The Librarian

1520 – Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.

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1879 - "Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence" was first published

1884 - The Watch Tower Society is officially incorporated

1914 - Premiere of the Photo Drama of Creation

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1916 - Charles Taze Russell Dies

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1918 - JF Rutherford and seven associates are sentenced to imprisonment

1918 - The Lecture "Millions Now Living Will Never Die" is given for the first time.

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1924- The Watch Tower Society began broadcasting over its own radio station, WBBR, from Staten Island, New York city

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1935 - The "Great Crowd" of Revelation 7:9 is identified

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1937 - Nazi Persecution in Germany is Exposed

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1938 - Theocratic Procedures are introduced for the appointment of elders

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1939 - The issue of Christian Neutrality is clarified

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1942 - Joseph Franklin Rutherford dies

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1943 - Inauguration of Gilead School for training missionaries

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1943 - US Supreme Court Victory - West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

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1945 - Public Talks become a feature of meetings

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1945: N.H. Knorr and M.G. Henschel begin visit to war-ravaged Europe to provide assistance to the brothers

1956 - Zone visits to the Branches begin

1959 - Beginning of the Kingdom Ministry School

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1977 - Nathan Homer Knorr dies

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1990 - Bible Journals were made available at no cost

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1992 - Frederick William Franz dies

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2008: The first issue of the public edition of The Watchtower is published.

2009: The Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School, and Service Meeting are combined into one midweek meeting.

2016: Our midweek meeting is completely redesigned into Our Christian Life and Ministry Meeting.