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Count Cavour Declares Rome Is To Be the Future Capital of Italy: March 29, 1861

This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . As he had done in central Italy, Cavour allowed the people of Naples and...

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Mar 17

Pope Pius VII enthroned in the Sistine Chapel

Cardinal Barnaba Luigi Chiaramonti Is Crowned, Taking the Name Pope Pius VII: March 21, 1800

This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . It was no easy task to gather the cardinals for the conclave to elect a...

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Mar 17

The Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 under construction at the Zeppelin aircraft works in Friedrichshafen, Germany

British and French Ships Begin Detaining All Neutral Ships Destined for Germany: March 11, 1915

This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . The British government thought its main task in the war would be to supply...

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Mar 10

St. Thomas Aquinas, painting attributed to Botticelli

St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelic Doctor of the Church, Dies: March 7, 1274

This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . “He will enter the Order of Friars Preachers and so great will be his...

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Mar 3

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...

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Feb 24

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...

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Feb 17

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