On this day in...

1624
Cardinal Richelieu was named chief minister of France by king Louis XIII.

1851
Issac Singer patented the sewing machine.

1865
British surgeon Joseph Lister became the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery.

1898
A peace protocol ending the Spanish-American War was signed.

1898
Hawaii was formally annexed to the United States.

1968
Michelle was born. Hey...I feel pretty proud to be sharing this Birthday with the Patenting of the Sewing Machine....

1972
The last American combat troops left Vietnam.

1985
In the world's worst single-aircraft disaster, a Japan Air Lines 747 crashed into Mount Osutaka, killing 520 of the 524 aboard.

1998
Swiss banks agreed to pay $1.25 billion to settle lawsuits brought by Holocaust survivors and their heirs. The banks had kept millions of dollars deposited by Holocaust victims before and during World War II.

2000
The Russian military submarine, Kursk, and its crew were lost in the Barents Sea.

2004
N.J. governor James McGreevey announced his resignation.

I am working a couple hours this morning, and then me and Rachel are off for our little adventure. I can't wait to be there. To be smelling the ocean air, hearing the waves and feeling the cool breeze. The Oregon coast is amazing. I grew up in Southern California and the coast there is so commercial and littered. Not here. No, it is natural, rough and seemingly untouched. It is gorgeous.

Pray for little Angels around our car as we make our five hour drive this afternoon.

Have an awesome weekend!