2014 Event Pope Francis gives Easter Mass in St. Peter's square; his message included prayer for peace in Syria and Ukraine, a halt to Boko Haram attacks against Nigerian Christians, and for all to care for the hungry and the needy 2013 Event Congressional Republicans and the Obama administration agree that Town councils should be allowed to open their meetings with a Christian prayer 2011 Event As part of a crackdown on dissent in China, 169 Chinese Christians attempting to hold an outdoor prayer session were detained, then released 1989 Event Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial 1984 Event Senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools 1981 Death David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 1966 Death Maurice Roelants, Belgian author (Prayer for a Good End), dies at 70 1963 Event Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools 1962 Event Supreme Court rules New York school prayer unconstitutional 1962 Birthday Gary Clark, rocker, Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer 1961 Birthday Kit Clarke, rocker, Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer 1957 Event Prayer Pilgrimage, biggest civil rights demonstration to date (DC) 1942 Event Radio Orange calls for March 1 day of prayer in Dutch Indies 1919 Birthday Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American atheist, opppsed prayer in school 1863 Event President Davis calls for this to be a day of fasting and prayer 1844 Event RC Society Apostole of Prayer forms 1760 Event 1st Jewish prayer books printed in U.S. 1662 Event Act of Uniformity requires English to accept book of Common Prayer 1552 Event 2nd version of Book of Common Prayer becomes manditory in England 1549 Event Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
