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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Category: Retro Flashes
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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Founded 1817: 1st Jewish Christian fellowship in NYC
Joseph Samuel Frey. From: A Hebrew, Latin, and English Dictionary. containing all the Hebrew and...
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June 16, 1884 The theology of the Coney Island roller coaster
Original print, 1884. Among the many innovations to change the city for the better, none was more...
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June 15, 1904 Worst maritime disaster in NYC history kills 1000 Lutherans
On June 15, 1904, the General Slocum sank in the East River while carrying the whole congregation...
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MAY 17, 1971 — “PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD!” GODSPELL ANNIVERSARY. A Harbinger for 2026?
50TH Anniversary of NYC premiere of the musical.
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MAY 12 — THE “MOSLEM WORLD” PUBLISHED IN 1893, NYC
Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb, before 1916, Publisher. Photo: public domain in the United...
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April 19, 1876 The last day of evangelist Dwight L. Moody’s “The Great Campaign” in NYC
This evangelism campaign of Moody swiftly had effects around the world.
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YOM KIPPUR STARTS TONIGHT
The Yom Kippur service from the first complete Jewish prayer book was translated into English by...
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