It was a nice warm night for a church elders meeting. The grounds of Advent Lutheran in Zionsville, Indiana. #Lutheran #LCMS

The fire at Notre Dame started five years ago today. We enjoyed our visit a few years prior. The cantor led responsive singing with an angelic voice. #NotreDame #NotreDame deParis

It’s Jackie Robinson Day. This is a painting at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum showing his stint with the KC Monarchs. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum #JackieRobinsonDay

I like these developments. I had a college job in Germany doing make-buy decisions for PC chips, Taiwan vs. Germany. It's good to have domestic capacity. #ChipsAct U.S. Commerce Dept.

Lincoln expired at the Petersen House several hours after being shot. War Secretary Stanton remarked, 'Now he belongs to the ages.' #Lincoln #CivilWar #FordsTheater

Lincoln was moved to the Petersen House after the shooting at Ford's Theater. There, Edwin Stanton organized a manhunt for the assassins. #CivilWar #Lincoln #FordsTheater

The stage at Ford's Theater. After shooting Lincoln, Booth jumped to the stage and shouted, 'Sic semper tyrannis.' #CivilWar #Lincoln #FordsTheater

Ford's Theater in Washington. The route of John Wilkes Booth to the presidential box. #CivilWar #Lincoln #FordsTheater

Just five days after the Confederate surrender, Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed at Ford's Theater. It's a moving place to visit. #CivilWar #Lincoln #FordsTheater #USHistory

Happy birthday to Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hit leader. I enjoyed meeting him at a baseball signing. #PeteRose #BigRedMachine

Four kings of Bavaria at the Neues Rathaus in Munich. My paternal ancestors were Bavarians. #Wittelsbach #Bayern #Blumen

German influence in Indianapolis. This is the Turnverein building on Meridian. #Deutsch #GermanAmerican

Major Anderson was the Union hero of Fort Sumter. He withstood two days of bombardment before lowering the flag. He is honored at the site today. #CivilWar #FortSumter #MajorAnderson

I took this picture several years ago in Munich, but never knew what it represents. Tonight, I looked more closely at the inscription. It is the dance of 'Prinzessin Salome' from the Book of Mark. #Fountain #Brunnen

Today in 1861, South Carolina opened fire on Fort Sumter. It was a partially complete federal fort. #CivilWar #FortSumter

Happy birthday to Disneyland Paris, which opened in 1992. It's a beautiful park. #Paris #DisneylandParis

My first day of law school, my crim law professor asked us how many were watching the O.J. Simpson coverage. About half the hands went up; we weren't sure if that was the right or wrong 'answer.' He told us, 'If you aren't watching, you don't belong here.' #LawSchool

'Million Dollar Quartet' opened today in 2010 on Broadway. We had a chance to see it in Detroit. #Theater #Plays #MillionDollarQuartet

The Second Bank of the United States was created today in 1816. This is the facade in Philadelphia. #Banking #Philadelphia #Architecture

Lew Wallace, Civil War general and the author of Ben-Hur, was born today in 1827. This is his writing study in Crawfordsville, Indiana. #LewWallace #BenHur #Reading #Literature