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Based off "Why 1820" by Hyrum W. Smith
0AD: Christ is born
30AD: Christ begins his ministry
33AD: Christ's Church is established and He is crucified, leaving the original apostles He called in charge of maintaining it
42AD: Peter ordains Linus as bishop in Rome
43AD: Paul discovers the church in Rome under Bishop Linus has apostatized. Another Linus is ordained to be a deacon.
64AD: Nero kills Deacon Linus. Sanctioned Church of Christ is lost from Rome.
320: Constantine calls Nicean Creed--the Trinity is established
785: Empress Irene calls for second Nicean Creed--canonization of saints begins
(About) 900: Female pope
1100: Three popes go to war to establish who is the true pope
1200: The printing press is in the making (Johannes Gutenberg will perfect it in 1400s)
1200: Pope Innocent III created a way to fund the wars he waged by teaching that sins could be paid for--literally. Payment could even be received in advance to cover future sins.
Cultural Revolution begins in Europe. Information is more available and more questions than ever are being asked--the culture turns upside down.
Christopher Columbus tests whether the world is round, not flat, and discovers the "New World".
1515: Martin Luther and the 95 Thesis--challenged certain teachings of the Catholic Church
1523: Martin Luther is excommuicated goes into hiding
1534: King Henry VIII--the Church of England
(AKA Episcopal Church in America)
1540: John Calvin--the Huguenots
(AKA Presbyterian Church in America)
1560: John Knox: the Puritans
Bartholomew Day: the Catholic Church in Paris France rose up and killed every Protestant (umbrella term for these new religions) they found
1620: Puritans come to America to practice religion freely
1776: The Declaration of Independence and The Revolutionary War
1781: War ends--America is free
1787: The Constitution--ensured religous freedom for all
The 1800s
1805: Joseph Smith Jr. is born
1812: The War of 1812
1820: The First Vision
1830: The Church of Jesus Christ is restored again.