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Updated June 5, 2012, 2:28 pm
On June 6, 1944, the D-Day invasion of Europe took place during World War II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
Go to article »On June 6, 1875, Thomas Mann, the Nobel Prize-winning German author, was born. Following his death on Aug. 12, 1955, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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1844 The Young Men’s Christian Association was founded in London. 1925 Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp. 1933 The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, N.J. 1934 The Securities and Exchange Commission was established. 1966 Black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration. 1968 Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. 1978 California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a ballot measure calling for major cuts in property taxes. 1982 Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive PLO fighters out of the country. 1985 Authorities in Brazil exhumed a body later identified as that of Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz during World War II. 1990 The 2 Live Crew album “As Nasty As They Wanna Be” was ruled obscene by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2004 Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American actress to win a Tony for a leading dramatic role for her work in a revival of “A Raisin in the Sun.” 2005 The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that people who smoke marijuana because their doctors recommend it to ease pain can be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws. 2011 After days of denials, Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., confessed that he had tweeted a lewd photo of himself to a woman and admitted to “inappropriate” exchanges with six women. Current Birthdays
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Actor Paul Giamatti turns 45 years old today.
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg
Rep. Eric Cantor R-Va., the House majority leader, turns 49 years old today.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
1934 Roy Innis, Civil rights leader, turns 78 1939 Gary “U.S.” Bonds, Rock singer, turns 73 1952 Harvey Fierstein, Actor, turns 60 1955 Sandra Bernhard, Actress, comedian, turns 57 1956 Bjorn Borg, Tennis Hall of Famer, turns 56 1959 Jimmy Jam, Record producer, turns 53 1959 Colin Quinn, Comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), turns 53 1960 Steve Vai, Rock musician, turns 52 1967 Max Casella, Actor, turns 45 1972 Natalie Morales, Broadcast journalist, turns 40 1974 Uncle Kracker, Rapper, rocker, turns 38 1974 Sonya Walger, Actress (“Lost,” “FlashForward”), turns 38
Historic Birthdays
Thomas Mann 6/6/1875 – 8/12/1955 German novelist and essayist.Go to obituary »
61 Diego Velazquez 6/6/1599 – 8/6/1660
Spanish 17th-century painter21 Nathan Hale 6/6/1755 – 9/22/1776
American Revolutionary patriot87 John Trumbull 6/6/1756 – 11/10/1843
American painter, architect and author51 Steele MacKaye 6/6/1842 – 2/25/1894
American playwright, actor and inventor46 Alexandra 6/6/1872 – 7/16/1918
Russian consort of emperor Nicholas II77 Sir Patrick Abercrombie 6/6/1879 – 3/23/1957
English architect and town planner85 William Cosgrave 6/6/1880 – 11/16/1965
Irish statesman and first president79 R. C. Sherriff 6/6/1896 – 11/13/1975
English playwright and screenwriter69 Sukarno 6/6/1901 – 6/21/1970
Indonesian statesman; leader of independence movement and first president (1949-67)45 Jimmie Lunceford 6/6/1902 – 7/12/1947
American jazz band leader74 Aram Khachaturian 6/6/1903 – 5/1/1978
Russian composer86 Bill Dickey 6/6/1907 – 11/12/1993
American athlete; catcher for the New York Yankees
MORNING
“Ye that love the Lord hate evil.”
Psalm 97:10Thou hast good reason to “hate evil,” for only consider what harm it has already wrought thee. Oh, what a world of mischief sin has brought into thy heart! Sin blinded thee so that thou couldst not see the beauty of the Saviour; it made thee deaf so that thou couldst not hear the Redeemer’s tender invitations. Sin turned thy feet into the way of death, and poured poison into the very fountain of thy being; it tainted thy heart, and made it “deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.” Oh, what a creature thou wast when evil had done its utmost with thee, before divine grace interposed! Thou wast an heir of wrath even as others; thou didst “run with the multitude to do evil.” Such were all of us; but Paul reminds us, “but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” We have good reason, indeed, for hating evil when we look back and trace its deadly workings. Such mischief did evil do us, that our souls would have been lost had not omnipotent love interfered to redeem us. Even now it is an active enemy, ever watching to do us hurt, and to drag us to perdition. Therefore “hate evil,” O Christians, unless you desire trouble. If you would strew your path with thorns, and plant nettles in your death-pillow, then neglect to “hate evil:” but if you would live a happy life, and die a peaceful death, then walk in all the ways of holiness, hating evil, even unto the end. If you truly love your Saviour, and would honour him, then “hate evil.” We know of no cure for the love of evil in a Christian like abundant intercourse with the Lord Jesus. Dwell much with him, and it is impossible for you to be at peace with sin.
“Order my footsteps by thy Word,
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.”
EVENING
“Be zealous.”
