Revival History

On this day, July 17 in 1794, in the midst of the French Revolution, 16 Carmelite sisters were guillotined : 11 Discalced Carmelite nuns, three lay sisters, and two tertiaries. They were executed near the end of the “Reign of Terror,” and are venerated as true saints and martyrs for the faith.  One of the nuns, 78 year old Sister Mary of Jesus Crucified, was heard to say to her executioners, “I forgive you, my friends. I forgive you with all that longing of heart with which I would that God forgive me!”  Collectively, these nuns are now remembered as the Martyrs of Compiègne. In the years of the French Revolution many thousands of other Catholics were killed by the guillotine, shootings, mob violence, forced drownings in the Vendee, and other forms of butchery. Two years earlier, in August 1792, the government ordered all women's monasteries closed; the seizure and removal of the Compiègne convent's furnishings occurred on 12 September, and the sisters were forced to leave the...

🕯️ 1930 — THE EXECUTION THAT CHANGED ARIZONA HISTORY One criminal case. One unexpected moment. And an event that helped reshape Arizona's approach to capital punishment. 📍 A CASE THAT DREW NATIONAL ATTENTION In 1930, Eva Dugan became one of the most widely discussed figures in Arizona legal history. She had been convicted in connection with the death of rancher Andrew Mathis, whose disappearance led to a major investigation that attracted significant public attention across the American Southwest. The case generated extensive newspaper coverage and remained a topic of discussion throughout the trial and sentencing process. ⚖️ A HIGH-PROFILE LEGAL CASE By the time the proceedings concluded, the case had become one of the most closely followed criminal stories in Arizona. Observers noted Dugan's calm and composed demeanor throughout much of the legal process, which further increased public interest in the case. As the scheduled execution date approached, reporters, officials, a...

America Did Not Invent Mixed-Race Families Yesterday America sometimes acts like interracial love arrived with Instagram. Colonial records would like a word. Mixed-race families are not a modern experiment. They are older than the United States itself. Before America had a flag, a Constitution, or a president, people of different backgrounds were already forming relationships, building homes, and having children together. And lawmakers were already trying to control them. That is the part of American history many classrooms barely touch. Some of these relationships were built on genuine love, courage, and companionship. Others were shaped by slavery, coercion, and brutal inequalities of power. Both truths belong in the story. In 1662, colonial Virginia declared that a child’s legal status would follow the condition of the mother. That decision carried devastating consequences. A child born to an enslaved woman could be enslaved, even when the father was free or white. Think about that....

What situation do many people pass through? surgical repair of injury to the vulva by suturing. Episotomy is the surgical lengthening of the vaginal orifice through an incision in the perineum, made during labor with the aid of a scalpel or scissors and which requires suturing. The practice is indicated when there are difficulties with the delivery of the baby, in natural childbirth, and the first report of application of the practice dates from 1741. Episiorrhaphy is the name given to the suture made after cutting. The whole process is controversial, and many scholars in the area have been raised by the application of episiotomy only when strictly necessary. The indiscriminate use of the technique, as a way to forcefully accelerate labor, only results in unnecessary suffering for the woman. An episotomy takes about 6 weeks to heal, during which sexual intercourse is impossible. Although there are calls for a more sensible use of this cut in the perineum, application rates are still hi...

Should the Trail of Tears be taught in greater detail in U.S. schools? YES or NO?  PLEASE READ THIS  THOUSANDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS DIED SO AMERICA COULD EXPAND WESTWARD. That is the part of history many people were never fully taught. The Trail of Tears forced Native nations from their ancestral lands after the U.S. government ordered their removal. Families lost homes, farms, sacred places, and loved ones. Some walked over 1,000 miles in brutal conditions. Disease spread quickly. Food was scarce. Winter storms killed many who were already weak from exhaustion. Mothers carried sick children while trying to survive. Elders were left behind after collapsing from fatigue. Entire families disappeared during the journey. Yet Native communities endured. Today, descendants still remember the stories passed down by survivors. The trauma did not end when the marches ended. Its effects continued through generations. Many Indigenous people say schools often rush through this history too ...

Ivory anatomical figure, a pregnant female , with some removable organs, lying on cloth-covered bier inside wooden box, possibly German, possibly 17th century This is a figure of a pregnant women lying on a cloth-covered bier. The figure is made of ivory and the front can be removed to reveal the internal organs, some of which can themselves be removed. The figure is inside a wooden box. This anatomical figure may have been manufactured in Germany in the 17th century.