597 BC: According to certain archaeological calculations, the first
conquest of Jerusalem by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar occurred. In the Bible, the event
is recorded in 2 Kings 24:1ff. and in 2 Chronicles 36:5-8. It is also implied in the early
chapters of Jeremiah and Ezekiel.
1621:
Birth of George Neumark, German educator. Twice in life he lost everything: once by
robbers and once by fire. As a poet, Neumark is best remembered as author of the hymn,
"If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee."
1915:
Birth of Dr. Robert H. Bowman, missions pioneer. In 1945, along with John Broger and
William J. Roberts, Bowman helped found the Far East Broadcasting Company. Today FEBC
reaches thousands of Pacific island clusters with the Gospel through Christian radio.
1952:
The first religious program on TV, "This Week in Religion," debuted on Dumont
television. It was the only ecumenical program of TV's early religious offerings, and ran
for two years, last airing in October 1954.
1970:
The complete text of the New English Bible was published, simultaneously, by the
Oxford and Cambridge Presses. (The New Testament of the NEB had been first
published in 1961.)
Source: William D. Blake. Almanac
of the Christian Church, Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional
information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)
