On November 26, 1738, The Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street in Frederick was founded. This is the traditional date given as the first in the history of this parish, originally known as The Monocacy Church. On November 26, 1763, the General Assembly of The Province of Maryland passed a law to erect a public school in Frederick. It would be 34 years before it happened. On November 26, 1808, Richard Potts, former U. S. Senator, a member of The Maryland House of Delegates, and an associate justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals, and a resident of Frederick, died at age 55. On November 26, 1845, David Lowenstein, a founder of The Union Manufacturing Company and a prominent Frederick merchant, was born in Germany. He died March 27, 1919. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net