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In 1535, 12 nude streaking Anabaptists run through Amsterdam streets. After a sermon about the wrath of God, the dozen Anabaptists people chose a unique […]

In 1971, Apollo 14 returned to Earth, landing in the Pacific Ocean only a few miles from the rescue ship. Apollo 14 is not as […]

In 1600, the Vatican convicted scholar Giordano Bruno to death. Giordano Bruno lived a life on the move, his philosophy rejected by many. Born in […]

In 1845, a drunken visitor to the British museum smashed the Portland Vase. Discovered in a funerary monument in the 16th century, this vase passed […]

In 1882, The society of the Knights of Columbus formed in New Haven, Connecticut. Father Michael J. McGivney worried about the appeal of secret societies […]

In 1597, the Japanese emperor had 26 men crucified. They became the 26 martyrs. Christianity entered Japan in 1549 with the advent of three Jesuits. […]

In 1859, Constantine Tischendorf discovered the Codex Sinaiticus manuscript. The Codex Sinaiticus has been dated to the fourth century. It contains an almost complete version […]

In 1908, the supreme court ruled in favor of hat manufacture D.E. Loewe against the hatters’ union, a case knows as the Danbury Hatters’ Case. […]

Born as the son of a shoemaker, Alexander Selkirk had a history of getting into trouble. Eventually, he ran away to the sea and quickly […]

In 1860, Rabbi Morris Raphall offered the opening prayer for the House of Representatives to choose the Speaker of the House. From the beginning, Congress […]