TODAY IN HISTORY-MONDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Today is Monday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2011. There are 313 days left in the year. This is Presidents Day.
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Today in History: Highlight in History: On Feb. 21, 1965, former Black Muslim leader Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death by three assassins as he gave a speech in New York. AP Photo
On this date in: 1848 Former President John Quincy Adams suffered a stroke on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. (He died two days later.) 1878 The first telephone directory was issued, by the District Telephone Co. of New Haven, Conn. 1885 The Washington Monument was dedicated. 1907 Poet W.H. Auden was born in York, England. 1916 The World War I Battle of Verdun began in France. 1925 The New Yorker magazine made its debut. 1947 Edwin H. Land publicly demonstrated his Polaroid Land camera, which could produce a black-and-white photograph in 60 seconds. AP Photo 1972 President Richard M. Nixon began his historic visit to China. AP Photo 1973 Israeli fighter planes shot down a Libyan Airlines jet over the Sinai Desert, killing more than 100 people. 1975 Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman were sentenced to 2 1/2 to 8 years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up. 1988 TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart tearfully confessed to his congregation in Baton Rouge, La., that he was guilty of an unspecified sin, and said he was leaving the pulpit temporarily. (Reports linked Swaggart to a prostitute.) 1989 President George H.W. Bush called Ayatollah Khomeini's death warrant against "Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie "deeply offensive to the norms of civilized behavior." 1995 Chicago stockbroker Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon, landing in Canada.		Today's Birthdays: Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt ("Ghost Whisperer") turns 32 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer Name Profession Age Richard Beymer Actor ("West Side Story") 72 David Geffen Recording executive 68 Tyne Daly Actress ("Cagney and Lacey") 65 Anthony Daniels Actor (C-3PO in the "Star Wars" films) 65 Alan Rickman Actor 65 Tricia Nixon Cox Daughter of President Nixon 65 Olympia Snowe U.S. senator, R-Maine 64 Jerry Harrison Rock musician (Talking Heads) 62 Christine Ebersole Actress 58 William Petersen Actor ("C.S.I.") 58 Kelsey Grammer Actor ("Fraiser") 56 Mary Chapin Carpenter Country singer 53 Jack Coleman Actor ("Heroes") 53 Christopher Atkins Actor 50 Ranking Roger Rock singer (General Public, English Beat) 50 William Baldwin Actor 48 Charlotte Church Singer 25 Braylon Edwards Football player 28 Corbin Bleu Actor ("High School Musical") 22 Actress Ellen Page ("Juno") turns 24 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

Thought for Today: "You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at." — W.H. Auden 

(born this date in 1907, died 1973).

“A Prayer For Searching The Heart”

Father, today I search my own heart and ask, Am I ashamed to bear Your name?  Do I really know You in whom I believe? Do I fully believe that You are able to keep that which I have committed to You until that appointed day?  Reveal to me that which needs my attention so that I gain full confidence in you, Christ Jesus my Lord, for here and now, and for that future date when You return to earth or I meet You through death. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray.  Amen.