On This Day: Daily Inspiration for the History Buff, the Trivia Lover, and the Innately Curious

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
• Published by: Howard Books December 12, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1582296545
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1582296548
• Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
Each morning the alarm goes off, and a new day begins.

Who was born on this day of the year?

What happened on this day in history?



This book is a fun, quick-moving way to learn more about each day of the year. You will discover people who share your birthday, and you will learn events that took place on your special day.

When did the Titanic sink? (April 15)

What day was Billy Graham born? (November 7)

When did Carnegie Hall open? (May 5)

What day was Jeff Foxworthy born? (September 6)

When did TV show Meet The Press begin? (November 6)

What day was Eric Clapton born? (March 30)

When did St. Jude's Hospital open? (February 4)

What day was Paul Revere born? (January 1)

Each day includes a list of historical events, the birthdays of famous people, a scripture, and a short devotional thought to inspire you. You will grow in knowledge and in spiritual development.

Read a page each day! Learn for yourself and impress your friends at the same time.

Reader Reviews
We thoroughly enjoy "On This Day" and highly recommend it! We use it nearly every day for our family devotions. We homeschool our three boys, age 10, 8, and 3. The historical timeline and birthdays are always quite interesting. My husband begins by giving us the events one at a time. The children and I try to guess the year in which they took place - LOADS of fun! This sometimes sparks a conversation about history we have learned together in school or how the events impacted the lives of their grandparents or great-grandparents. We do the same for birthdates of the famous people listed for that day. We recently devised a "point system". If you guess a year EXACTLY, you get one point. The boys want the person with the most points to get an extra desert as a reward. Mom has yet to agree to these terms. We then read the scripture of the day aloud and the corresponding short story from the book. These stories and quotes are little nuggets of gold! This is no warmed-over milk! There's real meat in this compilation of timely tales. We are able springboard from this devotional to dialogue with our boys about faith, what it means, and how to walk out that faith in their everyday lives.