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American Christianity, August Articles, Christian Calendar, Christian History, Signers of Declaration of Independence

August 28, 1798 Death of Signer, James Wilson James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 28, 1798) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution. A leading legal theorist, he was one of the six...Read more... Read more...

August Articles, Christian Calendar, Christian History, Islam, Other Than Christianity, September Articles

August 15, 1096 First Christian Crusade begins The Christian Crusades against Muslims began nearly 470 years after the first Muslim Crusades against Christians were initiated in 630, when Muhammad himself led the way. From late in the eleventh century until the middle of the thirteenth century, waves of Christian crusaders attempted to recover lands lost to the Muslims after 630....Read more... Read more...

August Articles, Christian Calendar, Christian Living, Devotional Literature, Islam, Other Than Christianity

Every math teacher knows that 2 + 2 = 4. Just because students offer alternative answers to this mathematical truth does not change the mathematical truth. No matter how many students believe it should be something other than “4,” the truth cannot be changed. Just as there are truths in mathematics, there are also truths in other disciplines. Because someone offers...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, August Articles, Christian Calendar, Christian History, Signers of Declaration of Independence

August 4, 1821 Death of Signer, William Floyd William Floyd (December 17, 1734 – August 4, 1821) was an American politician from New York, and a signer of the United States Declaration of...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, August Articles, Christian Calendar, Christian History, Signers of Declaration of Independence

August 2, 1811 Death of Signer, William Williams William Williams (April 23, 1731 – August 2, 1811) was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from Harvard...Read more... Read more...