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69
Polycarp A.D 69-155
Martyred for his faith -
272
Constantine A.D 272-337
Defender of the Church. -
389
Patrick A.D 389-461
Missionary to the Irish -
540
Pope Gregory A.D 540-604
Was the first monk to become a pope -
1130
Peter Waldo A.D 1130-1217
A wealthy clothier and merchant from Lyon. -
1330
John Wyclif A.D 1330-1384
preached actively against the worst abuses of the Roman Church of the day. -
1369
John Huss 1369-1415A.D
John Huss was a preist in Prague -
1485
John Calvin 1485-1536
theologian and ecclesiastical statesman. -
1514
John Knox 1514-1572
foremost leader of the Scottish Reformation -
1521
Anne askew 1521-1546
Anne was the last martyr to die under the reign of Henry VIII -
1536
William Tyndale 1485-1536
English biblical scholar and linguist. -
1546
Martin Luther 1483-1546
German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation -
Gustavus Adolphus 1594-1632
the only king in Sweden to have been awarded the epithet 'the Great -
Richard Cameron 1644-1680
leader of the militant Presbyterians, known as Covenanters -
John Bunyan 1628-1688
author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress -
John Wesley 1703-1791
one of history's most traveled men. -
Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790
American printer, publisher, Author, inventor, scientist, and diplomat. helped drafted the Declaration of Independence. Invented bifocals. -
David Brainerd 1718-1747
ordained as a Presbyterian minister on June 12, 1744, at Newark, N.J -
John Newton 1725-1807
English slave trader who became an Anglican minister, a hymn writer, and later a noted abolitionist. -
Patrick Henry 1736-1799
American revolutionary leader. lawyer and great speaker delegate to the Continental Congress. -
Patrick Henry 1736-1799
Patrick Henry was a brilliant orator and a major figure of the American Revolution, perhaps best known for his words “Give me liberty or give me death! -
Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826
Drafted the Declaration of Independence. He was the second vice president of the United States and third president. He was responsible for the Louisiana purchase. -
Continental Congress 1774
The congress took control of the colonies' new Continental Army. It put Washington in command of the army. The congress also issued and borrowed money and set up a postal service and a navy. -
The battle of concord and Lexington. April 19th 1775
The Battles of Lexington & Concord
April 19 1775
Though preceded by years of unrest and periodic violence, the Revolutionary War began in earnest on April 19, 1775, with the battles of Lexington and Concord. The conflict lasted a total of seven years, with the major American victory at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781 marking the end of hostilities, although some fighting took place through the fall of 1783. -
Declaration of independence July 4 1776
The Declaration of Independence states three basic ideas: (1) God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; (2) the main business of government is to protect these rights; (3) if a government tries to withhold these rights, the people are free to revolt and to set up a new government. -
The Battle of Long Island/Brooklyn. August 27 1776
the Battle of Long Island/Brooklyn
40,000 soldiers fought in the Battle of Long Island, making it the largest battle. 30,000 men fought at Brandywine, Pa., and 27,000 participated at Yorktown, Va. In terms of casualties, at Long Island the Americans lost 2,200 men, the British and Hessians about 350 -
The federalist papers 1787-1788
written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay & James Madison in favor of a new constitution. They presented a masterly exposition of the federal system and the means of attaining the ideals of justice, general welfare, and the rights of individuals. -
George Washington 1732-1799
George Washington is often called the “Father of His Country.” He not only served as the first president of the United States, but he also commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1775–83) and presided over the convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution -
Ohio 1803
Ohio enters the union as the 17th state in the United States -
The Louisiana Purchase 1803
The Louisiana Purchase extended United States sovereignty across the Mississippi River, nearly doubling the nominal size of the country. -
Alexander Hamilton 1755-1804
American military officers, statesman and founding father -
The War of 1812 -1815
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain, primarily over the impressment of American sailors by the British Navy, as well as disagreements over trade, western expansion, and Native American policy -
Treaty of Ghent 1814
a peace agreement signed in 1814 that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain: -
John Adam’s 1735-1826
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain. -
Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826
Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). -
James Monroe 1758-1831
James Monroe, a Founding Father of the United States, served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. -
Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892
before age 20, he had preached over 600 times. -
James Madison 1751-1836
James Madison, America's fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” -
Amy Carmichael 1867-1951
Irish Christian missionary in India. -
John Paton 1824-1907
John was the son of Zebedee, a Galilean fisherman, and Salome. -
C.S. Lewis 1898-1963
best known as the author of the beloved Chronicles of Narnia series -
Richard Wurmbrand 1908-2001
preached at bomb shelters and rescued Jews during World War II.