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December 1 A telephone was first installed in the White House, 1880. The first drive-in gas station was opened in Pittsburgh by the Gulf Refining Company, 1913. December 2 First savings bank opens (in Philadelphia), 1816. December 4 The phonograph was invented, 1877. December 5 Walt Disney was born, 1901. Missionaries, John and Betty Stam
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November 17 Congress held 1st session in Washington DC, 1800. English_born Rodney (“Gipsy”) Smith, 16, was converted to a living faith. Smith later became an English Wesleyan singing evangelist whose preaching emphasized the love of God, 1876. November 19 Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; “4 score & 7 years…”, 1863. English revivalist George Whitefield
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October 15Billy Graham begins his ministry, 1949American missionary martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: ‘”They shall mount up with wings as eagles” (Isa. 40:31). These wings are not so typical of purity as they are of power — strength to live above snares and everything else…Thanks for wings, Lord.’ 1948 October 20Birth of American
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October 2· Baptist Missionary Society forms in London, 1792. October 3· President George Washington proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day, 1789. October 4F· irst full English translation of the Bible printed in Switzerland, 1535. October 6· Thomas Edison shows first motion pictures, 1889.· Egypt & Syria launch surprise attack on Israel, 1973. October 12· Christopher
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September 16 Typesetting machine patent, 1857 General Motors founded by William C Durant, 1908 September 20 Magellan starts 1st successful circumnavigation of the world, 1519 September 22 Irving Berlin composer, dies at 101, 1989 Italo Marchiony granted patent for the ice cream cone, 1903 Commercial TV begins in England, 1955 Death of Charlotte Elliott, 82,
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September 9 Matthew Henry started to write the NT portion of his famous Commentary, 1712. September 14 Handel completed the Messiah after working without interruption for 23 days, 1741. Francis Scott Key wrote the words to the national anthem, 1824. September 28 William the Conqueror landed in England, 1066. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started
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September 1 A tax was imposed on beards in Russia, 1689 The first U.S. federal tax on tobacco was effected, 1862 Aaron Burr was acquitted of treason, 1807 Germany invaded Poland, starting World War II, 1939 Emma Nutt became the world’s first female telephone operator,1878 September 4 Barney Flaherty became the first newsboy in the
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August 1 First U.S. Census taken Francis Scott Key born in 1779 Bank of England opens, 1694 August 2 The U.S. War department purchases its first airplane, 1909 Alexander Graham Bell dies, 1922 Wild Bill Hickok dies at Deadwood, S.D., 1876 Pres. Warren G. Harding dies, 1923 Adolf Hitler proclaims himself leader of Germany, 1934
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September 1 Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed, 1666 Joseph Lister performs 1st antiseptic surgery, 1865 Earthquake strikes Tokyo & Yokohama, kills 106,000, 1923 Japan surrenders ending WW II (US date, 9/2 in Japan), 1945 September 3 Treaty of Paris signed (ending the US Revolutionary War), 1783 World’s 1st
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For a detailed listing of dates in Christian history, log on to www.christianhistory.net June 17, 1703 – John Wesley is born June 18, 1956 – Dawson Trotman dies of a heart attack while rescuing a swimmer at a Navigators conference. August 1st – The first United States Census was taken on this date in 1790. August 2nd – The first
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July 15 President Nixon announces plans to visit Red China in 1971. The Democrats select Gov. Jimmy Carter as their Presidential Candidate in 1976. Rembrandt van Rijn, is born on this day in 1606. July 16 The Chicago Black Sox Trial begins in 1921. The first atom bomb test took place in New Mexico in
Service
“God will open up places of service for you as He sees you are ready. Meanwhile, study the Bible and give yourself a chance to grow.” – Warren W. Wiersbe “Obedience and service do not spring from human talent and efforts, but from God’s power as we trust Him.” – Warren W. Wiersbe “It is the Holy