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Its the birthday of Methodist hymn writer Charles Wesley, born in
Its the birthday of Methodist hymn writer Charles Wesley, born in Epworth, England (1707). He followed his brother John to Oxford, where he started ...

It is the birthday of the devastatingly beautiful and artistic
It is the birthday of the devastatingly beautiful and artistic Beth Caldwell Barr, born in 1958 in Ellwood City, Pa. Her father, a Presbyterian preac...

On this day in 1844, Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Latter-day
On this day in 1844, Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Latter-day Saints movement, was killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois. Born in Sharon, Vermont...

Its the birthday of one of the great showmen in American history:
Its the birthday of one of the great showmen in American history: Harry Houdini, born Erich Weiss in Budapest (1874). His family immigrated to the U...

And today is the birthday of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach
And today is the birthday of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (according to the Old Calendar), born in Eisenach (1685). He was born into a larg...

It was on this day in 1910 that the Boy Scouts of America was
It was on this day in 1910 that the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated as a youth organization in the United States. The idea for the Boy Scouts...

"Communion with Christ is a certain cure for every ill. Whether it
"Communion with Christ is a certain cure for every ill. Whether it be the wormwood of woe, or the cloying surfeit of earthly delight, close fellowship...