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Napoleon III’s Waterloo — Sedan: September 2, 1870
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Napoleon III had been assured that the French...
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Aug 28, 20204 min read
American Women Secure the Vote: August 26, 1920
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. The day before Wilson’s first presidential...
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Aug 24, 20205 min read
Massacre at Peterloo: August 16, 1819
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. On a summer’s day in August 1819, tens of...
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Aug 14, 20202 min read
King Louis XVI Deposed: August 10, 1792
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. By the beginning of 1792, it was clear to...
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Aug 7, 20205 min read
The Holy Roman Empire’s Quiet End: August 6, 1806
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Napoleon … left the pope alone for a time...
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Jul 31, 20203 min read
Pope Benedict Issues a Peace Plan: August 1, 1917
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Though not one of the warring powers, Pope...
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Jul 24, 20204 min read
The King of France Becomes Catholic: July 25, 1593
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. By 1589, France had undergone over 40 years...
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Jul 17, 20204 min read
The “Great Strikes” Begin: July 16, 1877
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. Only a month after the execution of the Molly...
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Jul 11, 20204 min read
Execution of a Proto-Protestant: July 6, 1415
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. Though ending the Great Schism was the most...
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Jul 3, 20203 min read
Cortés Driven from Mexico: June 30-July 1, 1520
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. From Cholula, the Spaniards climbed to higher...
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Jun 26, 20206 min read
Revolution in a Tennis Court: June 20, 1789
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. The king’s palace of Versailles was the venue for...
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Jun 19, 20204 min read
Election of a "Liberal" Pope: June 16, 1846
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. The cardinals who gathered in Rome for the...
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Jun 12, 20205 min read
The Crowning of the Locksmith King: June 11, 1775
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. The coronation of Louis XVI in June of 1775 was...
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Jun 5, 20203 min read
The Irish Invade Canada: June 1,1866
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. Since the American Revolution, many Americans, from...
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May 29, 20204 min read
The Fall of the Paris Commune: May 28, 1871
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. “Let us go, my friends, for the sake of God.”...
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May 22, 20203 min read
A Pope Dies in Exile: May 23, 1085
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. Freed themselves from lay control, the...
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May 15, 20204 min read
President Polk Gets His War: May 13, 1846
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. The presidential election of 1844 pitted James K....
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May 8, 20205 min read
Napoleon Reconciled with God: May 5, 1821
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Pope Pius VII did not forget Napoleon in his...
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May 1, 20204 min read
A Bomb Blast Inspires a “Red Scare”: June 2, 1919
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. Dread of the German “Hun” conquering the world gave...
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Apr 24, 20204 min read
First Blood at Lexington and Concord: April 19, 1775
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. British General Gage knew something more was...
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Apr 17, 20206 min read
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