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...
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Oct 284 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...
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Oct 213 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...
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Oct 142 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...
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Oct 43 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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Sep 233 min read
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Discovers the Pacific Ocean: September 24, 1513
This text comes from our book, All Ye Lands . The modern history of Latin America began with Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the...
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Sep 163 min read
President James A. Garfield Dies after an Assassination Attempt: September 19, 1881
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . And who claimed the responsibility for all the new industrial power, all the...
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Sep 92 min read
Poet, Playwright, and Historian Mercy Otis Warren Is Born: September 14, 1728
This text comes from our book, The American Venture . It may seem that it was men alone who took part in the revolution and in governing...
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Sep 23 min read
French Forces Attempt to Abduct Pope Boniface VIII: September 7, 1303
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . The quarrel between Philip the Fair and Pope Boniface arose because the...
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Aug 262 min read
Sailors Witness a “Miracle from Heaven” Near the Eastern Coast of Florida: August 27, 1565
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . On August 27, 1565, sailors and passengers of a fleet sailing off the eastern...
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Aug 193 min read
The Spanish Colony of New Mexico and Its Missions Are Destroyed: August 21, 1680
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea . Though the Spanish colony and the Indian missions were making progress, all was...
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Aug 123 min read
Ignatius of Loyola and His Companions Take Vows of Poverty and Chastity: August 15, 1534
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . As a young courtier, serving one of King Fernando and Queen Isabel’s...
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Aug 52 min read
General Simón Bolívar Ends the Revolution in South America with a Victory at Ayacucho: August 6, 1824
This text comes from our book, All Ye Lands. Not just in Mexico, but in South American as well—there were those who wanted independence...
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Jul 292 min read
Padre Hidalgo Faces a Firing Squad: July 30, 1811
This text comes from our book, All Ye Lands. As the priest for the little village of Dolores in the Guanajuato region, Padre Miguel...
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Jul 224 min read
Prime Minister David Lloyd George Gives a Speech That Germany Perceives as a Threat of War: July 21, 1911
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part 2. For several years after the Algeciras conference, Morocco caused little...
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Jul 154 min read
An Atomic Bomb Explodes at Los Alamos in the First Successful Test: July 16, 1945
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part 2. It was morning, August 6, 1945. Colonel Paul W. Tibbets of the United States...
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Jul 84 min read
Marie Charlotte de Corday Assassinates Jean-Paul Marat in the Bath: July 13, 1793
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part 2. [Georges Danton’s] attempts to bridge the split between the Girondins and...
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Jul 14 min read
John Hancock Signs the Declaration of Independence: July 4, 1776
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. It took some time to convince people in the English colonies to seek independence...
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Jun 243 min read
Pope Pius IX Issues “Aeterni Patris”: June 29, 1868
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part 2. The return of the French army to Rome meant that Pope Pius IX could hold the...
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Jun 174 min read
Colonel Prescott Prepares for the Battle of Bunker Hill: June 16, 1775
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea. The members of the Massachusetts assembly rejoiced when they heard the news of...
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