Norman Vincent Peale was born on this day in 1898.

Norman Vincent Peale Protestant Clergyman He was born on May 31, 1898 in Bowersville, Ohio. He is probably the best known Protestant minister in America. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1920; Boston University in 1924; Syracuse University in 1931; Duke University in 1938. He was an ordained a Methodist Episcopal minister in 1922. He was pastor at Berkeley, Rhode Island, and Brooklyn and Syracuse, New York, churches between 1922-1932. Since 1932 he has been pastor of the Marble Collegiate Reformed Church, New York City. He writes a regular question and answer feature for Look Magazine; is editor of Guideposts, an inspirational magazine; president of the National Temperance Society; a lecturer on public affairs and personal effectiveness; recipient of Freedom Foundation Award; among his books are the best sellers, A Guide to Confident Living and The Power of Positive Thinking. Member of Mid-wood Lodge No. 1062, Brooklyn, N.Y. he was grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New York, 1949-1951. He is a 32° AASR (NJ) member in N.Y.C., life member of Crescent Shrine Temple, Trenton, N.J., and past imperial grand chaplain of the Shrine. He entered the Celestial Lodge on December 24, 1993 at Pawling, New York at the age of 95.