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Do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God, as one alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 
For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under Law, but under grace. 
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under Law, but under grace? Let it not be! 
Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to him whom you obey; whether it is of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness. 
But thanks be to our God that you were the slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 
Then being made free from sin, you became the slaves of righteousness. 
I speak in the manner of men because of the weakness of your flesh; for as you have yielded your members as slaves to uncleanness, and to lawless act unto lawless act, even so now yield your members as slaves to righteousness unto holiness. 
For when you were the slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness. 
What fruit did you have then in those things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 
But now, being made free from sin, and having become slaves to God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life. 
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1782 - The Spanish captured Minorca from the British. 

1783 - Sweden recognized the independence of the United States. 

1846 - "The Oregon Spectator", based in Oregon City, became the first newspaper published on the Pacific coast. 

1861 - Samuel Goodale patented the moving picture peep show machine. 

1885 - Congo State was established under Leopold II of Belgium, as a personal possession. 

1881 - Phoenix, AZ, was incorporated. 

1900 - The U.S. and Britain signed the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, which gave the U.S. the right to build a canal in Nicaragua but not the right fortify it. 

1917 - Mexico's constitution was adopted. 

1924 - The BBC time signals, or "pips", from Greenwich Observatory were heard for the first time. They are broadcast every hour. 

1931 - Maxine Dunlap became the first woman licensed as a glider pilot. 

1937 - U.S. President Roosevelt proposed enlarging the U.S. Supreme Court. The plan failed. 

1940 - "Amanda of Honeymoon Hill" debuted on radio. 

1953 - The Walt Disney’s film "Peter Pan" opened at the Roxy Theatre in New York City. 
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1958 - Gamel Abdel Nasser was formally nominated to become the first president of the United Arab Republic. 

1961 - The first issue of the "Sunday Telegraph" was published. 

1962 - French President Charles De Gaulle called for Algeria's independence. 

1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. 

1982 - Great Britain imposed economic sanctions against Poland and Russia in protest against martial law in Poland. 

1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 2,200-point for the first time. The market closed at 2201.49. 

1988 - A pair of indictments were unsealed in Florida, accusing Panama's military leader, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, of bribery and drug trafficking. 

1994 - White separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, MS, of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. 

1997 - Switzerland's "Big Three" banks announced they would create a $71 million fund for Holocaust victims and their families. 

1997 - Investment bank Morgan Stanley announced a $10 billion merger with Dean Witter. 

1999 - Mike Tyson was sentenced to a year in jail for assaulting two people after a car accident on August 31, 1998. Tyson was also fined $5,000, had to serve 2 years of probation, and had to perform 200 hours of community service upon release. 

2001 - It was announced the Kelly Ripa would be Regis Philbin's cohost. The show was renamed to "Live! With Regis and Kelly." 

2001 - Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman announced their separation. 

2003 - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell presented evidence to the U.N. concerning Iraq's material breach of U.N. Resolution 1441.

Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee

cook time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 (9-inch) deep-dish frozen pie crust
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• Pinch salt
• 1 egg, plus 2 yolks, whites reserved for meringue topping
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 cup milk

For Spiced Meringue Topping:

• 2 large reserved egg whites, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put the frozen pie crust onto a baking sheet.

Using a hand mixer beat the cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Add the pumpkin and beat to combine. Add the sugars, salt, egg, egg yolks, spice and mix well. Stir in the milk and beat and until well incorporated and smooth. Pour the mixture into the pie crust and bake until set, about 40 to 50 minutes. Allow the pie to come to room temperature.

For Meringue:

Using a hand mixer beat the egg whites in a very clean glass or stainless steel bowl on high. When the whites are very foamy, begin to stream in about 1/2 of the sugar. Beat until soft peaks form and stream in remaining sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Beat until stiff peaks form. (When the beaters are lifted out of the bowl peaks should remain standing.)

Increase the oven temperature to broil. Using a spatula cover the top of the pie completely with the meringue, making decorative peaks in the meringue. Put the pie back in the oven and broil until the peaks of meringue are golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Remove from the oven and serve.

1783 - Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America. 

1789 - Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. 

1824 - J.W. Goodrich introduced rubber galoshes to the public. 

1847 - In Maryland, the first U.S. Telegraph Company was established. 

1861 - Delegates from six southern states met in Montgomery, AL, to form the Confederate States of America. 

1865 - The Hawaiian Board of Education was formed. 

1895 - The Van Buren Street Bridge opened in Chicago, IL. 

