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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


Crusaders Sack Constantinople: April 12, 1204
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. Innocent III’s goal, when he became pope in...
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Apr 9, 20203 min read


Zapata Assassinated: April 10, 1919
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. Carranza was not the author of the more radical...
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Apr 3, 20203 min read


Death Comes for an Emperor: April 1, 1922
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. It was a cold day in late October 1921 when a...
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Mar 27, 20204 min read


Assassination of a Tsar: March 23, 1801
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. It was night. All was quiet in the Michailov...

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Mar 20, 20203 min read


At Last, Napoleon Gets an Heir: March 20, 1811
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. There was another obstacle to Napoleon’s imperial...
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Mar 13, 20203 min read


The Prussian King Bows to the Dead: March 21, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. In the years following the end of the Congress of...
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Mar 8, 20203 min read
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