Environment

...ecticide did kill the mosquitoes and other pests but in the process it destroyed all other life on the planet. DDT would be banned in the United States in 1973. ← Civil Rights Christmas →...

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Canonization of Saint John Neumann

...proved by the city in 1962 and involved doctors examining the remains and preservation work done on the body.[10] Around this same time, Neumann’s third miracle required for canonization was being performed on Michael Flanigan. Michael was a fourteen year old boy who suffered from Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer

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Liturgical Week

...lthough not the first Mass to be celebrated facing the congregation in the United States, it was still an unusual sight. While the Mass was still celebrated in Latin, all the lectures and discussions focused on how the Mass of the future would look. The 1963 Liturgical Week proved to

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Research guide for parish histories

...as a good Catholic. Advertisements often provide information on the local businesses in the parish. Parish calendars are accessible through CHRC's online catalog. League of the White Cross (theatrical society), St. Patrick, Philadelphia, circa 1900 St. Mary's Beneficial & Charitable Society, St. Peter Claver, circa 1961 Scrapbook Collection, 1864-1970 This

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