March 10th, Celebrate the Birth of Thrifting!

Today in 1880 members of the Salvation Army began operations in the US for the first time. Known for it's network of Thrift Stores, the Salvation Army is a quasi-military religious organization famous for it's prostletizing among alcoholics, drug addicts, prostitutes and other "undesirables" of society with whom the church refused to associate.

Other Historical Highlights:

• 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
• 1902 - A United States court of appeals rules that Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera.
• 1913 - Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad conductor, anti-slavery activist, Died (b. 1820)
• 1940 - Dean Torrence, musician ("Jan and Dean") was Born
• 1957 - Usama bin Laden was Born
• 1964 - The Mustang was first produced by Ford Motor Company.
• 1986 - Ray Milland, British actor, Died (b. 1907)

Rev. Dr. Frederick J. Freelance, Ph.D., D.F.S

[ Edited by: freddiefreelance on 2005-03-10 07:32 ]