OTTAWAU.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra hosted a celebration for his countrys 250th anniversary at his private residence in Ottawa on July 4, telling attendees the different stumbling blocks in the

Happy Independence Day, everyone! We've been featuring a lot of posts today from people who are finding America's 250th marked with "misgivings and malaise." David Hogg's old gun control group, March

Historical Events1884 - German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon1959 - Jack Gelber's "Connection" premieres in NYC1960 - Mongolia adopts constitution1961 - KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting1961 - 80 die in collisions in AlgiersMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1654 - Antonio Maria Pacchioni, Baroque composer, baptized in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1738)1886 - Willem Drees, Dutch politician (co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA); Prime Minister, 1948-58), known as "Daddy Drees", born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1988)1904 - Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist (evolutionary theory), born in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2005)1934 - Diane Andersen, Danish-Belgian concert pianist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark1975 - Chris Gratton, Canadian NHL center (Canada World C'ships gold 1997; Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Brantford, OntarioMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1472 - Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394)1864 - Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and revolutionary figure in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, dies at 781887 - August Pott, German philological (Etymology Forschungen), dies at 841948 - Georges Bernanos, French writer (The Diary of the Country Priest), dies at 601985 - Marion Byron, American actress (Steamboat Bill Jr, Broadway Babies), dies at 73More Famous Deaths

A Prayer When You Have Hit the Wall - Your Daily Prayer - July 5A Prayer When You Have Hit the WallBy Vivian BrickerBible Reading:“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults,...

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Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), has apologized to the owner of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash in California and pledged to take responsibility for the

Severe storms and extreme heat disrupted Independence Day celebrations across large portions of the U.S., leaving three children dead in Wisconsin, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes

A Wisconsin congressional campaign has cut ties with a transgender volunteer after videos surfaced showing the individual calling for violence against Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump.Teha

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