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  1. Wednesday, July 14, 2021

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    07/14/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Samson Occom, who died on this day in 1792.
    Wednesday, July 14, 2021

  2. Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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    07/13/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Henry Benedict Stuart, the Cardinal Duke of York, who died on this day in 1807.
    Tuesday, July 13, 2021

  3. 211: Tocqueville - Life is neither a pleasure nor a sorrow

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    07/12/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Faith in What? Faith in Who? In this episode, we read Robert J. Delahunty’s article about Alex de Tocqueville’s faith. Tocqueville is a remarkable study in Enlightenment faith because he straddles the line between Christianity and the Enlightenment: Law and religion, belief and despair that concerns the relationships between Church and State in the United States and France.
    211: Tocqueville - Life is neither a pleasure nor a sorrow

  4. Monday, July 12, 2021

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    07/12/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, passed in the French National Assembly on this day in 1790.
    Monday, July 12, 2021

  5. Sunday, July 11, 2021

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    07/11/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Annie Armstrong, who was born on this day in 1850.
    Sunday, July 11, 2021

  6. Saturday, July 10, 2021

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    07/10/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the trial of John Thomas Scopes.
    Saturday, July 10, 2021

  7. Friday, July 9, 2021

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    07/09/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember William Jennings Bryan’s famous “Cross of Gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention.
    Friday, July 9, 2021

  8. Thursday, July 8, 2021

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    07/08/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we return to colonial America and remember the religious freedom granted to Rhode Island in 1663.
    Thursday, July 8, 2021

  9. Wednesday, July 7, 2021

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    07/07/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember a preacher who was once called “the father of American Democracy” Thomas Hooker (spoiler: he wasn’t).
    Wednesday, July 7, 2021

  10. Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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    07/06/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember one of the very important Thomas’ in the Early Modern world: Thomas More.
    Tuesday, July 6, 2021

  11. Monday, July 5, 2021

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    07/05/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we travel to Devil’s Island, part of the Salvation Islands, and remember the work of Charles Pean.
    Monday, July 5, 2021

  12. Sunday, July 4, 2021

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    07/04/21
    6 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we conclude our week of mailbag questions with a timely question related to the 4th of July.
    Sunday, July 4, 2021