On 12/16 in New Mormon History...

[New Mormon History]

Historic events in New Mormon History on 12/16

1852: Brigham Young, as Utah governor, issues “free Pardon for Jerome Owens who had been condemned to die for murder ín the first degree by Judge of first Judicial District.” Thomas Ellerbeck writes that Young requests “the privilege of going in and out of the House without being molested by their rising” in his honor. About 100 years later this practice reemerges among Mormons to honor LDS president.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1871: Seymour B. Young, son of senior Seventy's president, writes: "Salt Lake City has for the first time in its history houses of Ill fame almost on every corner."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1877: a vision of the destructions in America before the Second Coming. Attributed to John Taylor because of reference to reading "the French language" or to Wilford Woodruff who records this "very strange vision" in his diary, neither man claims authorship, which is actually by Mormon astrologer John Steele who sends a copy to Woodruff as church historian.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1886: U.S. deputy kills an unarmed polygamist, Edward M. Dalton, during an arrest attempt, and is the only death on either side during the decades of bitter anti-polygamy crusades. Dalton is a member of the Utah Territorial Central Committee of the People's Party and has twice before escaped after being arrested. The court finds the deputy not guilty of manslaughter.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1897: The First Presidency and apostles agree that "Adam is our father and God and no use to discuss it with [RLDS] Josephites or any one else."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1900: second counselor Joseph F. Smith tells Mormons of St. Johns, Arizona, that Jesus was married to the Mary who anointed his feet.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1916: The Deseret News features seventeen Utahns and Mormons who are starts in Hollywood's silent films. Among the best known today is Mack Swain of "Keystone Cops" films and other silent comedies. Swain's LDS father helped construct the Salt Lake temple. Two other Utahns in Keystone films are actresses Ora Carew and Mary Thurman.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1944: A Deseret News Church Section article from New Orleans: "Negro Members of The Church Display Great Faith."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1977: The mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil, approves the naming of a street for Joseph Smith Jr.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1989: First counselor Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates the temple at Las Vegas, Nevada.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn



To see the whole database in chronological order, Click here. Note that I'm not done entering all the information. While most of these facts come from Quinn's book, I'm seeking the primary sources for each, but this will take a long time.