October

October 1
21-city “Day of Hope” speaking tour begins at Carnegie Hall (1973)
True Father launches Ocean Church (1980)

October 2
HSA-UWC Japan founded (1959)

October 3
Korea celebrates National Foundation Day (2333 B.C.)
True Parents proclaim Foundation Day for the Nation of the Unified World (1988)
Inaugural Assembly for the Interreligious and International Peace Council (2003)

October 4
True Father released from Seodaemun Prison (1955)
Unification Church obtains legal standing in Korea (1963)
True Father proclaims the Day of Victory of Heaven (1976)
True Mother’s Forty University Lecture Tour in Korea begins (1993)

October 5
Konron Maru Ferryboat sunk (1943)
First Holy Grounds selected (October 5-7, 1962)
True Father proclaims total liberation and unification between the physical and spiritual worlds (1998)

October 7
Cheongpa Dong (Headquarters) church purchased (1955)

October 10
Belvedere Estate purchased (1972)
True Father initiates The News World (1976)
CARP confronts massive leftist demonstration in West Germany (1981)
Double-Ten Day (Ssang-ship Jeol) proclaimed (1999)
“10.14” Cosmic Blessing Ceremony (2010)

October 14
True Father released from Heungnam Labor Camp (1950)
6,000-Couple Holy Marriage Blessing (1982)
National Parents’ Day signed into law (1994)
First “Cosmic Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony” (2009)

October 15
True Father indicted in America (1981)
True Parents visit Marshall Islands at President’s invitation (2000)

October 16
Million Family March (2000)
Rally for the Harmony and Unity of Heaven and Earth (2002)

October 19
Post-9/11 conference on “Global Violence: Conflict and Hope” (October 19-22, 2001)

October 20
First World Media Conference (1978)
True Father begins journey on Amazon River (1997)
Julia Kim ascends (2014)

October 21
777 couples Holy Blessing (1970)
7-day fast for Japanese wives of North Korean repatriates (1974)
Middle East Peace Summit (1990)

October 22
The News World creates dailies in other languages (1980)
True Father’s Foley Square address (1981)
Peace Week Ceremony commemorates 20th anniversary of True Parents’ visit to North Korea (2011)

October 23
Seonghwa Student Council founded (1955)
Declaration of the Day of Liberation of the Blessing for the Entire Cosmos (1999)

October 26
True Mother’s North American pilgrimage tour begins (October 26-November 6, 2012)

October 27
True Mother addresses WFWP USA 20th Anniversary Convention (2012)

October 28
True Parents introduce “My Pledge” (1962)
Inaugural Peace Queen Cup Soccer Tournament begins (2006)
Groundbreaking ceremony for Cheongshim Peace World Center Stadium (2008)

October 30
6,500 Couple’s Holy Marriage Blessing Unites Korean and Japanese in Marriage (1988)
WFWP conference held in North Korea (2007)