Historical Events1777 - King Louis XVI of France and his Foreign Minister clandestinely agree to supply the United States with munitions during the American Revolution1777 - Polish military leader Casimir Pulaski arrives in Marblehead, Massachusetts, to volunteer in the Continental Army cavalry1858 - Jewish Disabilities Removal Act passes in British Parliament1870 - Emperor Napoleon III appoints Empress Eugnie de Montijo as Regent of France2015 - Supreme Court rejects Bill Cosby's petition against a civil case of his alleged sexual assault of 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1974More Historical Events Famous Birthdays1825 - Richard Hol, Dutch composer, organist and conductor, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1904)1921 - Peter Twiss, British test pilot (breaking the World Air Speed Record and being the first person to exceed 1,000 mph in flight), born in Lindfield, Sussex (d. 2011)1950 - Kaity Tong, Chinese-American news anchor (WPIX), born in Qingdao, China1979 - Perro Aguayo, Jr., Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL), born in Mexico City (d. 2015)1986 - Reece Ritchie, English actor (The Outpost), born in Lowestoft, EnglandMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1932 - Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian balloonist, airship builder, and aviator (1st plane flight in Europe), dies by suicide at 591948 - D.W. Griffith, American film director and producer (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 731964 - Jan de Vries, Dutch scholar of Germanic linguistics and Germanic mythology, dies at 741996 - Hamilton Fish IV, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1969-95), dies at 702011 - Amy Winehouse, British singer-songwriter ("Stronger Than Me"; "Rehab"), dies from alcohol poisoning at 27More Famous Deaths

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The Source of Lasting Change - Homeword - July 23The Source of Lasting ChangeThis devotional was written by Doug FieldsRemain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do...

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