TODAY IN HISTORY-SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2011

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Today is Saturday, March 12, the 71st day of 2011. There are 294 days left in the year. A reminder: Daylight-Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday. Clocks go forward one hour.

Today in History: Highlight in History: On March 12, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his radio "fireside chats," telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation's economic crisis. AP Photo
On this date in: 1912 The Girl Guides, the forerunner of the Girl Scouts of America, was founded. 1930 Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi began a 200-mile march to protest a British tax on salt. 1938 The "Anschluss" took place as German troops entered Austria. Adolf Hitler annexed his homeland the following day. 1939 Pope Pius XII was crowned at the Vatican. 1951 The cartoon "Dennis the Menace" by Hank Ketcham made its syndicated debut in 16 newspapers. 1969 Rock musician Paul McCartney of the Beatles married Linda Eastman in London. 1980 A Chicago jury found John Wayne Gacy Jr. guilty of the murders of 33 men and boys. Illinois state's attorney Bernard Carey 1987 The musical "Les Miserables" opened on Broadway. 1993 Janet Reno was sworn in as the nation's first female attorney general. 1994 The Church of England ordained its first female priests. 1999 The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland joined NATO. 2002 Homeland security chief Tom Ridge unveiled a color-coded system for terror warnings. 2002 The U.N. Security Council approved a U.S.-sponsored resolution endorsing a Palestinian state for the first time. 2008 New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned two days after reports had surfaced that he was a client of a prostitution ring. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer 2009 Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty in New York to pulling off perhaps the biggest swindle in Wall Street history.		Today's Birthdays: Singer-actress Liza Minnelli turns 65 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer Name Profession Age Edward Albee Playwright ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf") 83 Andrew Young Civil rights leader, politician 79 Barbara Feldon Actress ("Get Smart") 78 Al Jarreau R&B, jazz singer 71 Mitt Romney Former governor of Massachusetts 64 Kent Conrad U.S. senator, D-N.D. 63 James Taylor Singer, songwriter 63 Marlon Jackson Singer (The Jackson Five) 54 Courtney B. Vance Actor 51 Darryl Strawberry Baseball player 49 Actor Aaron Eckhart turns 43 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini

Thought for Today: "If power corrupts, being out of power corrupts absolutely." — Douglass (cq) Cater, American author and educator (1923-1995).

A Prayer During Times Of Shakings”

Father, help us to seek first Your kingdom and pray in the spirit so that we can live in victory even while encircled by conflict. Frequently Your shakings come to bring about personal change, but we also witness Your shakings of entire nations throughout history.  Though land, dwellings and people are destroyed due to the hardness of man’s hearts, Your kingdom is indestructible.  Scripture assures us that we who believe are receiving this Kingdom that cannot be destroyed, so we come with thankful hearts and worship You today with holy fear and awe, for You, our God, are a consuming fire