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The Vote of full constituent powers to Philippe Pétain took place on 10 July 1940. The following day, Pétain declared himself the head of the French State and assumed full powers. He proclaimed the National Revolution , which Maurras praised as early as July 1940 [ 1 ] .
10 July 10, 1940 (Wednesday) 11 July 11, 1940 (Thursday) ... Bastille Day in the unoccupied portion of France was observed solemnly with flags at half mast. [20]
The Silent Minute began in 1940 during The Blitz on the UK when Major Wellesley Tudor-Pole perceived an inner request from a high spiritual source that there be a Silent Minute of Prayer for Freedom, at 9pm each evening during the striking of Big Ben.
The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance designated by the United States Congress and held on the first Thursday of May, when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation". The president is required by law (36 U.S.C. § 119) to sign a proclamation each year, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.
July 10 is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1940 – World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
It was a beautiful sight to see the horses and runners come in to the beginning of World Peace and Prayer Day. They brought all their prayers in one hoop of unity. 2006: A Prayer Run for World Peace started in Vancouver, British Columbia that spanned 2,262 miles to the site of World Peace and Prayer Day in Eklutna, Alaska, hosted by the Inuit.
July 10. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. July 10. The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 51. The Tenth Day of the Month of ...
July 10: Independence Day in the Bahamas Martin Luther King Jr. 1645 – English Civil War : The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army at the Battle of Langport , ultimately giving Parliament control of the west of England.