~1688 - Jan. 29th - Swedenborg is born
~1689 - William (III) and Mary come to power
~1702 - William dies, Queen Anne (daughter of James II) succeeds
~1744 - Heaven is opened to Emmanuel Swedenborg
~1744 - Mathesius circulates a rumor that Swedenborg is insane
~1750 - June - First of the Writings published in English
~1756 - Mozart is Born
~1769 - James Watt patents the steam engine
~1757 - The Last Judgment (Yes, it has taken place)
~1770 - Beethoven is Born
~1770 - June 19th - 12 Disciples sent out
~1772 - March 29th - Swedenborg dies
~1774 - John Chapman is Born
~1776 - Declaration of Independence
~1783 - Public Advertisement
~1783 - Mathesius goes insane
~1783 - Joseph Michel and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier became the first human beings to fly in a hot air balloon
~1783 - Treaty of Paris
~1784 - Small group met at Mr. Hindmarsh's residence
~1788 - First minister of the New Church ordained
~1788 - May 5th - The New Church has a name
~1789 - French Revolution Begins
~1789 - April 13th - First General Conference
~1791 - June 19th - The First New Church Temple is dedicated
~1815 - Battle of Waterloo
~1816 - Jan. 1st - Beginning of the General Convention
~1820 - Conjugial Heresy
~1832 - First Western Convention
~1835 - Beginning of the Bedford Society (?)
~1937 - April 7 - 'De Hemelsche Leer' seperates from the General Church
~1840 - Central Convention is formed
~1845 - Spring - "Fourier Phalanx" startedwere
~1848 - John Chapman dies
~1848 - French Revolution Ends
~1848 - Communist Manifesto Published
~1851 - The Great Exhibition
~1851 - Jan. - Jasper Colony founded
~1852 - Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
~1859 - The Origin of Species is Published
~1861 - American Civil War begins
~1863 - The Gettysburg Address
~1865 - American Civil War ends
~1874 - Jan. 12th - "New Church Club" founded
~1875 - Mar. 21st - Church Dedicated in Baltimore, MD
~1875 - Dec. 12th - Church Dedicated in Greenford, OH
~1877 - Nov. 3rd - Academy Charter granted
~1881 - Boys' School founded
~1884 - Girl's School founded
~1885 - First Automobile
~1890 - General splits with Convention
~1893 - New Zealand gives woman the vote
~1897 - Feb. 6th - The General Church is formed
~1898 - The Board of Control is established
~1899- The General Church's village is officially named
~1899 - Boer War begins
~1902 - Boer War ends
~1903 - Wright brothers first flight
~1906 - Vaccination Crisis
~1908 - Kramph Will Case
~1908 - Model T
~1913 - Cathedral work begins
~1914 - June 19th - Corner Stone is laid
~1914 - WWI begins
~1917 - Russian Revolution
~1918 - March 3rd - Alpha Kappa Mu is begun
~1918 - WWI ends
~1919 - Oct. 5 - Cathedral is dedicated
~1929 - Cathedral is basically finished
~1937 - Academy de-accredited
~1941 - Pearl Harbor
~1946 - ENIAC is the first (modern) computer
~1948 - Benade Hall fire
~1952 - Academy re-accredited
~1955 - Rock Around the Clock released
~1969 - Apollo 11 lands on the moon
~1977 - Star Wars opened
~1981 - AIDS diagnosed
~1989 - June 3 - Tian'an Men Square
~1995 - April 19 - Oklahoma City bombing
~1995 - Oct. - O. J. Simpson acquitted
~1999 - May 19th - The Phantom Menace opened
~1999 - Oct 2nd - The Lord's New Church Which is Nova Hierosolyma Membership Votes to Replace Leadership