Today in Bahá’í History
Selected anniversaries from Bahá’í history for May 23.
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- 1844: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the successor to Bahá’u’lláh, is born in Tihrán at midnight.
- 1905: The first Nineteen Day Feast celebrated in the West is held in New York City, consisting of a devotional portion and a social part.
- 1912: The Bahá'ís of Cambridge, Massachusetts, celebrate `Abdu'l-Bahá's birthday with a cake bearing 68 candles. `Abdu'l-Bahá addresses the group on the importance of the Báb.
- 1955: The Bahá’í International Community submits its ‘Proposals for Charter Revision’ to the United Nations for the Conference for Revision of the UN Charter.
- 1986: Fourteen State Bahá’í Councils are elected in India by members of local spiritual assemblies.
- 1990: Work begins on the reinforcement and extension of the main terrace of the Shrine of the Báb, the initial step in the creation of the Terraces on Mount Carmel.
