Edited by Gerald Boerner
Introductory Comments:
The events of this day deal with a common theme — the seeking of freedom and the giving of oneself for the good of others. During the Revolutionary War, Haym Solomon worked hard to help raise money to fund the battle of the colonists, as personified by the Sons of Liberty, against their British oppressors. Abraham Lincoln used the Emancipation Proclamation to hold off British and French support for the Confederacy during the Civil War. During World War II, Hollywood entertainers, including the Andrew Sisters and Bob Hope, went into the fields to entertain the troops with their songs, dances, and general humor. These individuals all gave of themselves for their country, as did the troops on those European and Asian battle fields.
In 1960, a wounded World War II hero and U.S. Senator sought the Presidency of this great country; he would call for the people to “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” This president would later pay the supreme price for his youthful goals when he was assassinated on that street in Dallas, Texas.
And during an earlier time, we saw those giants of industrialization turned from their quest of monopolies to the establishment of philanthropic organizations to help the people of the country that had brought them such riches. John D. Rockefeller led the way in this movement, under the attack of another crusading President, Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt. His relative would bring new hope to a nation ravaged by the Great Depression and World War II new hope — a hope of equity of opportunity.
The service of others stood as the foundation of our new nation. Our Constitution called for the creation of a government that would:
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
This experiment in government sought to create a new nation that would show concern for each other in a just and fair manner. It has worked, although it took two hundred years to bring its promise to most of its people!
Let’s now take a look at those events that have occurred on this day, January 7th, across the years… GLB
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Quotations Related to Bob Hope:
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“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.”
— Bob Hope
“I do benefits for all religions – I’d hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.”
— Bob Hope
“I have a wonderful make-up crew. They’re the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty.”
— Bob Hope
“I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything till noon. That’s when it’s time for my nap.”
— Bob Hope
“A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?”
— Bob Hope
