Congress Passes the Judiciary Act: September 24, 1789
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Italian General Raffaele Cadorna Orders a Bombardment of Rome: September 20, 1870
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Primo de Rivera Proclaims Himself Military Dictator of Spain: September 13, 1923
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John XXIII and Pius IX Are Beatified: September 3, 2000
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . “I always think of Pius IX of holy and glorious memory, and by imitating...
Catherine de Medici Orders a Massacre on the Feast of St. Bartholomew: August 24, 1572
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St. Bernard Dies after 38 Years as Abbot of Clairvaux: August 20, 1153
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