Revelation 3:19If you would see souls converted, if you would hear the cry that “the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord;” if you would place crowns upon the head of the Saviour, and his throne lifted high, then be filled with zeal. For, under God, the way of the world’s conversion must be by the zeal of the church. Every grace shall do exploits, but this shall be first; prudence, knowledge, patience, and courage will follow in their places, but zeal must lead the van. It is not the extent of your knowledge, though that is useful; it is not the extent of your talent, though that is not to be despised; it is your zeal that shall do great exploits. This zeal is the fruit of the Holy Spirit: it draws its vital force from the continued operations of the Holy Ghost in the soul. If our inner life dwindles, if our heart beats slowly before God, we shall not know zeal; but if all be strong and vigorous within, then we cannot but feel a loving anxiety to see the kingdom of Christ come, and his will done on earth, even as it is in heaven. A deep sense of gratitude will nourish Christian zeal. Looking to the hole of the pit whence we were digged, we find abundant reason why we should spend and be spent for God. And zeal is also stimulated by the thought of the eternal future. It looks with tearful eyes down to the flames of hell, and it cannot slumber: it looks up with anxious gaze to the glories of heaven, and it cannot but bestir itself. It feels that time is short compared with the work to be done, and therefore it devotes all that it has to the cause of its Lord. And it is ever strengthened by the remembrance of Christ’s example. He was clothed with zeal as with a cloak. How swift the chariot-wheels of duty went with him! He knew no loitering by the way. Let us prove that we are his disciples by manifesting the same spirit of zeal.
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Morning
“Behold, I am vile.”
Job 40:4One cheering word, poor lost sinner, for thee! You think you must not come to God because you are vile. Now, there is not a saint living on earth but has been made to feel that he is vile. If Job, and Isaiah, and Paul were all obliged to say “I am vile,” oh, poor sinner, wilt thou be ashamed to join in the same confession? If divine grace does not eradicate all sin from the believer, how dost thou hope to do it thyself? and if God loves his people while they are yet vile, dost thou think thy vileness will prevent his loving thee? Believe on Jesus, thou outcast of the world’s society! Jesus calls thee, and such as thou art.
“Not the righteous, not the righteous;
Sinners, Jesus came to call.”
Even now say, “Thou hast died for sinners; I am a sinner, Lord Jesus, sprinkle thy blood on me;” if thou wilt confess thy sin thou shalt find pardon. If, now, with all thy heart, thou wilt say, “I am vile, wash me,” thou shalt be washed now. If the Holy Spirit shall enable thee from thy heart to cry
“Just as I am, without one plea
But that thy blood was shed for me,
And that thou bidd’st me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come!”
thou shalt rise from reading this morning’s portion with all thy sins pardoned; and though thou didst wake this morning with every sin that man hath ever committed on thy head, thou shalt rest tonight accepted in the Beloved; though once degraded with the rags of sin, thou shalt be adorned with a robe of righteousness, and appear white as the angels are. For “now,” mark it, “Now is the accepted time.” If thou “believest on him who justifieth the ungodly thou art saved.” Oh! may the Holy Spirit give thee saving faith in him who receives the vilest.
Evening
“Are they Israelites? so am I.”
2 Corinthians 11:22We have here a personal claim, and one that needs proof. The apostle knew that his claim was indisputable, but there are many persons who have no right to the title who yet claim to belong to the Israel of God. If we are with confidence declaring, “So am I also an Israelite,” let us only say it after having searched our heart as in the presence of God. But if we can give proof that we are following Jesus, if we can from the heart say, “I trust him wholly, trust him only, trust him simply, trust him now, and trust him ever,” then the position which the saints of God hold belongs to us–all their enjoyments are our possessions; we may be the very least in Israel, “less than the least of all saints,” yet since the mercies of God belong to the saints as saints, and not as advanced saints, or well-taught saints, we may put in our plea, and say, “Are they Israelites? so am I; therefore the promises are mine, grace is mine, glory will be mine.” The claim, rightfully made, is one which will yield untold comfort. When God’s people are rejoicing that they are his, what a happiness if they can say, “So am I !” When they speak of being pardoned, and justified, and accepted in the Beloved, how joyful to respond, “Through the grace of God, so am I.” But this claim not only has its enjoyments and privileges, but also its conditions and duties. We must share with God’s people in cloud as well as in sunshine. When we hear them spoken of with contempt and ridicule for being Christians, we must come boldly forward and say, “So am I.” When we see them working for Christ, giving their time, their talent, their whole heart to Jesus, we must be able to say, “So do I.” O let us prove our gratitude by our devotion, and live as those who, having claimed a privilege, are willing to take the responsibility connected with it.
Updated June 5, 2012, 2:28 pm
On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded just after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested.
