Today in Bahá’í History
Selected anniversaries from Bahá’í history for April 21.
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First day of the Festival of Riḍván.
- 1922: The Shrines of both the Báb and Bahá‘u‘lláh are electrically illuminated for the first time, pursuant to arrangements made by the Master before His ascension.
- 1963: The first World Congress takes place in London.
- 1963: The first Universal House of Justice is elected by representatives of 56 National Spiritual Assemblies gathered in Haifa, in synchronization with the end of the Ten Year Crusade.
- 1990: Two Knights of Bahá’u’lláh settle on the island of Sakhalin, the last remaining territory named by Shoghi Effendi in his Ten Year Crusade.
