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Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Today in History
On this day… 0325 The month-long Council of Nicea closed. Known as the first ecumenical council in the history of the Church, it formulated the Nicene Creed and established the method for calculating Easter. 1566 Birth of James VI of Scotland. Upon the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, he ascended the English throne as […]
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
Today In Anchorage
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1178 Proposed time of origin of lunar crater Giordano Bruno. 5 Canterbury monks report explosion on the moon (only such observation known) 1429: Joan of Arc led the French army against the English at Patay, France. 1464 Pius II led a brief ‘crusade’ into Italy, against the Turks. However, he soon became […]
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Today In Anchorage
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 653 St Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 676 Deusdedit III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1703 Birth of John Wesley, English founder of Methodism. The systematic disciplines of the ‘Holy Club,’ which John and his brother Charles founded, elicited the nickname ‘Methodies’ from their critics. 1822 In New […]
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Today In Anchorage
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1539 German Reformer Martin Luther declared: ‘Faith justifies not as a work, nor as a quality, nor as knowledge, but as assent of the will and firm confidence in the mercy of God.’ 1654 Queen Christina, a convert to Roman Catholicism, abdicated her Swedish throne to devote the remainder of her life […]
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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Today In Anchorage
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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Today In History
Two of my sources were not available today. Rats!!!!!!! On this day… 1215 King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, England. Magna Carta—a charter of English liberties that occupies a unique place in the popular imagination as a symbol and a battle cry against oppression—was sealed this day, under threat of civil war, by King […]