Category: Retro Flashes

ON THIS DAY 1878 1ST AMERICAN BIBLE & PROPHECY CONFERENCE

by Tony Carnes | Oct 30, 2024 | Bible NYC, Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Dr. Tyng, Jr.s Church, Madison Avenue, New York, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic...

October 29 Dangers of Pulpit Political Prophecy Day

by Tony Carnes | Oct 29, 2024 | Politics, law & faith, Preaching, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Grover Cleveland and James G. Blaine. unidentified artist, 1884 / Chromolithograph /National...

OCTOBER 26, 1643 FIRST CATHOLIC PRIEST IN MANHATTAN

by Journey | Oct 26, 2024 | Catholics, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Memorial door at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York. Photo by Bmclaughlin9. CC BY-SA 4.0...

SEPT 25, 1690 — 1ST NEWSPAPER IN US

by Journey | Sep 25, 2024 | Art of religion news, Retro Flashes | 0 |

The art of religion news media starts in America with its very first newspaper.

Sept 5 Jack Kerouac’s classic journey “On the Road” published

by Journey | Sep 5, 2024 | Buddhists, Retro Flashes | 0 |

On September 5, 1957, Jack Kerouac’s novel, On the Road, was first published. On the journey, you...

Aug 5, 1657 “The State of Religion” in New Amsterdam

by Tony Carnes | Aug 5, 2024 | Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Nowel Amsterdam en l’Amerique 1672, New York Public Library, Rare Book Collection. The Dutch...

August 1657 Quaker street preachers arrive in New Amsterdam

by Tony Carnes | Aug 1, 2024 | Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

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

July 27, 1969 1st Korean church in Queens, NY

by Journey | Jul 27, 2024 | Elmhurst, Koreans, Retro Flashes | 0 |

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

July 16 Billy Graham’s TED Talk

by Journey | Jul 16, 2024 | Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Reverend Billy Graham. Photo: Tony Carnes/A Journey through NYC religions Speaking at TED in 1998,...

Reverend Billy Graham at Cornerstone Baptist Church Bed-Stuy, July 14, 1957

by Journey | Jul 14, 2024 | Retro Flashes | 0 |

Rev. Billy Graham in NYC. Photo: Tony Carnes/A Journey through NYC religions On the steps of...

July 4, 1823 Weeden’s pioneering census of NYC churches

by Journey | Jul 4, 2024 | Retro Flashes, Statistics Religions | 0 |

In 1823 on July 4th, Jonathan Weeden published his pioneering census of NYC churches, “Summary...

July 1 New York, sacred center of the world?

by Journey | Jul 1, 2024 | Mormons, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Angel Moroni & Joseph Smith. Source: Library of Congress/June 6 1886 On July 1, 1829, Mormon...

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