1844 ⟶ Millerite Movement's Great Disappointment
October 22: Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of J...
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✝️ Oneida Community Belief in Christ's Return
Members of the Oneida Community, a now non-existent religious group formed in the nineteenth century, believed this was the year Jesus Christ returned.⟶
ChristianityReligious HistorySocial Movements
United States⛪ George Whitefield's Preaching Tour Ignites the First Great Awakening
George Whitefield brings the First Great Awakening to New England⟶
Religious RevivalGreat AwakeningEvangelicalismNew EnglandGeorge WhitefieldColonial AmericaChristianityReligious HistoryAmerican History
United States⛪ Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints Founded
The Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints is established by Joseph Smith as prophet and president of the Church.⟶
MormonismChristianityReligious MovementsTheologyAmerican History
United States✝️ Millerite Movement's Great Disappointment
October 22: Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.⟶
ChristianityProphecyApocalypticism
United States🧳 Mormon Exodus to Utah Begins
1846–1847: Mormon migration to Utah.Liberal and nationalist pressure led to the European revolutions of 1848.⟶
MormonismReligious MigrationWestward ExpansionAmerican HistoryReligious ViolencePioneers
United States💀 Heaven's Gate Cult Mass Suicide
March 24 – 26: 39 Heaven's Gate cultists commit mass suicide at their compound in San Diego, California.⟶
CultsReligious ExtremismSuicideApocalypticism
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