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Birthday of Jane Addams
(PDP) Celebrating the founder of social work and the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Anniversary of Liberation Theology
An opportunity to remember that the Gospels give preference to the marginalized, despised, and defenseless.
Remembering Crazy Horse
(PDP) Honoring the Sioux warrior known to his people more for his charity than his skills on the battlefield.
Birthday of Maria Montessori
Celebrating the Italian physician and educator known for the Montessori philosophy of education.
Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
(PDP) Remembering a pivotal point in the civil rights movement that addressed the need to break the chains of discrimination.
Birthday of Leonard Bernstein
Honoring the life of one of the first American conductors to receive worldwide acclaim.
Birthday of Wendell Berry
(PDP) Honoring the farmer, ecologist, cultural critic, teacher, and prolific author who reminds us of the value of living close to the land.
Birthday of Clarence Jordan
(PDP) Remembering the co-founder of Koinonia Farm and author of the Cotton Patch Gospel series.
Birthday of Amelia Earhart
Honoring Amelia Earhart, the heroic aviator, on her birthday.
Anniversary of the First Lunar Landing
(PDP) A commemoration of landing on the moon by Neil A. Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.