1901 - "Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines" opened in New York City. 

1904 - The Russo-Japanese War began after Japan laid siege to Port Arthur. 

1913 - Louis Perlman received a patent for his demountable tire-carrying rims. 

1932 - The first Winter Olympics were held in the United States at Lake Placid, NY. 

1935 - CBS radio presented "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" for the first time. 

1936 - Radium E. became the first radioactive substance to be produced synthetically. 

1938 - The play "Our Town", by Thornton Wilder, opened in New York City. 

1941 - The United Service Organizations (USO) was created. 

1945 - During World War II, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a conference at Yalta to outline plans for Germany's defeat. 

1948 - Ceylon gained independence within the British Commonwealth. The country later became known as Sri Lanka.

1952 - Jackie Robinson was named Director of Communication for NBC. He was the first black executive of a major radio-TV network. 

1953 - "The Stooge" premiered at the Paramount Theatre in New York City. 

1957 - Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine weighed 19 pounds. 

1964 - The Administrator of General Services announced that the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had been ratified. The amendment banned the poll tax. 

1968 - The world's largest hovercraft was launched at Cowes, Isle of Wight. 

1973 - The Reshef was unveiled as Israel's missile boat. 

1974 - Patricia (Patty) Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, CA, by the Symbionese Liberation Army. 

1976 - An earthquake in Guatemala and Honduras killed more than 22,000 people. 

1985 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan's defense budget called for a tripling of the expenditure on the "Star Wars" research program. 

1993 - Russian scientists unfurled a giant mirror in orbit and flashed a beam of sunlight across Europe during the night. Observers saw it only as a momentary flash. 

1997 - A civil jury in California found O.J. Simpson liable in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Goldman's parents were awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages. 

1997 - Two Israeli troop-carrying helicopters collided on their way to Lebanon, all 73 soldiers and airmen aboard were killed. 

1997 - President Milosevic of Serbia apparently surrendered to the will of his people, ordering his government to recognize opposition victories in local elections held in November 1996. 

1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 600th National Hockey League (NHL) goal during his 719th game. Lemieux reached the milestone second fastest in history. Gretzky had reached the plateau during his 718th game. 

1998 - In northeast Afghanistan, at least 5,000 people were killed in an earthquake that measured 6.1 on the Richter Scale. 

1999 - Warplanes from Israel attacked south Lebanon just after rockets were fired toward Israel. No casualies were claimed on either side. 

1999 - Gary Coleman was sentenced to a $400 fine, a suspended 90-day jail sentence, and ordered to attend 52 anger-management classes. The sentence stemmed from Coleman assaulting an autograph seeker on July 30, 1998. 

1999 - Amadou Diallo, an unarmed West African immigrant, was shot and killed in front of his Bronx home by four plainclothes New York City police officers. The officers had been conducting a nighttime search for a rape suspect. 

2000 - Austrian President Thomas Klestil swore in a coalition government that included Joerg Haider's far-right Freedom Party. European Union sanctions were a result of the action. 

2003 - Yugoslavia was formally dissolved by lawmakers. The country was replaced with a loose union of its remaining two republics, Serbia and Montenegro.

Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee

cook time 8 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 tuna steaks
• 1/4 cup olive tapenade
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic (recommended: Christopher Ranch)
• 1 tablespoon capers, drained
• 1/2 cups Italian dressing (recommended: Newman’s Own)
• 4 cups mixed salad greens (recommended: Fresh Express)
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
• 1 cup frozen French cut green beans, thawed
• 2 tomatoes, quartered
• 1 (15-ounce) can sliced potatoes

Directions

Cut a pocket into the side of the tuna steaks; set aside.

In a bowl, combine olive tapenade, garlic, and capers. Stuff tuna steaks with olive mixture and secure opening with toothpicks. Place stuffed tuna steaks in a large resealable plastic bag with the salad dressing. Squeeze out air and seal bag. Place in second bag to prevent any leaking. Marinate in refrigerator 1 to 3 hours.

Remove tuna from marinade and let come to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Discard marinade.

Heat an oiled grill pan over medium-high heat. Place tuna in grill pan and cook 3 to 4 minutes per side or until done. Be careful not to cook past medium or tuna will dry out quickly. Remove from grill pan and set aside.

Place salad mix onto a large serving platter. Garnish with slices of boiled egg, green beans, tomato wedges, and sliced potatoes. Remove toothpicks from tuna and place on top of greens.