TODAY IN HISTORY-SUNDAY MARCH 06, 2011

Today is Sunday, March 6, the 65th day of 2011. There are 300 days left in the year.

Today in History: Highlight in History:  On March 6, 1857, the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford ruled against a slave suing for his freedom and said Congress had no right to limit the expansion of slavery.   AP Photo/Washington University in St. Louis
On this date in: 1806 Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born in Durham, England. 1834 The city of Toronto was incorporated. 1836 The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege. 1853 Verdi's opera "La Traviata" premiered in Venice, Italy. 1933 A nationwide bank holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt went into effect. 1935 Retired Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. died two days shy of his 94th birthday. 1944 Heavy bombers staged the first American raid on Berlin during World War II. AP Photo 1957 The former British African colonies of the Gold Coast and Togoland became the independent nation of Ghana. 1981 Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News." Cronkite signs off 1997 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II launched the first official royal Web site. 2006 Gov. Mike Rounds signed legislation banning most abortions in South Dakota. (The ban was later rejected by the state's voters). 2006 Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett died at age 45. 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was convicted of lying and obstructing an investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.		Today's Birthdays: Boston Celtics center Shaquille O'Neal turns 39 years old today. AP Photo/Rich Schultz Name Profession Age William Webster Former FBI and CIA director 87 Alan Greenspan Former Federal Reserve chairman 85 Gabriel Garcia Marquez Author ("Love in the Time of Cholera") 84 Christopher Bond Former U.S. senator, R-Mo. 72 Mary Wilson Singer (The Supremes) 67 David Gilmour Rock musician (Pink Floyd) 65 Kiki Dee Singer 64 Rob Reiner Actor, director ("All in the Family") 64 Tom Arnold Actor 52 D.L. Hughley Actor ("The Hughleys") 47 Moira Kelly Actress 43 Amy Pietz Actress ("Caroline in the City") 42 Tim Howard Soccer player 32 Chris Tomson Rock musician (Vampire Weekend) 27 Actress Connie Britton ("Friday Night Lights") turns 43 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

Thought for Today: "Le sens commun n'est pas si commun." (Common sense is not so common.) — Voltaire, French author and philosopher (1694-1778).

“A Prayer To The Great One”

Father, You are exalted over all the nations and Your glory fills the heavens. You are great and greatly to be praised.  There is no other One who sits enthroned in the heavens and yet whose Spirit hears the very sigh of my heart. You hear my prayer before it is even whispered on my lips. You know my need even before I am aware of it and yet Your greatness never keeps me at a distance. Instead You invite me to approach the throne of grace and have audience with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, both in seasons of rejoicing and in times of need. Thank You, Almighty One who exists from eternity to eternity. It is through Jesus that we approach You in prayer. Amen.