

Queen Victoria Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Her Coronation: June 21, 1887
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . June 21, 1887, was a day of great rejoicing in London as well as all...

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The Festival of Supreme Being Is Held: June 8, 1794
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . While Paris ran with the blood of patriots, French arms continued to...


Pope Gregory XVI Dies and the Cardinals Gather for a Conclave: June 1, 1846
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . The cardinals who gathered in Rome for the conclave in June of 1846 faced...


King Carlos IV Issues a Decree Requiring Masters to Catechize Slaves in Spanish America: May 31, 1789
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise. The royal policy for New Spain, from the very beginning of its New World...


The First Battle of the “Wars of the Roses” Concludes: May 22, 1455
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . When only an infant, King Henry VI of England had inherited England and...


French Explorers Set Out to Find the “Great Water”: May 17, 1673
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . King Louis XIV had grandiose plans for France. He wanted France to be the...