Category: Retros

June 25, 1991 1st Muslim Prayer in the US Congress

by Journey | Jun 25, 2026 | Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Democratic good, Muslims, Politics, law & faith, Retro Flashes | 0 |

“Retro Flashes” are Journey’s quick takes on moments of history that have made New York City what...

Founded 1817: 1st Jewish Christian fellowship in NYC

by Journey | Jun 21, 2026 | Jews, Jews, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Joseph Samuel Frey. From: A Hebrew, Latin, and English Dictionary. containing all the Hebrew and...

June 16, 1884 The theology of the Coney Island roller coaster

by Journey | Jun 16, 2026 | Coney Island, Education & Science, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Original print, 1884. Among the many innovations to change the city for the better, none was more...

June 15, 1904 Worst maritime disaster in NYC history kills 1000 Lutherans

by Tony Carnes | Jun 15, 2026 | Disasters, Germans, Lower East Side East Village, Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

On June 15, 1904, the General Slocum sank in the East River while carrying the whole congregation...

Staten Island, Garibaldi and Italian Protestants

by Journey | May 20, 2026 | Italians, Retros, S.I. | 7 |

Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Staten Island, NY During our census in 2010, we visited the...

MAY 17, 1971 — “PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD!” GODSPELL ANNIVERSARY. A Harbinger for 2026?

by Journey | May 17, 2026 | Art & Faith, Movies, videos, Music, Retro Flashes, Theater & Dance | 0 |

50TH Anniversary of NYC premiere of the musical.

MAY 12 — THE “MOSLEM WORLD” PUBLISHED IN 1893, NYC

by Tony Carnes | May 12, 2026 | Mosque City NY Retros, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb, before 1916, Publisher. Photo: public domain in the United...

April 25, 30, 1865 THE MOURNING for Pres. Abraham Lincoln at Broadway Tabernacle

by Journey | Apr 25, 2026 | Abraham Lincoln & NYC faiths, Evangelical Protestants, Lincoln's Death Memorialized in NYC, Personalities A - M, Retros-Personalities | 0 |

Sermon: President Lincoln’s Life and Its Lessons. April 30, 1865

April 20, 1865, 10:30 am THE NATIONAL MOURNING for President Abraham Lincoln at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral

by Journey | Apr 20, 2026 | Abraham Lincoln & NYC faiths, Catholics, Lincoln's Death Memorialized in NYC | 0 |

“He was taken away in the midst of his glory in this world, and it is a lesson to teach us that God alone can give us peace.”

April 19, 1876 The last day of evangelist Dwight L. Moody’s “The Great Campaign” in NYC

by Journey | Apr 19, 2026 | Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

This evangelism campaign of Moody swiftly had effects around the world.

April 15, 1865, Passover, President Abraham Lincoln dies, Memorialized at NYC Synagogue

by Journey | Apr 15, 2026 | Abraham Lincoln & NYC faiths, Jews, Lincoln's Death Memorialized in NYC, Passover | 0 |

From The Weekly Standard: When Lincoln died on Passover, Jews prayed for the soul of a man not a Jewish believer.

In Memoriam: John Allen, Catholic reporter extraordinaire

by Tony Carnes | Jan 22, 2026 | Catholics, Journalism, Personalities A - M, Religions | 0 |

Honoring a Life of Dedication and Integrity Elise Allen announced today in CRUX the passing of her...

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