WORLD HISTORY BLOG: January 2009

Monday, January 26, 2009

On 6.26.09, Pres. Obama responds to Ahmadinejad's demand for an apology.

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Iranian Cleric Ahmad Khatami : Protesters at War With God

The U.S. says the door remains open for nuclear talks

Timeline: Israel and Iran statements

Prayer for Pres. Obama:

You [ Pres. Barack Obama], are from God and have overcome them [the enemy's attacks, schemes, and plots ] , because the one [God] who is in you [Pres. Barack Obama] is greater than the one [the enemy ] who is in the world. - 1 John 4:4

No weapon forged against you [ Pres. Barack Obama ] will prevail, and you [ Pres. Barack Obama ] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ him]. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their [ Pres. Barack Obama ] vindication from me," declares the LORD. - Isaiah 54:17

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you [ Pres. Barack Obama ] from the evil one.”- 2 Thessalonians 3:3

… God is faithful; he will not let you [ Pres. Barack Obama ] be tempted beyond what you [ he ] can bear.

But when you are [ he is ] tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you [ he] can stand up under it. - 1 Corinthians 10:13

" I [ God ] will send my terror ahead of you [ Pres. Barack Obama] and throw into confusion every nation you [Pres. Barack Obama] encounter. I [ God ] will make all your [Pres. Barack Obama] enemies turn their backs and run." - Exodus 23:27

They will fight against you [Pres. Barack Obama] but will not overcome you [him], for I [God ] am with you [Pres. Barack Obama] and will rescue you [him]," declares the LORD. - Jeremiah 1:19

The Lord will rescue me [Pres. Barack Obama] from every evil attack and will bring me [Pres. Barack Obama] safely to his heavenly kingdom. - 2 Timothy 4:18

11 For he [Jehovah El-Elyon] will command his angels concerning you [Pres. Barack Obama] to guard you [Pres. Barack Obama ] in all your [his] ways; 12 they will lift you [Pres. Barack Obama ] up in their hands, so that you [Pres. Barack Obama ] will not strike your [his] foot against a stone. 13 You [Pres. Barack Obama ] will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you [Pres. Barack Obama ] will trample the great lion and the serpent. - Psalm 91:11-13

In Jesus’ Name and Blood. Amen

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Abraham Lincoln and the Confederate States

After the election of Abraham Lincoln , eleven Southern states seceded from the union between late 1860 and 1861, establishing a rebel government, the Confederate States of America on February 9, 1861. The Civil War began when Confederate General Pierre Beauregard opened fire upon Fort Sumter in South Carolina.

The next four years were the darkest in American history as the nation tore itself apart over the long and bitter issues of slavery and states rights. The increasingly urban, industrialized Northern states (the Union) eventually defeated the mainly rural, agricultural Southern states (the Confederacy), but between 600,000 and 700,000 Americans on both sides were killed, and much of the land in the South was devastated. In the end, however, slavery was abolished, and the Union was restored.

Lincoln's Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution that officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude. It was adopted on December 6, 1865.

Lincoln's Timeline including the "A House Divided" speech that was Lincoln's response to the Drew Scott decision . The Emancipation Proclamation that freed all slaves, and the Gettsburg Adress is also included. He gave the speech at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (the Northern states defeated the Confederate states ). He went to the battlefield to dedicate it as a military cemetery.

History of Lincoln

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