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April 9, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 9, 1942: US surrenders to Japanese at Bataan: 35,000 troops, the largest surrender in US history. British carrier HMS Hermes and Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire sunk off Ceylon by Japanese aircraft.
April 8, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 8, 1942: In Philippines, Gen. Jonathan Wainwright escapes from Bataan to Corregidor with 2000 US troops. US 10th Air Force flies first supply mission over "The Hump" from India into China.
April 7, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 7, 1942: US Navy announces blacks can enlist for general service (Seabees, shore duty, stevedores), not just in mess as of 6/1/42, allowing time to build segregated facilities. Representatives from 11 western states meet with War Relocation Authority to protest Japanese-Americans evacuating to their states; Colorado alone agrees to accept voluntary relocation of enemy aliens.
April 6, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 6, 1942: Japanese air raid on Vizagapatam and Cocanada, India tips India into Allied camp. Germany cuts rations of bread, meat, fats.
April 5, 2012
Our Capstone
Sirena Gate, Paestum, ItalyI used to love watching my oldest son play with blocks when he was little. A natural engineer, he was always drawn to building higher, longer, and sturdier, constantly modifying his designs. At children's museums, he would enlist his younger sister and brother into helping him construct the giant arch from foam blocks. Not an easy job. The entire structure was completely unstable until the capstone block was inserted at the top, linking the two columns.
With the capstone, the arch is one of the most stable structures known to man, capable of bearing extreme amounts of weight over long periods of time. Without it? A heap of rubble.
Jesus called Himself the capstone, "the stone the builders rejected" (Matthew 21:42). Jesus Christ is the central, vital component to God's plan of salvation, capable of bearing the weight of sin for all humanity for all time. Without Him? A heap of sin and pain. "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
This Holy Week, ponder the magnitude of who Jesus is and what He did for us through His death and resurrection. What does He mean to you?
Sirena Gate, Paestum, ItalyI used to love watching my oldest son play with blocks when he was little. A natural engineer, he was always drawn to building higher, longer, and sturdier, constantly modifying his designs. At children's museums, he would enlist his younger sister and brother into helping him construct the giant arch from foam blocks. Not an easy job. The entire structure was completely unstable until the capstone block was inserted at the top, linking the two columns.With the capstone, the arch is one of the most stable structures known to man, capable of bearing extreme amounts of weight over long periods of time. Without it? A heap of rubble.
Jesus called Himself the capstone, "the stone the builders rejected" (Matthew 21:42). Jesus Christ is the central, vital component to God's plan of salvation, capable of bearing the weight of sin for all humanity for all time. Without Him? A heap of sin and pain. "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
This Holy Week, ponder the magnitude of who Jesus is and what He did for us through His death and resurrection. What does He mean to you?
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 5, 1942: Japanese take Mt. Samat on Bataan.
April 4, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 4, 1942: Japanese bombing of Mandalay, Burma hits trainload of bombs, 2000 killed. War Production Board takes control of US supply and distribution of quinine, necessary for prevention and treatment of malaria.
April 3, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 3, 1942: Japanese begin final push for Bataan Peninsula.
April 2, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 2, 1942: In Burma, Japanese take Prome and Akyab, securing Arakan Peninsula. In US, tin tubes for toothpaste & shaving cream must be turned in to buy new tube; restrictions placed on usage of tin in consumer packaging.
April 1, 2012
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 1, 1942: Japanese land in Dutch New Guinea at Hollandia and Sorong. Study shows Demerol effective as synthetic, non-habit-forming morphine substitute (later shown to be habit-forming).
