The First Council of Nicea 1700 Years Ago The First Council of Nicea was the initial ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was held in the Bithynian city of
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Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence 250 Years Ago On April 30, 1819, the front page of the Raleigh Register and North-Carolina Gazette featured a manuscript titled “Declaration of Independence.” The text
Bonhoeffer Executed 80 Years Ago for Nazi Opposition April 9, 1945 In the early years of Adolf Hitler’s rule, the Nazi regime aimed to consolidate power over all aspects of
Francis Goodrich’s Handicraft Revival 135 Years Ago In early 1890s Brittain Cove, NC, Rebecca Taylor Davis handed an old coverlet to New York-born Presbyterian missionary Francis Louisa Goodrich. “I’ve brought