YOM KIPPUR STARTS TONIGHT
The Yom Kippur service from the first complete Jewish prayer book was translated into English by...
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Category: Retro Flashes
Sept 5 Jack Kerouac’s classic journey “On the Road” published
On September 5, 1957, Jack Kerouac’s novel, On the Road, was first published. On the journey, you...
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AUGUST 24, 1759 — WILLIAM WILBERFORCE BORN
The rediscovery of Wilberforce’s anti-slave victory has inspired a new generation of New...
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August 23-24, 1572 French Protestants slaughtered, some flee to New Amsterdam
The “St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre” of Protestants took place in Paris, France. It soon spread...
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August 22, 1922 Groundswell of cottage prayer meetings Jamaica, Queens
The same path for the father Caesar, son Roderick, Jr., and grandson Roderick III (not pictured)....
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August 19 1991, religion stopped a coup d’état in the USSR
Sketch of KGB Headquarters in Moscow, USSR in the summer of 1991. By Tony Carnes A little after...
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August 1657 Quaker street preachers arrive in New Amsterdam
“Retro Flashes” are Journey’s quick takes on moments of history that have made New York City what...
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July 27, 1969 1st Korean church in Queens, NY
“Retro Flashes” are Journey’s quick takes on moments of history that have made New York City what...
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July 16 Billy Graham’s TED Talk
Reverend Billy Graham. Photo: Tony Carnes/A Journey through NYC religions Speaking at TED in 1998,...
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June 25, 1991 1st Muslim Prayer in the US Congress
“Retro Flashes” are Journey’s quick takes on moments of history that have made New York City what...
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June 8, 2013 Arturo Vega, shepherd of the Ramones, completed mural of Jesus just before his death
Arturo Vega handled the artwork, lighting, and publicity for the Ramones, often called the first punk band.
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MAY 17, 1971 — “PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD!” GODSPELL ANNIVERSARY. A Harbinger for 2025?
50TH Anniversary of NYC premiere of the musical.
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