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Sisters of Mercy
Note: The correct month and day could not be found. Sisters of Mercy was established in Dublin, Ireland in 1831, by Mary Catherine McAuley, although their efforts lasted through the 20th century and are still present today. Sisters of Mercy is now an international Roman Catholic community of women who support young women and children who seek help from poverty. They offer obedience and chastity, help run schools, orphanages, and visit the sick and elderly. -
Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment was ratified in 1919 and was repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. This amendment to the U.S Constitution banned the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol. This was the beginning of the Prohibition. During this time The Womens Christian Temperance Union tried to "dry up" Protestant Churches and America (Ohio History Central). -
Margaret Sanger and the American Birth Control League
Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League on November 10, 1921. Her initial plan was to, "provide an education, through lectures and literature, on the prevention of pregnancy (US History)." This organization later became the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Two Years after the League was founded, the first LEGAL birth contol clinic was opened, in 1923. -
The Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place on July 10, 1925 in Dayton, Tennesse, after John Tomas Scopes, a biology teacher, was accused of teaching evolution in his classroom, which was illegal at the time. The trial lasted 8 very long days and Scopes was convicted, like expected. -
Buck vs Bell
Buck vc Bell was a United States Supreme Court ruling that forced sterilization on the mentally retarded and handicaped, saying it was "for the protection and health of the state." People saw this as an attempt to improve the world by eliminating bad genes and "defectives or mentalally retarted." An estimated 65,000 Americans were sterilized without consent from theself or another family member. -
People's Temple
Was a Christian destructive, doomsday cult founded and led by James Warren Jones (1931-1978). He falsely lead over 900 people to believe that he was a preacher. Later on in 1978 he killed 900 of his followers. -
Charles E. Fuller (The Old Fashioned Revival Hour)
The Old Fashioned Revival Hour was a radio program aired by Charles E. Fuller, who was an evangelist. On October 3, 1937 he joined with the Mutual Broadcasting Network, developing one of the nations largest and most popular religious programs. -
West Virginia vs Barnette
Wesr Virginia vs Barnette was a supreme court case. "The court championed religious liberty with its holding that a state could not force Jehovah's Witness children to saltute the American Flag (Lectric Law Library)." -
McCollum Vs Board of Education
McCollum Vs the Board of Education was a trial depicting whether or not instructors were allowed to provide religious instruction on school grounds. The Champaign County Board of Education allowed outside teachers to teach religious matters once every week, after an 8-1 vote by the court. All individuals who did not want to participate could move to a different location. -
Dead Sea Scrolls
Discovery of Qumram scrolls, (Dead Sea Scrolls). These scrolls are the oldest known surviving copies and extra biblical documents that preserve evidence of great diversity in late Second Temple Judaism -
Scientology
Scientology teaches that people are immortal beings who have forgotten their true nature.[7] Its method of spiritual rehabilitation is a type of counselling known as auditing, in which practitioners aim to consciously re-experience painful or traumatic events in their past in order to free themselves of their limiting effects. -
Billy Graham Crusade At Maddison Square Garden
BIlly Graham preached to huge crowds of people and lead several thousands of people to Christ. -
Engel vs Vitale
Engel vs Vitale was a court hearing in which the court struck down New Yorks Regent's "nondenominational" school prayer, saying that "It is no part of the business of government to compose offical prayers (Lectric Law Library)." -
The Bombing of Birmingham
The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist church, in Birmingham, killing four African American children, on annual Youth Day. This tragedy not only led to riots, but it also led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Martin Luther King Jr, "I've Been to the Mountaintop" Speech
This speech was delievered at Mason Temple (The Church of God), in Memphis, Tennesse. In his speech Martin Luther King Jr talks about leading God's children across Egypt to the promise land.
