TODAY IN HISTORY-SUNDAY APRIL 03, 2011

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Today is Sunday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2011. There are 272 days left in the year.

Today in History: AP Highlight in History:  On April 3, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall Plan, which allocated more than $5 billion in aid to help 16 European countries recover from World War II.
On this date in: 1783 Author Washington Irving was born in New York City. 1860 The Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. 1865 Union forces occupied the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va. 1882 Outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of his gang. 1924 Actor Marlon Brando was born in Omaha, Neb. 1936 Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, N.J., for the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby. 1968 Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "mountaintop" speech to a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn., less than 24 hours before he was assassinated. Excerpt from King's speech AP Photo/Charles Kelley 1996 Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested. 1998 The Dow Jones industrial average climbed above 9,000 for the first time. 2000 A federal judge ruled that Microsoft Corp. had violated U.S. antitrust laws. 2004 Surrounded by police, five suspects in the Madrid railway bombings blew themselves up in a building outside the Spanish capital, also killing a special forces agent. 2006 Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty before an international war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone. 2009 A Vietnamese immigrant opened fire in an immigrant community center in Binghamton, N.Y., killing 13 people before taking his own life. 2009 Iowa's Supreme Court legalized gay marriage.		Today's Birthdays: Actor Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock") turns 53 years old today. Name Profession Age Doris Day Actress, singer 88 Helmut Kohl Former German chancellor 81 Jane Goodall Primatologist 77 Marsha Mason Actress 69 Wayne Newton Singer 69 Tony Orlando Singer 67 Richard Thompson Rock musician 62 Mick Mars Rock musician (Motley Crue) 55 David Hyde Pierce Actor ("Frasier") 52 Sebastian Bach Rock singer (Skid Row) 43 Jennie Garth Actress ("Beverly Hills, 90210") 39 Leona Lewis Rock singer 26 Amanda Bynes Actress 25 Actor-comedian Eddie Murphy turns 50 years old today.

Thought for Today:

"The world is not black and white. More like black and grey." — Graham Greene, English author (born 1904, died this date in 1991).

“A Prayer Of Surrender To God”

Daily prayer: Father, we are barraged with colorful ads, luring commercials, and attractive displays enticing us to make grand purchases.  When “things” consume our soul they capture our passion, our wallets and our time. You have commanded us to seek first Your kingdom and Your righteousness and all these things will be added unto us.  As we do so we will be generous with our resources for the sake of the Kingdom.  Help us to be generous with our time, talent, and treasures so that Your kingdom is enlarged and our investments have eternal dividend.  In Jesus’ name  we pray.  Amen.