INFLUENTIAL CHRISTIAN LEADER BORN

Happy Mother's Day from all of us at the Billy Graham Library. ♥ This 1940  photo of a young Billy Graham is one of the most precious in our collection  as he

Billy Graham, minister to presidents and millions worldwide, dies at 99 |  Nation & World | purdueexponent.org

Billy Graham: Influential US evangelist dies at 99 - BBC News

William Franklin Graham Jr.
(November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018)

Billy Graham was a evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister,
and
civil rights advocate whose broadcasts and world crusades
featuring live
sermons became well known in the mid-to-late 20th century. Throughout his career, spanning over six decades,
Graham rose to prominence as an
evangelical Christian figure
in the
United States and abroad. He died Feb. 21 at his home in
Montreat. He was 99.



August

The Bible is not an option, it is a necessity. You cannot grow spiritually strong without it. - Billy Graham

Billy Graham - Life:Beautiful Magazine

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FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS

On November 7, 1916, Montana suffragist Jeannette Rankin 
was elected to the U.S
.
House of Representatives. She is the
first woman in the history of the nation to win a seat in the
federal Congress.

Jeannette Rankin - New Georgia Encyclopedia

Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973)

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AN UNPRECEDENTED FOURTH TERM WON

Heroes, Heroines, and History: Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Unprecedented  Fourth Term


On November 7, 1944,
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was
elected to an
unprecedented fourth term in office. FDR remains
the
only president to have served more than two terms.

F.D.R. wins a 4th Presidential election... - RareNewspapers.com

FDR wins unprecedented fourth term | November 7, 1944 | HISTORY

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945)

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VERSITAL ACTRESS ~ 79 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

ACTRESS SALLY FIELD IS 78 YEARS YOUNG | PDX RETRO

Sally Field shares 'horrific' teenage abortion experience: 'These are the  things that women are going through now'

California born Sally Field has performed in movies, Broadway
theater
, television, and made records of popular music. Known
for
her extensive work on screen and stage
.

Sally Field has received many accolades throughout her career
spanning six decades, including two
Academy Awards, two
Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in
addition to nominations for a
Tony Award
and two British
Academy Film
Awards.


Sally was presented with a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
in 2014, the
National Medal of Arts in 2014, the Kennedy Center
Honor
in 2019, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement
Award
in 2023.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)






Smokey and the Bandit - Movie - Where To Watch
1977

Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice, in the (1977) film... Smokey  and the Bandit ❤️
Jackie Gleason

Sally Field's 10 Best Movies, Ranked
Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields.

The Flying Nun (TV Series 1967–1970) - IMDb
ABC TV series…September 7, 1967 to April 3, 1970.

Sally Field Forrest Gump Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo
1994

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The May 28 – June 3, 1966, issue.

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THE FIRST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME

America's first football game

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On November 6, 1869, Rutgers beat Princeton, 6-4, in the first
college football game
. The game, played with a soccer ball
before roughly 100 fans in New Brunswick, New Jersey,
resembles rugby instead of today’s football.


William A. Reynolds, former Princeton Football
player and first head coach at Rutgers College.

The First Football Game Statue - Rutgers University Photograph by Allen  Beatty - Pixels
The First Football Game Statue – Rutgers University.

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