Christian History Today
Resources for your journey through the exploration of Christian History.
February 2, 1900 - Annie Wittenmyer, WCTU President, Dies
February 2, 1900 marks the death of Annie Wittenmyer, the first president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), one of the most powerful Christian social reform movements in American history.
February 1, 1933 - Dietrich Bonhoeffer Issues Radio Message against Hitler
As Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime began to consolidate power in Germany, few individuals were willing to publicly renounce the growing dictatorship. However, one Lutheran pastor, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, courageously delivered a national radio address against the Nazi regime on February 1, 1933.
January 31, 1686 - King Louis XIV Orders Waldensian Churches to be Burned
After revoking the previously Protestant-tolerating Edict of Nantes, King Louis XIV of France ordered all Waldensian churches to be burned on January 31, 1686.
