On This Day in History September 15th: 921 Saint Ludmila of Bohemia was murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin (b. ca. 860). Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, who is widely referred to as Good King Wenceslaus. 1526 The New Testament was first published in the Swedish language. (Less than a year later, Sven and Oli jokes began to appear/Pastor Jim) 1648 The Larger and the Shorter Catechisms used by Presbyterian congregations were approved by the British Parliament. 1729 Fifty-nine families (126 people) of the Church of the Brethren (Conservative Dunkers; German Baptist Brethren Church, Conservative) arrived in Philadelphia after crossing the Atlantic. 1750 Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer, organist and harpsichordist, son of Johann Pachelbel, died (b. 24 November 1690). 1835 The HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin (1809–1882) aboard, reached the Galápagos Islands. 1853 Antoinette Brown (1825–1921) became the first woman ordained in America. Her ordination occurred in the Congregational church in South Butler, New York. Miss Brown was an 1847 graduate of Oberlin College before she went on to become its first female theology student. In 1854 Brown withdrew as minister of her congregation due to theological differences. She found she had difficulty supporting the idea of the original sin and predestination. She then became a Unitarian. Brown served as a pastor emeritus of All Souls Unitarian Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey from 1908 until her death. 1858 The new Overland Mail Company sends out its first two stages, inaugurating government mail service between the eastern and western regions of the nation. 1935 In Germany, the Nuremberg Laws were enacted by the Nazi Party. These regulations deprived Jews of German citizenship and prohibited intermarriage with Jews. It was also on this date that Nazi Germany adopted a new national flag featuring the swastika. 1962 The Four Seasons earn their first #1 hit with "Sherry". 1963 In a racially motivated attack, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed, killing four girls.
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