On June 5, 1883, John Maynard Keynes, the British economist whose studies of unemployment and recession revolutionized 20th-century economics, was born. Following his death on April 21, 1946, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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1723 Economist Adam Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. 1933 The United States went off the gold standard. 1947 Secretary of State George C. Marshall, speaking at Harvard University, outlined an aid program for Europe that came to be known as the Marshall Plan. 1967 War erupted in the Middle East as Israel raided Egyptian military targets. Syria, Jordan and Iraq entered the conflict. 1981 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five homosexuals in Los Angeles had come down with a rare kind of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what became known as AIDS. 2002 Elizabeth Smart, 14, was kidnapped from her bedroom in her family’s Salt Lake City home. (She was rescued in March 2003.) 2004 Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation. (President George W. Bush later commuted the prison sentence.) 2011 The departure of Yemen’s battle-wounded president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, for treatment in Saudi Arabia set off wild street celebrations in the capital. Current Birthdays
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Actor Mark Wahlberg turns 41 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
Rock musician Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) turns 33 years old today.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
1934 Bill Moyers, Broadcast journalist, turns 78 1947 Laurie Anderson, Rock singer, turns 65 1949 Ken Follett, Author, turns 63 1951 Suze Orman, TV personality, turns 61 1956 Richard Butler, Rock singer (Psychedelic Furs), turns 56 1956 Kenny G, Jazz saxophonist, turns 56 1967 Ron Livingston, Actor (“Band of Brothers,” “Office Space”), turns 45 1969 Brian McKnight, R&B singer, turns 43 1974 Chad Allen, Actor, turns 38 1977 Liza Weil, Actress (“The Gilmore Girls”), turns 35
Historic Birthdays
John Maynard Keynes 6/5/1883 – 4/21/1946 English economist, journalist and financier.Go to obituary »
67 Adam Smith 6/5/1723 – 7/17/1790
Scottish social philosopher and political economist73 John Couch Adams 6/5/1819 – 1/21/1892
English mathematician and astronomer58 Pat Garrett 6/5/1850 – 2/29/1908
American sheriff; shot Billy the Kid64 Jan Thorn-Prikker 6/5/1868 – 3/5/1932
Dutch painter, designer and decorator45 Pancho Villa 6/5/1878 – 6/20/1923
Mexican revolutionary guerrilla leader61 Ruth Benedict 6/5/1887 – 9/17/1948
American anthropologist38 Federico Garcia Lorca 6/5/1898 – 8/19/1936
Spanish poet and dramatist77 William Boyd 6/5/1895 – 9/12/1972
American motion-picture and television actor63 Tony Richardson 6/5/1928 – 11/14/1991
English stage and screen director
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Updated June 3, 2012, 2:28 pm
On June 4, 1989, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square in Beijing to crush the pro-democracy movement; hundreds – possibly thousands – of people died.
Go to article »On June 4, 1889, Beno Gutenberg, the American scientist who made important discoveries about the earth’s interior, was born. Following his death on Jan. 25, 1960, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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1647 The English army seized King Charles I. 1896 Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a quadricycle, through the streets of Detroit. 1912 Massachusetts became the first state to adopt a minimum wage law. 1919 Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing citizens the right to vote regardless of their gender, and sent it to the states for ratification. 1940 The Allies completed the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, France. 1942 The Battle of Midway began during World War II. 1944 The U.S. Fifth Army began liberating Rome during World War II. 1954 French and Vietnamese officials signed treaties in Paris according independence to Vietnam. 1984 The album “Born in the U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen was released. 1985 The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law providing for a daily minute of silence in public schools. 1986 Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to spying for Israel. 1998 A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. 2009 President Barack Obama addressed the Muslims of the world in a speech in Cairo, saying America has a common cause with Islam and never will be at war with the faith. 2011 Li Na won the French Open’s women’s championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Current Birthdays
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Actress Angelina Jolie turns 37 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
Actor-comedian Russell Brand turns 37 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
1936 Bruce Dern, Actor, turns 76 1944 Michelle Phillips, Singer, actress (The Mamas and the Papas), turns 68 1952 Parker Stevenson, Actor, turns 60 1961 El DeBarge, R&B singer, turns 51 1961 Julie White, Actress, turns 51 1968 Scott Wolf, Actor (“Party of Five”), turns 44 1969 Horatio Sanz, Comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), turns 43 1971 Mike Lee, U.S. senator, R-Utah, turns 41 1971 Noah Wyle, Actor (“ER”), turns 41 1985 Bar Refaeli, Model, turns 27
Historic Birthdays
Beno Gutenberg 6/4/1889 – 1/25/1960 American seismologist and geophysicist.Go to obituary »
81 George III 6/4/1738 – 1/29/1820
King of Great Britain and Ireland (1760-1820)75 Mary Hannah Hunt 6/4/1830 – 4/24/1906
American temperance leader83 Carl Gustaf Mannerheim 6/4/1867 – 1/27/1951
Finnish military leader and president107 Constance M. K. Applebee 6/4/1873 – 1/26/1981
English athlete66 Alla Nazimova 6/4/1879 – 7/13/1945
Russian-born American stage and screen actress81 Natalya Goncharova 6/4/1881 – 10/17/1962
Russian painter, sculptor and stage designer31 Harry Crosby 6/4/1898 – 12/10/1929
American poet60 Richard Whorf 6/4/1906 – 12/14/1966
American actor and director68 Charles Collingwood 6/4/1917 – 10/3/1985
American newscaster, commentator and journalist
