Members Wilchbla Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 September 28, 1918. French villiage of Marcoing. English sniper and Pvt. Henry Taney had an opportunity to shoot a wounded German soilder but thought it not "gentlemanly". The wounded German soldier was non other than Adolf Hitler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 Adolph Hitler proved to be a courageous soldier in World War One, was awarded medals for his brave conduct and nearly died from a gas attack near the end of the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 The 1,000 year Byzantine Empire ended on Thursday, April 5th 1453 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks (Muslim) when they sacked Constaninople. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Conversion to Islam in prison, and in large urban areas has also contributed to its growth over the years. The Pew survey shows that, in terms of adherents 55% of Americans have favorable opinions of Muslims.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 Under Islamic "dhimmi" law so called "people of the book" (those of other monotheistic religions) can still practice their faith in private though proselytizing is punishable by death. Polytheistic people are punished with death. Also, a "jizyah" tax is levied upon non-Muslims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 20, 2009 Members Share Posted April 20, 2009 Bayer AG (the inventers of aspirin, heroin and mustard gas ) sponsored the experiments of Josef "The Angel of Death" Mengele. They were also part of the IG Farben conglomeration who produced Zyklon B used to kill Jews during the Holocaust. Ironically, Zkylon B was invented by Fritz Haber, a Jew, who fled Germany in 1933. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 22, 2009 Members Share Posted April 22, 2009 The Venerable Bede lived from 673-735 AD in the Kingdom of Northumbria (Northeast England). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 The First Baptist Church of Providence, Rhode Island (aks First Baptist Meetinghouse) was founded in 1638 by Roger Williams making it the oldest Baptist church in America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted April 23, 2009 Administrators Share Posted April 23, 2009 Surely Williams won the first charter for his colony in 1644, and was the first Baptist pastor in America, but his charter was a frail platform and he left his church after a very short time when he came to the conclusion that there could not be a true church of Christ on earth in his day. A few enthusiasts have insisted that Clarke should be considered the real Baptist founder in America because Williams left no lasting imprint on the denomination, whereas Clarke certainly did. From the book John Clark and His Legacies Interesting read: http://lvbaptist.org/321020.ihtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 24, 2009 Members Share Posted April 24, 2009 Thanks for this info but and I don't doubt it but I was just referring to the actual oldest Baptist building in America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 24, 2009 Members Share Posted April 24, 2009 The oldest synagogue in America (as far a the building not the congregation) is the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 25, 2009 Members Share Posted April 25, 2009 The oldest continously operating Catholic Church in America is St. Ignatius Church in Port Tobacco, Maryland, founded in 1641. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Here in the continental states, tomorrow is Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 26, 2009 Members Share Posted April 26, 2009 The fastest manned plane ever built was the SR-71 Blackbird. It reached the speed of Mach 3.2 or 2,193.167 MPH in July 1976. It can also fly at an height of 80,000 feet or 15 miles high. The plane is used for reconnaissance purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted April 27, 2009 Members Share Posted April 27, 2009 On October 10, 2006 Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya threw a 104.8 mph pitch at McAfee Coliseum (Oakland A's) which is the fastest clocked pitch is MLB history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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