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President James A. Garfield Dies after an Assassination Attempt: September 19, 1881
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . And who claimed the responsibility for all the new industrial power, all the...
Poet, Playwright, and Historian Mercy Otis Warren Is Born: September 14, 1728
This text comes from our book, The American Venture . It may seem that it was men alone who took part in the revolution and in governing...
French Forces Attempt to Abduct Pope Boniface VIII: September 7, 1303
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . The quarrel between Philip the Fair and Pope Boniface arose because the...
Sailors Witness a “Miracle from Heaven” Near the Eastern Coast of Florida: August 27, 1565
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . On August 27, 1565, sailors and passengers of a fleet sailing off the eastern...
The Spanish Colony of New Mexico and Its Missions Are Destroyed: August 21, 1680
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea . Though the Spanish colony and the Indian missions were making progress, all was...
Ignatius of Loyola and His Companions Take Vows of Poverty and Chastity: August 15, 1534
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . As a young courtier, serving one of King Fernando and Queen Isabel’s...