March 5, 1797 - Henry Nott Lands in Tahiti

In the late 1700s, Protestant missionaries began a focused effort driven by the London Missionary Society to spread the Gospel to the Far East. One of those missionaries, Henry Nott, landed in Tahiti with a large party on March 5, 1797. Almost all of his partners deserted the cause, but Nott stayed, etching his name into Christian history.