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Christendom Saved at Lepanto: October 7, 1571
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. The Council of Trent had been called to...
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Oct 1, 20214 min read
A New Era Begins: September 20, 1792
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. In the months following the overthrow of the...
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Sep 17, 20214 min read
“At Least I Shall Die as Pope”: September 7, 1303
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. The quarrel between Philip the Fair and...
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Sep 3, 20214 min read
The English Peasants Rise, for the Last Time: August 29, 1830
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. When King George IV died on June 26, 1830, his...
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Aug 27, 20214 min read
The Founding of Florida: August 28, 1565
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. On August 27, 1565, sailors and passengers of a...
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Aug 20, 20212 min read
Prince Fritz and His Father Reconciled: August 15, 1731
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. When the Crown Prince Friedrich began his...
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Aug 13, 20214 min read
Return of Vienna’s Emperor: August 12, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. The revolutionaries in Vienna cheered when they...
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Aug 6, 20212 min read
The "Second Coming in Wrath": August 6, 1945
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. When Harry Truman became president following...
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Jul 30, 20215 min read
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 23, 20212 min read
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,...
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Jul 16, 20214 min read
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,...
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Jul 9, 20214 min read
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...
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Jul 6, 20215 min read
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...
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Jun 28, 20215 min read
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...
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Jun 18, 20213 min read
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...
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Jun 11, 20214 min read
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,...
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Jun 7, 20215 min read
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...
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May 21, 20213 min read
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...
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May 14, 20213 min read
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...
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May 10, 20212 min read
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...
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May 3, 20213 min read
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