Tuesday: Did you know?

Did you know?

Tuesday

• …that Pope Paul VI was the last pontiff to be inaugurated as Pope through a papal coronation?

• …that the Anglican Church was established because of the refusal of Pope Clement VII to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon?

• …that Martin Luther King, Jr. was pastor of

  

  English: Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

  Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama before commencing his civil rights struggle?

• …that by proclamation of then-Governor George W. Bush, 10 June 2000 was “Jesus Day” in Texas?

• …that the Christmas carol Silent Night has been translated into over 300 languages?

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quotation: No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent. Abraham Lincoln

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.

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JANUARY 20, 2014 – MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY –

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on the third Monday of every January.  Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King has become a national icon in the history of American progressivism.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986. In the United States, hundreds of streets have been renamed in his honor.

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