Today in history highlights from 1925 to 2017 events
A compilation of historic moments including a 1925 sea serpent tale on the Grand River, Molly Pitcher lore from 1778, Victoria’s 1838 coronation, Meade’s 1863 appointment, Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s 1914 assassination, Versailles 1919, Meade era, 1939 immigration fingerprinting, 1968 holiday weekend law, Bakke ruling 1978, Clinton defense fund 1994, Holyfield Tyson rematch 1997, 2013 Egypt clashes and same sex marriage ruling, and ABC pink slime settlement 2017.
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Monmouth
New Jersey
Molly Pitcher
Britain
Queen Victoria
Westminster Abbey
Abraham Lincoln
George G. Meade
Army of the Potomac
Joseph Hooker
Franz Ferdinand
Austria
Sophie
Sarajevo
Gavrilo Princip
Lyndon “Johnson
Washington
Supreme Court
University of California-Davis Medical School
Allan Bakke
Bill Clinton
U.S
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Holyfield
Las Vegas
Mohammed Morsi
Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
U.S. Supreme Court
California
ABC
South Dakota
Notable ages for celebrities and public figures
Kellie Pickler is 33 Mel Brooks is 93 Former Sen Carl Levin is 85 Kathy Bates is 71 John Elway is 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellie Pickler
Mel Brooks
Carl Levin
Kathy Bates
John Elway
New Greek Orthodox leader installed in United States
Elpidophoros Lambriniadis, 51, enthroned as archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church in America at Manhattan's Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. He inherits a tenure shadowed by the St Nicholas Shrine project linked to 9 11, with fundraising planned to bridge an $80 million total. He vows to visit parishes nationwide and address clergy concerns on health care and pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elpidophoros
Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
New York
America
Julius Motal
United States
New York City
Elpidophoros Lambriniadis
Istanbul
Greece
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Manhattan
Esa Cree Americer Taatant
Prccc
Ttis
Associated Press
Memorial Plaza
Ground Zero
Aristotle University
Theological School
Thessaloniki
University of Bonn
Germany
Theological School of St. John the Damascene
Beirut
Lebanon
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Boston
California
Florida
U.S
Augoustinos
Parenting across generations through the teens and beyond
The author reflects on how children shift from needful infants to independent teens who rely on friends and social media. Differences with parents grow as teens compare, clash, and explore life outside the family, prompting adults to listen more and honor their own parents' guidance.
The Empty Promise of Salvation Without God
The piece critiques secular religious scholarship that removes God from faith, arguing it produces religion without divine power. It traces a historical shift toward education as a supposed deliverer, citing Dewey and Duncan, and notes ongoing global violence despite secular efforts, concluding that denying God leaves few effective alternatives.
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St. Paul
Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria
Yemen
West
U.S
Arne Duncan
Duncan
John Dewey
Dewey
God
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bass River
Grand River
Pickler
Greek Orthodox Church In
Heaven
Fantasy Land
Sudan
Myanmar
Iraq
Syria
Central African Republic
Shayne Looper
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