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Today in HisStory – August 21

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

Minamoto Yoritomo became Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (1192) 160 Jews of Chincon France were burned at stake. (1321) Count von Zinzendorf laid his hands on the heads of Leonard Dober and David Nitschmann, commending … Continue reading →

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Today in HisStory – August 20

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

Venus and Jupiter were in conjunction. This is a possible astrological explanation for Star of Bethlehem. (2 AD) The Hungarian state was founded. (1000) Sixty Anabaptists leaders met for the Synod of Martyrs to discuss how to evangelize Europe. Within five years, … Continue reading →

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Today in HisStory – August 19

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

Roman General Andrew and 2,593 Romans soldiers he’d led to Christ were tortured and executed for their faith. None recanted. (302 AD) King James I of Aragon censored Hebrew writing. (1263) Father Thomas Bilney was burned at the stake for … Continue reading →

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Today in HisStory – August 18

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

The oldest known Roman temple to Venus was founded. (293 BC) Helena, first Christian archeologist and mother to first Christian Roman Emperor Constantine, died. (328 AD) Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, died. (1227) John White, the governor of … Continue reading →

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Today in HisStory – August 17

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

Govenor John White returned to Roanoke, North Carolina to find no trace of colonists he had left there three years earlier. (1590) English Puritan Preacher Richard Mather first arrived in Boston. (1635) Two thousand Nonconformist pastors preached farewell sermons to their … Continue reading →

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Today in HisStory – August 16

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong, heard a case of couple who tore money bills while fighting over them. This was considered an act of destroying stamped government documents punishable by 100 floggings. Hongwu Emperor decided to pardon them. … Continue reading →

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Today in HisStory – August 15

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

The proconsul of Africa proclaimed unity of the African church under Gratus after years of conflict between the Catholic Church and the stricter Donatists. Donatus withdrew into exile. (347 AD) Arabs abandoned a thirteen-month seige of Constantinople on the day … Continue reading →

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Today in HisStory – August 14

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

During Kublai Khan’s Second Invasion of Japan, his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappeared in a typhoon near Japan. (1281) Raymond Lull sails to evangelize Islamic countries. (1314) Quakers William Penn, later founder of Pennsylvania, and William Mead were arrested … Continue reading →

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Today in HisStory – August 13

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

Pontianus died after being exiled to the mines. He was the Apostle John’s great grandson and a leader of the church. His remains were returned to the church for a proper burial. (236 AD) St. Maximus the Confessor, who had … Continue reading →

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Today in HisStory – August 12

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Tamera Lynn Kraft

Venus and Jupiter were in conjunction. This could have been the Star of Bethlehem. (3 AD) In the Battle of Otranto, Ottoman troops beheaded 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam. (1480) Christopher Columbus arrived in the Canary Islands … Continue reading →

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