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Democratic Principles: As Laid Out by Thomas Jefferson

mrstkdsd wrote 2 weeks ago: Where is Mr. Jefferson when we need him? If only these principles held true today: Image from www.ng … more →

Tags: Education, Politics, Democratic principles, Government, Thomas Jefferson

1843: Charles Babbage and Augusta Ada King

Daniel Saner wrote 3 months ago: In her famous notes on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, the earliest (unrealised) concept … more →

Ralph Erskine Hudson - death, Jun 14, 1901

separateholy wrote 6 months ago: “A Glorious Church”  Do you hear them coming, brother, Thronging up the steeps of light, Clad in glo … more →

Tags: Today in History, died today, poet american, steeps of light, Garments, 1901, glorious church, BLood washed, pure and white

Mother and Five Children Murdered by Seneca Indian

mrstkdsd wrote 10 months ago: The Old Stone House, Slippery Rock PA This house was near where the murders took place, and is menti … more →

Tags: Crime, Deadly Consequences, Native Americans, Bloody Murder Monday, Pennsylvania, 1844, Slippery Rock Twp PA, Butler County PA, James Wigton

Missionary David Cargill: biographical timeline

levuka wrote 11 months ago: Wesleyan missionary David Cargill died in Tonga, age 34.  His first wife , Margaret, died age 30, in … more →

Tags: 1832, Haidee, Santa Cruz, Tonga, Tongan Leadership, Triton, Vava'su Weleyan Mission, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society

25 April 1843: did Wesleyan missionary David Cargill, die in Tonga, of a self-administered overdose of opium?

levuka wrote 11 months ago: at http://19thcenturyartofmourning.com/19th_century_laudanum_bottle.htm Two versions exist of the de … more →

Tags: Tonga, Tongan Leadership, Missionaries, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, David CARGILL, Opium, Margaret Cargill, laudanum

Francis Scott Key - death, Jan. 11, 1843

separateholy wrote 11 months ago: Lord, with glowing heart I’d praise Thee, For the bliss Thy love bestows, For the pardoning grace th … more →

Tags: Poem, Today in History, Worship, Jesus Christ, Lord, Lawyer, Grace, Christian, with glowing heart

A B (Albert Benjamin) Simpson - birth, Dec. 15, 1843

separateholy wrote 1 year ago: “The Mercy of God Is an Ocean Divine”   (stanza 1 and refrain) The mercy of God is an oc … more →

Tags: Poem, Today in History, Canada, NY, Prince Edward Island, born today, 1919, Boundless, The Mercy of God Is an Ocean Divine

The First Christmas Card

Rod wrote 1 year ago: In the early 19th century it was common for schoolboys to showcase their penmanship skills by produc … more →

Tags: Traditions, Art, England, Britain, Christmas Card, first, earliest

A. B. Simpson - death, Oct 29, 19191 comment

separateholy wrote 1 year ago: “Himself” (stanza 1) Once it was the blessing, Now it is the Lord; Once it was the feeling, Now it i … more →

Tags: Poem, Today in History, Jesus Christ, died today, Canada, His Word, Lord, Blessing, feeling

Holding a slice of history

slync81 wrote 1 year ago: An old Irish man approached me on the tube today, asking me if I know what I was doing on the date o … more →

Tags: Old Newspaper, Travelling on the Tube, chatting on the tube, slice of history, history on the tube

1836-1979: List of Sir John Bates Thurston Levuka photos and letters held in Canberra

levuka wrote 1 year ago: PACIFIC MANUSCRIPTS BUREAU Room 4201 Coombs Building Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies Th … more →

December, 1836, when H.M. brig Victor (Captain Crozier) visited Lakeba to inquire into the murder of four of the crew of the British brig Active.

levuka wrote 2 years ago: In December, 1836, when H.M. brig Victor (Captain Crozier) visited Lakeba to inquire into the murder … more →

Tags: 1845, Slavery, Tonga, Trade routes, Commodore Wilkes


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