CONTINUING IN THE WORD
Perspectives on Homeschooling and Classical Christian Education from Scholars Online
Category: History
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November 21: The Mayflower Compact
On Nov 21, 1620, realizing that they had landed far north of their intended goal, which was the Colony of Virginia with its established connection to the British Crown, forty-one of the Mayflower’s 101 passengers signed the following agreement: IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our…
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November 18: The Day of the Two Noons
On November 18, 1883, the American and Canadian railroads began following a British practice to use a “standard time” based on regional zones to report boarding and arrival times for their trains. Prior to this date, most towns and cities kept local solar time, so that noon in each municipality was slightly different, depending on…
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November 15: Winwæd
Looking through the list of events for November 15, I ran across this one: 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria Wikipedia, November 15 entry I had not heard of the battle, or the river Winwæd, or of Penda or Oswiu, although I do have a vague…