Today in History

I was surprised to see so many familiar events listed in The Christian Almanac as occurring today, August 24.

1456 - First printing of Gutenberg Bible completed

1524 - Peasant's Revolt in Germany - Peasants lose and have far worse conditions

1572 - Catherine de Medici has Huguenot leader, Coligny, assassinated. St. Bartholomew's Day follows with the slaughter of an estimated 100,000 Huguenots (French Presbyterians).

1682 - William Penn acquires three counties, later becoming Delaware

1759 - Englishman William Wilberforce is born. Wilberforce becomes a Christian in 1784 and works for social reform, eventually becoming a chief spokesman against slavery.

1814 - British set fire to U. S. Capitol and White House

1847 - Charlotte Bronte dispatches Jane Eyre to a publishing house under the pseudonym of Currer Bell

1869 - Cornelius Swartwout received U. S. patent for waffle iron

1932 - Amelia Earhart is first woman to fly nonstop across the United States, from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey in just over 19 hours.

1965 - Communist Control Act went into effect, virtually outlawing the Communist Party in the U. S.

Pretty interesting!

Kerry

Teaching History