California Conquered — by Mistake: October 19, 1842
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. The secularization of mission lands, along with the...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...