Dates to Remember
June 6, 1944
D-Day
One of the 2 saints that died at Auschwitz concentration camp
St. Maximillian Kolbe or Edith Stein (St. Theresa Benedict of the Cross)
The study of firearms
Ballistics
French Emperor who conquered much of Europe
Napoleon
The belief that God exists but doesn't get involved in human affairs
Deism
May 13
Fatima apparition or attempted assassination of JPII
He performed the miracle of the grain at an orphanage.
St. John Vianney
Polish cavalry that were decorated with wings and feathers
Winged Hussars
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety who was responsible for the Reign of Terror
Robespierre
Copernicus' belief that the sun is the center of the universe
heliocentrism
Dec. 7, 1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
Pope Leo XIII wrote a prayer named for this saint after having a vision of him fighting Satan
St. Michael the Archangel
This weapon ended the war with Japan but started the Cold War
atomic bomb (nuclear weapons)
Disregarded the Treaty of Versailles and started WWII, killing 60 million people
Adolf Hitler
Pope Pius X called this a heresy-the idea that the world is changing and so should Church teaching
Modernism
Sept. 8, 2022
Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Young Polish bishop who became pope and then saint.
John Paul II
Weapons designed to fire continuously that changed warfare
automatic weapons
Leader of the Communist Block during the Cold War
Joseph Stalin
Belief that there is no God
atheism
June 13, 1990
Demo of the Berlin Wall starts, officially
Jesus asked her to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
The Nazis were the first to use these, making attack much quicker
Tanks
Attempted to assassinate JPII
Mehmet Ali Agca
Owning things in common but building a society through violence
communism