TODAY IN HISTORY-TUESDAY MARCH 08, 2011

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Today is Shrove Tuesday, March 8, the 67th day of 2011. There are 298 days left in the year.

Today in History:  Highlight in History:  On March 8, 1917, rioting and strikes in St. Petersburg started Russia's "February Revolution" (so called because of the Old Style calendar used by Russia at the time).   AP Photo
On this date in: 1702 England's Queen Anne ascended the throne upon the death of King William III. 1782 The Gnadenhutten massacre took place as some 90 Indians were slain by militiamen in Ohio in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indians. 1841 Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was born in Boston. AP Photo 1874 Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States, died in Buffalo, N.Y., at age 74. 1917 The U.S. Senate voted to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. 1930 William Howard Taft, the 27th president and a former chief justice of the United States, died in Washington, D.C., at age 72. 1965 The United States landed about 3,500 Marines in South Vietnam. AP photographer Eddie Adams reports 1999 Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died at age 84. 2005 Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov was killed in northern Chechnya during a raid by Russian forces. 2008 President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods on suspected terrorists.		Today's Birthdays: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward turns 35 years old today. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Name Profession Age Jim Bouton Baseball player, author 72 Micky Dolenz Rock musician, actor (The Monkees) 66 George Allen Former U.S. senator, R-Va. 59 Jim Rice Baseball Hall of Famer 58 Gary Numan Rock singer 53 Aidan Quinn Actor 52 Camryn Manheim Actress ("Ghost Whisperer," "The Practice") 50 Freddie Prinze Jr. Actor 35 James Van Der Beek Actor ("Dawson's Creek") 34 News anchor Lester Holt ("Today") turns 52 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer Thought for Today: "If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought — not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate." — Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (born this date in 1841, died 1935).

“A Prayer For Grace During Affliction”

Father, we greatly rejoice knowing that as our physical body is wearing down our spiritual body is being renewed daily moving us closer and closer to the moment we receive an eternal glory that far outweighs the heartaches, losses, trials, injustices, and suffering of this life. Keep our eyes not on that which passes, but that which passeth not away.  Help us to envision the glory of heaven where there will be no need for a sun or moon for Jesus’ glory will be the light of heaven. We can hardly wait but then of course You choose the appointed hour, so until then we’ll look not to our temporal troubles but to Your eternal glory through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.