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Santa Anna’s Army Lays Siege to the Alamo: February 23, 1836
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . In his latest transformation—into a conservative dictator—Santa Anna had...
Catholic Textbook Project
Feb 173 min read
Congress Invites the States to Send Delegates to a Convention in Philadelphia: February 21, 1787
This text comes from our book, The American Venture . It was not long before the Articles of Confederation began to show their weaknesses...
Catholic Textbook Project
Feb 111 min read
The Vision Behind Catholic Textbook Project
In this webinar, Thomas McAnerney shares the guiding principles that shape our textbooks, how we approach history through a Catholic...
Catholic Textbook Project
Feb 103 min read
Napoleon Writes a Letter to the Pope Claiming Rome Belongs to Him: February 13, 1806
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . Pope Pius VII’s good relations with Napoleon did not last long after the...
Catholic Textbook Project
Feb 35 min read
Pope Pius IX Says Catholics Can Freely Disobey the May Laws: February 5, 1875
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . It was perhaps the final insult for Bismarck. In May 1872, he had chosen...
Catholic Textbook Project
Jan 274 min read
Pope Pius IV Issues “Benedictus Deus,” Approving the Acts of the Council of Trent: January 26, 1564
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . Great hopes were held for the Council of Trent, but the fulfillment of...
Catholic Textbook Project
Jan 205 min read
Catholic Apalachee Indians at Mission Concepción de Ayubale Are Attacked: January 25, 1704
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea . The Spanish missions in Florida were in peril. Yes, Florida had missions, very...
Catholic Textbook Project
Jan 133 min read
Sicily Rises up Against King Fernando II to Demand a Constitution: January 12, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . It was not just the Austrian Italy that suffered from revolution. Sicily...
Catholic Textbook Project
Jan 64 min read
Russian Workers Form a Religious Procession to Present a Petition to the Tsar: January 9, 1905
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . One spark fell in Russia and ignited a grand conflagration. It was just a...
Catholic Textbook Project
Dec 30, 20243 min read
The Gates of Granada Are Opened to Receive the New Christian Rulers: January 2, 1492
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . One of the greatest, most revolutionary changes not only for Europe but for...
Catholic Textbook Project
Dec 23, 20244 min read
Congress Passes the Embargo Act: December 22, 1807
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . The federal government of the early 19th century was not powerful nor did it...
Catholic Textbook Project
Dec 16, 20242 min read
The Sons of Liberty Protest the Entry of Tea Ships into Boston Harbor: December 16, 1773
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea . Yet, in spite of the Boston Massacre, most American colonists were not ready for...
Catholic Textbook Project
Dec 9, 20244 min read
Francis Drake’s Fleet Sets Out on an Expedition to Circumnavigate the Globe: December 13, 1577
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . In 1567, six English ships, anchored off the western tip of Cuba, were struck...
Catholic Textbook Project
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Japanese Bombers Attack the U.S. Fleet Stationed at Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . Many people living in lands that had suffered under the Soviets or who...
Catholic Textbook Project
Nov 25, 20245 min read
Maria Theresia of Austria Dies after Receiving the Last Sacraments: November 29, 1780
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part 2 . Maria Theresia of Austria has never been called “the Great,” but she was...
Catholic Textbook Project
Nov 18, 20242 min read
St. Peter Canisius—“The Hammer of the Heretic”—Dies: November 21, 1597
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . Because of Luther’s revolt, much of Germany had become Protestant; and even...
Catholic Textbook Project
Oct 28, 20244 min read
40 Girondins Are Executed at Place de la Révolution: October 31, 1793
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . It was fortunate for the revolutionary government that, after capturing...
Catholic Textbook Project
Oct 21, 20243 min read
Nathaniel Bacon Dies, Ending the Revolt in Virginia: October 26, 1676
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . Virginia fell on hard times during the reign of Charles II. The price of...
Catholic Textbook Project
Oct 14, 20242 min read
The Saxon English Surrender to the Normans: October 14, 1066
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . Early in 1066, the childless old Saxon king of England, Edward the...
Catholic Textbook Project
Oct 4, 20243 min read
Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World: October 12, 1492
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea . It took some courage for sailors to set off westward across the Ocean Sea. In...
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