![]() ![]() There was a four-year spell as the DUP's MP for Mid Ulster after a 78-vote win over Sinn Fein's Danny Morrison, before Martin McGuinness unseated him in 1997. He embarked on a political career as a councillor in Magherafelt which lasted four decades, as he followed in the footsteps of Paisley by stepping onto a bigger political stage. Receive today's headlines directly to your inbox every morning and evening, with our free daily newsletter.Įnter email address This field is required Sign Up "I suppose I must have done something right in those first days in Magherafelt as a young 19-year-old," Rev McCrea said after delivering his final sermon.ĭaily Headlines & Evening Telegraph Newsletter ![]() More than 50 years later Calvary Free Presbyterian Church stands on Mullaghboy Hill looking down on the town, the 600-seat building newly refurbished, debt free and ready to embrace a new generation as Rev McCrea finally steps down as full-time minister of the church he built from the humblest of beginnings.īorn in Stewartstown, Co Tyrone, into a farming family on August 6, 1948, and the youngest of five, his passion for the ministry was there from an early age.īut no matter where he went, the pull of the south Derry market town always proved too strong to resist. ![]() In the middle of a thunder storm with rain pouring through a leaking roof of the mission tent, those attending to hear Rev William McCrea, then assistant student minister to Dr Ian Paisley, huddled together under umbrellas as the heavens opened. At Camp David in Maryland, they reviewed ways to jointly reduce nuclear arms and support reforms in Russia but no agreement was reached at that meeting.It was Jwhen a young preacher first set up camp in Magherafelt. In 1992, at the age of 25 years old, David was alive when on February 1st, US President George Bush and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia jointly announced an end to the Cold War, proclaiming a new era of "friendship and partnership". The discoveries made possible by the Hubble have contributed to scientists' understanding of the universe. An optical flaw was found within weeks of launch but was fixed within three years. In 1990, David was 23 years old when on April 24th, the Hubble telescope was launched into space after long delays due to the Challenger explosion. AT&T lost 70% of its book value due to this move. Seven new regional companies (the Baby Bells) covered local telephone service and were separately owned. The company kept Western Electric, Bell Labs, and AT&T Long Distance. AT&T had been the provider of telephone service (and equipment) in the United States. In 1984, when he was 17 years old, on January 1, "Baby Bells" were created. The war ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon. But by August 15, 1973, 95% of American troops had left Vietnam. Hostilities continued between North and South Vietnam and the U.S. In 1973, he was just 6 years old when on January 28th, the Paris Peace Accord was signed - supposedly ending the Vietnam War. It ended with Israel occupying the Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and West Bank. The hostilities began when Israel launched "preemptive" strikes against Egypt, destroying nearly its entire air force. In 1967, in the year that David Satterlee Macclean was born, between June 5th and 10th, Israeli and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria fought what came to be called the "Six-Day War". Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during David's lifetime. ![]()
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