Today in Bahá’í History
Selected anniversaries from Bahá’í history for October 22.
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- 1872: Martha Root, Hand of the Cause and itinerant Bahá'í teacher (pictured), is born in Richmond, Ohio.
- 1951: Ethel Stephens arrives in Accra, becoming the first Bahá’í pioneer to Ghana, and the first black American pioneer to Africa.
- 1961: The First Bahá’í wedding in Malaysia is conducted.
- 2017: Yemeni security forces raid a Baha’i gathering in Sana’a, opening fire on the small group of people assembled to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh.
