TODAY IN HISTORY-MAY 06, 2011

Today is Friday, May 6, the 126th day of 2011. There are 239 days left in the year.

Today in History:  AP Highlight in History: On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board and a Navy crewman on the ground. Radio reporter Herb Morrison's eyewitness account AP Photo/Philadelphia Public Ledger
On this date in: 1856 Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was born in Freiberg, Moravia (present-day Pribor, Czech Republic). 1840 A tornado that touched down in eastern Louisiana and crossed the Mississippi River into Natchez, Miss., killed 317 people - most of them on boats in the river. 1861 Arkansas seceded from the Union. 1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese immigrants from the United States for 10 years. 1889 The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower. 1910 Britain's King Edward VII died. 1915 Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox hit the first of his 714 major league home runs in a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds. 1942 Some 15,000 Americans and Filipinos on Corregidor surrendered to the Japanese during World War II. 1954 Roger Bannister became the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes, finishing in 3:59.4 during a track meet in Oxford, England. AP Photo 1960 Britain's Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong Jones, a commoner, at Westminster Abbey. (They divorced in 1978.) 2001 Pope John Paul II, during a trip to Syria, became the first pope to enter a mosque. 2002 Right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was shot and killed in Hilversum, Netherlands. 2002 "Spider-Man" became the first movie to make more than $100 million in its opening weekend. 2004 The final first-run episode of "Friends" aired on NBC. 2007 Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy was elected president of France.		Today's Birthdays: Actor George Clooney turns 50 years old today. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Name Profession Age George Clooney Actor 50 Bob Seger Rock musician 66 Alan Dale Actor 64 Tony Blair Former British prime minister 58 Tom Bergeron TV host ("Dancing with the Stars") 56 Roma Downey Actress ("Touched by an Angel") 51 Martin Brodeur Hockey player 39 Adrianne Palicki Actress ("Friday Night Lights") 28 Gabourey Sidibe Actress ("Precious") 28 Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays turns 80 years old years old today.

Thought for Today: 

"Form ever follows function." — Louis Sullivan, American architect (1856-1924).

“A Prayer For Refreshing”

Father, we’re reminded in the book of Romans that no one lives unto himself.  We affect others both by what we do and what we don’t do; what we believe and what we don’t believe; what we say and what we don’t say.  We want to be a conduit of Your grace and mercy to others along life’s way.  We don’t want to bring them down but lift them up in refreshing ways so that they are strengthened and encouraged by our presence.  There will always be those who tear down but we want to build up others according to their need.  With Your help, Father, we can be a blessing to those You bring in our path. We pray this in Jesus’ name.  Amen.

Yesterday was the National Day of Prayer here in the USA and we certainly pray for revival here and everywhere! Here’s the official prayer written by Joni Eareckson Tada.

Almighty God, you are our Mighty Fortress, our refuge and the God in whom we place our trust.  As our nation faces great distress and uncertainty, we ask your Holy Spirit to fall afresh upon your people — convict us of sin and inflame within us a passion to pray for our land and its people.  Grant the leaders of our country an awareness of their desperate need of wisdom and salvation in You until sin becomes a reproach to all and righteousness exalts this nation.

Protect and defend us against our enemies and may the cause of Christ always prevail in our schools, courts, homes, and churches.  Lord God, send a spirit of revival and may it begin in our own hearts.

Remember America, we pray.  Remember the foundations on which this country was built.  Remember the prayers of our nation’s fathers and mothers, and do not forget us in our time of need.

In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.