English Admiral Nelson Is Shot Through the Shoulder and Spine: October 21, 1805
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . After failing to help Napoleon in the invasion of England, Admiral...
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Tsar Nikolai Issues What Became Known as the October Manifesto: October 17, 1905
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . With Liberals challenging the tsar’s autocratic government, with Marxists...
Catholic Forces Defeat Reformer Ulrich Zwingli’s Army: October 11, 1531
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . While Luther was in the Wartburg, the city of Wittenberg was in a religious...
Thousands of Redshirts Led by Garibaldi Invade the Papal States: September 29, 1867
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . The pope’s army was very small—no more than four thousand men. It was only...
Congress Passes the Judiciary Act: September 24, 1789
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . The first presidential election was a mere formality—all knew that George...
Italian General Raffaele Cadorna Orders a Bombardment of Rome: September 20, 1870
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . For a month after the last French troops left the Papal States on August...