TODAY IN HISTORY-TUESDAY MARCH 1, 2011

Today is Tuesday, March 1, the 60th day of 2011. There are 305 days left in the year.

Today in History:  Highlight in History: On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps. AP Photo
On this date in: 1781 The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation. 1790 Congress authorized the first U.S. census. 1845 President John Tyler signed a congressional resolution to annex the Republic of Texas. 1867 Nebraska became the 37th state. 1872 Congress authorized creation of Yellowstone National Park. 1922 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was born in Jerusalem. 1932 The 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, was kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, N.J. (The child's body was found two months later.) 1940 The novel "Native Son" by Richard Wright was published. 1954 Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five congressmen. 1968 Country musicians Johnny Cash and June Carter were married. AP Photo/Ron Frehm 1974 Former Nixon White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman and former Attorney General John Mitchell were indicted on obstruction of justice charges related to the Watergate break-in. 1981 Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands began a hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. (He died 65 days later.) 1990 The Seabrook, N.H., nuclear power plant won federal permission to go on line after two decades of protests and legal struggles. 2003 Suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was captured by CIA and Pakistani agents near Islamabad. 2005 BTK serial killer Dennis Rader was charged in Wichita, Kan., with 10 counts of first-degree murder. (He later pleaded guilty and received multiple life sentences.) 2005 A closely divided Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for juvenile criminals. 2010 Jay Leno returned as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show."		Today's Birthdays: Actor Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men") turns 42 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Name Profession Age Robert Clary Actor ("Hogan's Heroes") 85 Harry Belafonte Singer 84 Robert H. Bork Former U.S. solicitor general 84 Robert Conrad Actor 76 John Breaux Former U.S. senator, D-La. 67 Roger Daltrey Rock singer (The Who) 67 Dirk Benedict Actor 66 Alan Thicke Actor ("Growing Pains") 64 Catherine Bach Actress ("The Dukes of Hazzard") 57 Ron Howard Actor, director 57 Tim Daly Actor ("Wings") 55 Ron Francis Hockey Hall of Famer 48 John David Cullum Actor 45 George Eads Actor ("CSI") 44 Chris Webber Basketball player 38 Singer Justin Bieber turns 17 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer

Thought for Today: "An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail." — Edwin H. Land, American investor (born 1909, died this date in 1991).

“A Prayer When We Don’t Understand”

Father, when I trust in You with all my heart, You are foremost in my thoughts. My attitudes and actions will bear that out. Instead of plotting I will  pray; instead of being fearful I will  be courageous; instead of being weak I will be strong in You. I will not resort to my own understanding for it is faulty, frail, and full of me instead of You.  More of You, less of me is my prayer that I might trust You with all of my heart and acknowledge You in all of my ways.  In the name of Jesus I commit myself to You.  Amen.