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Last 7 daysThe chaos of five emperors in one year weakened the Roman state religion and created space for Christianity to grow
March 28, 193
He named it La Florida because he arrived during Pascua Florida — the Easter feast of flowers
March 27, 1513
A 24-year-old farmer published a book he said he translated from golden plates — it launched a new world religion
March 26, 1830
March 25 was once considered the first day of the year in much of Christendom — because it marked the moment God entered the world
March 25
The king who united England and Scotland also tried to unite their churches — and produced the King James Bible in the process
March 24, 1603
The Muslim army suffered a painful defeat at Uhud, but the lessons Muhammad drew from it shaped Islamic theology of suffering
March 23, 625
The Powhatan attack on Virginia colonists was partly motivated by English missionaries' aggressive attempts to convert Native children
March 22, 1622
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