The End of Milan's Revolution: July 25, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Though it had begun with much promise, the...
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- Jul 16, 2021
- 4 min
The Beginning of the Spanish Civil War: July 17-20, 1936
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. The fall of the monarchy gave hope to socialists,...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Jul 9, 2021
- 4 min
First Blood in Paris: July 14-17, 1789
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Although he had recognized the National Assembly,...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Jul 6, 2021
- 5 min
Napoleon Seizes the Pope: July 6, 1809
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord had until...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Jun 28, 2021
- 5 min
The Cristeros Lay Down Their Arms: June 27, 1929
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. The Cristero rebellion would have died in the...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Jun 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Revolution Crushes the Socialists: June 23-27, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. The leader arising from the confusion of the...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Jun 11, 2021
- 4 min
Napoleon's Near Disaster at Marengo: June 14, 1800
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. While the cardinals wrangled over who would be...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
The King Condemns Voltaire: June 10, 1734
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. In the Paris salon of the Duchess of Maine,...
Catholic Textbook Project
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
The Killing of a Compromise: May 25, 1854
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. American westward settlement had mostly neglected...
Catholic Textbook Project
- May 14, 2021
- 3 min
A New Government for Germany and Austria’s Defiance: May 18, 20, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Read other account of the 1848 revolutions here...
Catholic Textbook Project
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
King Charles Betrays His Friend: May 10, 1641
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. Charles did not abandon his hopes of...
Catholic Textbook Project
- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Frémont Turns Back: May 8, 1846
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. In December of 1845, a party of about 16 armed...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
The Führer’s Immolation: April 30, 1945
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. In January 1945, the Russians began their last...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Apr 20, 2021
- 4 min
Antoine-Frédéric Accepts the Challenge: April 23, 1833
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Like all Europeans, Catholics in the 1840s were...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Luther and the Diet of Worms: April 17, 1521
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. Being excommunicated, Luther was given over...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Apr 6, 2021
- 4 min
Death Dance at Shiloh: April 6-7, 1862
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. It took over 400 vessels to ferry the immense...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
Death Day of a Queen Who was Nobody’s Fool: April 1, 1204
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. At Henry I’s death, civil war engulfed...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
Milan and Venice Expel the Austrians: March 22, 24, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Why was the imperial government in Vienna...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Mar 12, 2021
- 4 min
The Pope's Anti-Nazi Encyclical: March 14, 1937
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. For Adolf Hitler, the Catholic Church was the...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Fall of Metternich: March 13, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. In only a few days, Kossuth’s speech to the...
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