On this day in 1783, Evangelical Anglican Robert Raikes formed the Sunday School Society to raise money for weekly Christian schools, which met each Sunday from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm—the original Sunday schools.
Aren't you glad Sunday school isn't even a full hour these days, compared to the seven hours back then?
Go here to see what else was happening in 1783.
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