, September 20, 6-8pm at Glenwood Baptist Church in Oak Ridge you’re invited to Gospel Fest.  The Stubbs Family, Sherri Turpin, Bill Mathis and The Bread of Life will all be performing.  So make plans to be at Glenwood Baptist Church for Gospel Fest on September 20th from 6-8pm.  …

Today is Tuesday, September 9, the 252nd day of 2014. There are 113 days left in the year. 1543, Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scots at Stirling Castle, nine months after she was born. 1675 – New England colonies declare war on Wampanoag indians 1753 – 1st steam engine …

Today is Monday, September 8, the 251st day of 2014. There are 114 days left in the year. 1565 – 1st permanent settlement in US forms (St Augustine, Florida) 1892, an early version of “The Pledge of Allegiance,” written by Francis Bellamy, appeared in “The Youth’s Companion.” 1900, Galveston, Texas, …

Today is Friday, September 5, the 248th day of 2014. There are 117 days left in the year. 1774, the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. 1836, Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas. 1864, voters in Louisiana approved a new state constitution abolishing slavery. 1882 – …

Today is Thursday, September 4, the 247th day of 2014. There are 118 days left in the year. 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Governor Felipe de Neve. 1882 – 1st large-scale test of Thomas Edison’s light bulb – lighting of NY’s Pearl Street …

Today is Wednesday, September 3, the 246th day of 2014. There are 119 days left in the year. 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War. 1895 – 1st pro football game played, Latrobe beats Jeanette 12-0 (Penn) 1923, …

Today is Friday, August 29, the 241st day of 2014. There are 124 days left in the year. 1786 – Shay’s Rebellion in Springfield, Mass 1814, during the War of 1812, Alexandria, Virginia, formally surrendered to British military forces, which occupied the city until September 3. 1862 – US Bureau …

Today is Tuesday, August 26, the 238th day of 2014. There are 127 days left in the year. 1858 – First news dispatch by telegraph 1873 – First free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri 1907 – Harry Houdini escapes …

Today is Friday, August 22, the 234th day of 2014. There are 131 days left in the year. 1485, England’s King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, effectively ending the War of the Roses. 1762 – 1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, 1775 …

Today is Thursday, August 21, the 233th day of 2014. There are 132 days left in the year. 1944, the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and China opened talks at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington that helped pave the way for establishment of the United Nations. (The talks concluded on …