On 12/30 in New Mormon History...

[New Mormon History]

Historic events in New Mormon History on 12/30

1856: eight days after his excommunication, Mormons make night raid on office of Judge George P. Stiles and burn his law library in a privy. Anti-Mormon officials use this incident to falsely claim that Mormons have destroyed federal records.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1857: Brigham Young and other LDS leaders are indicted for treason. This does not surprise them, since Apostle George A. Smith had told Utah Legislature on 21 Dec.: “we may prepare our neck for the halter if our enemies catch us.”
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1884: Turkish Mission established in response to request of Armenian Christian living in Constantinople (now Istanbul). Nearly all converts are Armenian Christians.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1973: Quorum of Twelve Apostles sustains Spencer W. Kimball as church president with N. Eldon Tanner and Marion G. Romney as counselors, and ordains President Kimball.
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.