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| Search Results | Category |
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| July 4 1910
1910 - Race riots broke out all over the United States after African-American Jack Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match
| Sports Facts |
| Jealousy
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
-William Penn
| Philosophy |
| Razor
Knock Knock Who's there? Razor! Razor who? Razor hands, this is a stick up!
| Humor |
| The Resurrection
Matthew 28:2-6
2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it.
3 His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.
4 The guards shook with fear when ...
| Bible |
| July 3 1912
1912 - Rube Marquard of the New York Giants set a baseball pitching record when earned his 19th consecutive win.
| Sports Facts |
| Motivation
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
-Zig Ziglar
| Philosophy |
| Job Opportunity
Employer: "In this job we need someone who is responsible."
Applicant: "I'm the one you want. On my last job, every time anything went wrong, they said I was responsible."
| Humor |
| Jesus` Death
Matthew 27:50-51
50 Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit.
51 At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart
| Bible |
| July 2 1994
Colombian soccer player Andres Escobar was shot to death in Medellin. 10 days earlier he had accidentally scored a goal against his own team in World Cup competition.
| Sports Facts |
| Success
I never dreamed of success, i worked for it.
-Estee Lauder
| Philosophy |
| My Wife
A hunter visited another hunter and was given a tour of his home. In the den was a stuffed lion.
The visiting hunter asked, "when did you bag him?"
The host said, "that was three years ago, when I went hunting with my wife."
"What's he stuffed with," ...
| Humor |
| The Human Heart
Jeremiah 17:9-10
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions ...
| Bible |
| July 1 1920
Suzanne Lenglen became the first player to win three titles at Wimbledon in one year. She won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
| Sports Facts |
| Strength
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
-Bruce Lee
| Philosophy |
| Sharks!
While fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting and old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted,
"Are there any gators around ...
| Humor |
| Song of Solomon 2:2
2 Like a lily among thistles is my darling among young women.
| Bible |
| June 30 1994
The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and banned her from the organization for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.
| Sports Facts |
| Trick to Life
The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.
-- Marjorie Pay Hinckley
| Philosophy |
| Friendly Competition
A shopkeeper was dismayed when a brand new business much like his own opened up next door and erected a huge sign which read BEST DEALS. He was horrified when another competitor opened up on his right, and announced its arrival with an even larger sign, reading ...
| Humor |
| King of the Earth
Zechariah 14:9
And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one Lord—his name alone will be worshiped.
| Bible |
| June 29 1897
The Chicago Cubs scored 36 runs in a game against Louisville, setting a record for runs scored by a team in a single game.
| Sports Facts |
| Lack of Love
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
| Philosophy |
| Air Conditioning
A customer was bothering the waiter in a restaurant. First, he asked that the air conditioning be turned up because he was too hot, then he asked it be turned down cause he was too cold, and so on for about half an hour. Surprisingly, the waiter was very patient, ...
| Humor |
| 1 Peter 2:15-17
15 It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.
16 For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
17 Respect everyone, and love ...
| Bible |
| June 28 1997
Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear after three rounds of their WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, NV.
| Sports Facts |