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Harriet Beecher Stowe Born
Harriet Beecher is born to Lyman & Roxanna Beecher Litchfield, Connecticut. Lyman Beecher is a preacher in the Congregationalist church. Roxanna Beecher dies when Harriet is 4 years old? -
Fugitive Slave Act Passed
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HBS Publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin
At age 40, Harriet Beecher Stowe begins publishing Uncle Tom's Cabin as a serial novel in the National Era. -
William Jennings Bryan Born
William Jennings Bryan is born to Silas and Mariah in Salem, Illinois. His father is a circuit judge and one of the more prominent members of their small farm community. -
Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln is elected with 40% of the vote and carries no states outside the north and the west. -
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Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation Issued
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Lincoln Assasinated
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13th Amendment Adopted
The 13th Amendment constitutionally prohibits slavery when Harriet Beecher Stowe is 54 years old. -
HBS Defends Lady Byron
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WJB Elected to Congress
William Jennings Bryan is elected a Congressman from Nebraska at age 30. -
HBS Dies
At age 85, Harriet Beecher Stowe dies in Hartford, Connecticut. -
WJB: Cross of Gold Speech & Nomination for President
After delivering an impassioned speech against the gold standard, William Jennings Bryan is unexpectedly nominated for President by the Democratic Party. At 36, WJB was the youngest person ever nominated for President by a major political party. -
WJB Nominated for President for 2nd Time
At age 40, William Jennings Bryan is nominated for President a second time. -
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Born
Dietrich Bonhoeffer is born in Breslau to a wealthy, aristocratic family. His father is one of the leading psychologists in Germany. -
WJB Nominated for President for 3rd Time
At age 48, William Jennings Bryan is nominated for President a 3rd and final time. -
Woodrow Wilson Elected President
Woodrow Wilson becomes the first Democrat elected President since Grover Cleveland in 1892. Wilson's progressive platform marks a decisive break from the conservative Democratic Party policies of his predecessors. -
WJB Serves as Secretary of State
From 1913-1915 (age 53-55), William Jennings Bryan briefly serves as Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. He resigns when he feels Wilson's foreign policy favors the British in World War I. -
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WWI
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Bob Pierce Born
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Scopes Trial
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WJB Dies
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Born
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DB Publishes The Cost of Discipleship
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DB Returns to Germany
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DB Publishes Life Together
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WW2
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DB Dies
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BP Founds World Vision
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Vietnam War
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Selma Bridge March
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MLK Assasinated
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
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BP Founds Samaritan's Purse
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BP Dies
