LARGEST EVANGELICAL EVENT IN HISTORY

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Franklin Graham speaking at THE  outreach event, 
‘Relationship with God’

(Fox News) – Evangelical Christian outreach saw nearly 20,000
people of faith gather in Rome, Italy. Some watched a stream
of the festival outside in the rain.

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The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association said the two-day
event was held on Nov. 5 and 6 at
Rome’s Palazzo dello Sport.

The festival’s name translates to "We" or "Us" in Italian. 

Billy Graham and man at podium saying "Noi Festival"
Pictured above right is Franklin Graham, CEO and president.

Franklin Graham and Italian senator holding document
Franklin Graham, at right, was honored by the Italian Senate
on Friday, Nov. 3, for the work that Samaritan’s Purse, the Christian relief organization, did in Italy during the COVID-
19 pandemic.

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FIRST U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN ON THIS DAY

Women’s History Month: Jeannette Rankin: Suffragist, Congresswoman, Pacifist – Great Falls Rising
Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973)

On November 7, 1916, Montana suffragist Jeannette Rankin, a
Republican from Montana was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the first woman in the history of the
nation to win a seat in the federal Congress.

Today in History, November 7, 1916: Jeannette Rankin became first woman elected to Congress

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Rankin arguing against the fortification of Guam before
the House Naval Affairs Committee in 1939.

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WHERE’S THE PUPPY ?

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FIRST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME IN 1869

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Rutgers-Princeton football game of 1869, by William Boyd.

On November 6, 1869, Rutgers beat Princeton, 6-4, in the first
college football game. The game, played with a soccer ball
before roughly 100 fans in New Brunswick, New Jersey,
resembles rugby instead of today’s football.

The First College Football Game Looked Nothing Like Today’s Game Day Spectacles. | History Daily
This is a group portrait of the Rutgers College 1891
football team, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

First College Football Game - fashiondesignst

How the Football Has Changed Since 1869 – Scout Life magazine
                  How the Football Has Changed Since 1869 – Scout Life magazine

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FUTURE PRESIDENT MARRIED ON THIS DAY

First day as newlyweds- Laura Welch and George Walker Bush married in 1977. | THE BUSH DYNASTY ...
First day as newlyweds- Laura Welch and George Walker
Bush.

On November 5, 1977, 31-year-old future President George W.
Bush
marries 31-year-old Laura Welch at the First United
Methodist Church in her hometown of Midland, Texas.

Cool Wedding Photography | Wedding Photographer
A pose with George’s parents, George H.W. Bush and
Barbara Bush.

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