Today in History (January 23): 1789 Georgetown College was founded by Father John Carroll in Washington, D.C. - the first Roman Catholic college in America 1859 Knut Olafson Lundeberg, president of Church of Lutheran Brethren, born in Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway Martin Willkomm, president of Saxon Free Church, born 1882 Johann Friedrich Buenger, follower of Stephan, emigrated to America; died at St. Louis, Missouri; student at Leipzig University (1829-37); helped found and was one of the first instructors at Concordia College in Altenburg; teacher in St. Louis; pastor in St. Louis at Immanuel; Walther called him "the American Lutheran Valerius Herberger"; president of Western District (1863-75); founder of Lutheran Hospital in St. Louis as well as the Orphans' Home and the Old Folks' Home there If you wish to use these items, please get permission. Permission to post TIH items on LUTHERAN-ROOTS was received from Marvin A. Huggins, C.A., Associate Director Concordia Historical Institute (314)505-7921 801 De Mun Avenue FAX: (314)505-7901 St. Louis, MO 63105-3168 mhuggins@chi.lcms.org Web Page: http://chi.lcms.org/ for today, John Birkholz brotherjohn@imt.net 963 McIver Road Great Falls, MT 59404