December 25 is the most important date in the history of Mankind. It is the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Most of us know the story well, yet it never gets old to a Christian. How Joseph and Mary on the way for the census stopped in Bethlehem and realized the birth of the child was near but there was no room at the inn. The only place they could stay for the night was in the barn with the animals. When the child was born the only cradle or bed was in the manger with straw for the child to be placed.
Without doubt this is the most important date in human history but there are two other very important historical dates that this writer would like for us to remember during these Christmas Holidays. The year 1968 was one of the more discouraging years in modern U.S. history. The Vietnam War dragged on; the nation grieved over the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy; there were riots in the streets.
