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1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive - German vexillologists O. Neubecker and E. Wolf propose a series of new flag designs for the Weimar Republic:
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/2028142345896525850

1976 Live @50YearsAgoLive - In Utah, 29-year-old Ted Bundy is found guilty of kidnapping and assault in the DaRonch kidnapping case, and he is sentenced to 1-15 years in state prison.
https://x.com/50YearsAgoLive/status/2028164488449409350

2001 Live @25YearsAgoLive - John Painter, the world’s oldest man, dies in Hermitage Springs, Tennessee. He was 112.
Painter was so old that he was almost too old to serve in WWI, but he did it anyway.
https://x.com/25YearsAgoLive/status/2028187270755270688

Abby Johnson @AbbyJohnson - Story time!! When I worked for Planned Parenthood, a gal I worked with named Laura gave me this statue as a joke. We always made fun of Catholics…they were the ones outside of our clinic constantly praying. Priests would come out. Nuns. We would see them with their rosaries. They were an easy target for ridicule. Their piety bothered us.
So one day, Laura comes in with this statue and says she bought it for the new apartment Doug and I had just moved into as our “housewarming gift.” We laughed and thought we were so funny. This statue moved with us everywhere we went. It just became a part of our outdoor decorations.
Then I left Planned Parenthood. I suddenly saw this statue in a new way. It was all dinged and scratched up from our moves, but still standing strong outside of our home. Her face seemed different. Her arms outstretched. Everything was different now. Three years after I left the clinic, my family joined the Catholic Church. And every time I would walk into my home, I would see her face…reminding me of her son and His mercy for me.
We just moved into our camper. As we were packing up our belongings, I got a little teary-eyed as I picked her up once again to load her in my car. Now she is standing outside our little camper, reminding us that even in this new adventure in our lives, we are never alone. Her arms outstretched, reminding us to run to the Father. Her face so delicate, reminding me of my role in my family. Feminine. Gentle. Mother.
Blessed Virgin Mary, pray for us.
Jesus, hear our prayer.