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October 1779: Congress Proclaims Thanksgiving Day
On October 20, 1779, the Second Continental Congress of proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving. It was only one of sixteen similar proclamations made by Congress over nearly a decade. When reading the strongly stated proclamations of Congress, it is not...
Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall (April 12, 1724 – October 19, 1790), physician, clergyman, and statesman, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County is named after him.
William Hooper
William Hooper (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790) was an American lawyer, physician, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777. Hooper was also a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence,...
Columbus Day
The Swiss Reformation
* Swiss Reformation * by Dr. Stephen Flick The cry for reform in the Western Church of Christianity preceded Martin Luther by centuries. Abuses and non-Christian practices crept into the Church and continued until the rise of the Protestant Reformation. Following the...
Carter Braxton
Carter Braxton (September 10, 1736 – October 10, 1797) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, a planter, and a representative of Virginia.