Psalm 30:5

I’ve Got Sunshine On A Cloudy Day

On March 27,1964 The Great Alaska Earthquake Occurred with a massive magnitude of 9.2. It remains the largest earthquake thats ever been recorded in United States history and second largest worldwide.

Paradise Airlines Flight 901 Crash

Occurred on March 1, 1964

All 85 people aboard perished

Crashed into a mountain near Tahoe Valley, California during a sudden snowstorm 6

Freedom Summer Murders

Three civil rights workers (James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner) were murdered by KKK members in Neshoba County, Mississippi

Occurred on June 21, 1964

Highlighted the violent resistance to civil rights efforts in the SouthUrban Unrest

Harlem Riot of 1964

Triggered by the shooting of James Powell by a police officer

Led to widespread urban uprisings

Highlighted racial tensions in Northern cities 11 12

During all of this civil unrest, war and catastorphies a young writer - classic My Girl by The Temptations. Written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, this song became an anthem of love, warmth, and optimism. It reminds us that even when life feels overcast, we can find sunshine within.