by campus | Nov 6, 2009 | On this day
On November 6, 1789, Pope Pius VI appointed Father John Carroll the first Catholic bishop in the United States.
by campus | Oct 9, 2009 | On this day
On October 9, 1635, Roger Williams was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony. For a comedian’s take on Williams, check out this recent Daily Show interview with Sarah Vowell: Roger Williams on Daily Show
by campus | Sep 22, 2009 | On this day
On September 22, 1823, Joseph Smith first tried to unearth the hidden book described to him in his visions of the angel Moroni. [In honor of our first scheduled presentation by Seth Perry, I thought I’d start us off with this piece of trivia–the enthusiasm...