William F. Buckley, Jr. The Catholic Standard-Bearer of Conservatism born today in 1925
Born into a large Catholic family in NYC on November 24, 1925, Buckley became one of the seminal figures in American conservatism.
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Category: Retro Flashes
ON THIS DAY 1878 1ST AMERICAN BIBLE & PROPHECY CONFERENCE
Dr. Tyng, Jr.s Church, Madison Avenue, New York, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic...
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October 29 Dangers of Pulpit Political Prophecy Day
Grover Cleveland and James G. Blaine. unidentified artist, 1884 / Chromolithograph /National...
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OCTOBER 26, 1643 FIRST CATHOLIC PRIEST IN MANHATTAN
Memorial door at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York. Photo by Bmclaughlin9. CC BY-SA 4.0...
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SEPT 25, 1690 — 1ST NEWSPAPER IN US
The art of religion news media starts in America with its very first newspaper.
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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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Aug 5, 1657 “The State of Religion” in New Amsterdam
Nowel Amsterdam en l’Amerique 1672, New York Public Library, Rare Book Collection. The Dutch...
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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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Reverend Billy Graham at Cornerstone Baptist Church Bed-Stuy, July 14, 1957
Rev. Billy Graham in NYC. Photo: Tony Carnes/A Journey through NYC religions On the steps of...
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July 4, 1823 Weeden’s pioneering census of NYC churches
In 1823 on July 4th, Jonathan Weeden published his pioneering census of NYC churches, “Summary...
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