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Small Group Formed
Charles Taze Russell and a group from Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., begin a systematic study of the Bible. This was the start of the practice and study of what is now known as Jehovah's Witnesses. -
Russell and Barbour published Three Worlds
Three Worlds, and the Harvest of This World is a religious novel that was published in 1877 by the American Adventist preachers Nelson H. Barbour and Charles Taze Russell. It consisted of 194 pages that used elements from the Bible to promote the belief that individuals could determine God's plan for Jesus Christ's second coming. -
Watch Tower Tracts Series
Another one of the older publications of Jehovah's Witnesses was the Watch Tower Tract Series. This series was published by Bible Students. Later on, Zion's Watch Tower Society was organized. -
Publications of Watch Tower
Watch Tower publications are already being read by many people looking for the truth in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. -
The First Watch Tower Society's Branch
In London, England, the first branch of the Watch Tower Society was opened. This was witnessed by the many Bible Students across 28 countries. Their message reached 13 other countries. -
"Photo-Drama of Creation" showcase in New York
Over 9,000,000 people in North America, Europe, and Australia were able to view the first-ever showing of the "Photo-Drama of Creation". The "Photo-Drama of Creation" was an audiovisual presentation produced by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. This was directed by Charles Taze Russell. -
President for Watch Tower Society
Joseph Franklin Rutherford was elected president of Watch Tower. This was on January 6th of 1917. He was unopposed meaning no one had run against him. This was all located at the Pittsburg Convention where he become the legal advisor of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. -
Third Schism
In 1931, there were a number of sects and schisms (the third one was the most known). The Third Schism was renamed Jehovah's Witnesses. -
Jehovah’s Witnesses Banned in Germany.
Jehovah’s Witnesses are banned in Germany. The German government bans Jehovah's Witness organizations. The ban is due to Jehovah's Witnesses' refusal to swear allegiance to the state. During the intense persecution down to the end of World War II, 6,262 are arrested and 2,074 are sent to concentration camps. It was also known that Transcription machines were used to broadcast Bible lectures to the public. -
The "Great Multitude"
In Washington D.C there was a convention discourse. The "great multitude" was identified as an earthly class in which 840 people were baptized during this convention. The purpose was to create greater emphasis to be given hope of eternal life on a paradise earth for the faithful servants of God that are living now. -
Final Copy of the Bible
Joesph Franklin Rutherford dies on January 8, in San Diego, California. The Watch Tower Society prints the complete Bible, King James Version, on its own press. -
More Bans of Jehovah's Witnesses Literature
Throughout British Empire and British Commonwealth, 23 nations ban Jehovah’s Witnesses or place prohibitions on their Bible literature. -
Restrictions Lifted
The restrictions of Jehovah's Witnesses were lifted in lands in Africa and Eastern Europe. They gained an additional 100,000,000 people from lifting these restrictions. -
Bans being Lifted
Jehovah's Witnesses bans were lifted in Eastern Europe and Africa. This made it easier to reach 390,000,000 more people with good news from God’s Kingdom.