On This Day in History October 21st: Sorry for the late post; not feeling well today. But, here ya go! 1692 Quaker statesman William Penn (1644–1718) was deposed as governor of Pennsylvania by the throne of England. 1790 Andrew Henkel, Lutheran pastor in Ohio and son of Paul Henkel, was born (d. 23 April 1870). 1873 Traugott Martin Wangerin, missionary to the deaf in Milwaukee, was born (d. 9 September 1951). 1892 James L. Kelso, American Presbyterian archeologist, was born in Duluth, Minnesota (d. 1963). Whenever a professional archaeologist turns to a careful, detailed study of the gospels, only one thing dominates all his thinking. This is Jesus Christ himself. The personality of the Christ is unique and alone in all of human history. The archaeologist realizes more than anyone else the difference between B.C. and A.D. 1910 A massive explosion destroys the Los Angeles Times building in the citys downtown area, killing 21 and injuring many more. Since Los Angeles Times publisher Harrison Otis, a virulent opponent of unions, believed that the bomb was directed at him, he hired the nations premier private detective, William J. Burns, to crack the case. 1970 John T. Scopes died (b. 3 August 1900). He was a Tennessee high school biology teacher who in 1925 went on trial for violating the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:03:40 +0000
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