Today in Religion

In 2003, scientists reported the finding of 350,000-year-old upright-walking human footprints found in Italy. People have often wondered how humans came to take over the […]

in 1994, the Church of England ordained the first women priests. They ordained 32 women. King Henry VIII created the Church of England when he […]

1702 sees the publication of the first issue of the first English daily newspaper called “Daily Courant”. On Fleet Street in London, E. Mallet started […]

In 1876, in the first telephone call, Alexander Graham Bell said “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” to his assistant Thomas Watson. […]

In 1762, The French Court convicted Jean Calas of murdering his son. Three years later to the day, the Masters of Requests acquitted Jean Calas […]

In 1948, the United States Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional in McCollum v. Board of Education. In the 1940s, […]

In 1808, Harvard founded the first orchestra in the United States called the Pierian Sodality. Six young men decided to start a group for the […]

In 1770, British Troops fired into a mob of Americans killing five people, in what we now call the Boston Massacre. By 1770, Americans felt […]

In 1791, The United States Government admitted Vermont as the 14th state. The original 13 colonies consisted of 14 colonies. Yet we do not have […]

In 1887, Anne Sullivan began teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller. Anne Sullivan lived a difficult life. At only 19 months, she contracted a […]