Over the last few months, the Journal has occasionally offered timelines to show the historical context of an event in the Christian Science movement or in the life of its Founder, Mary Baker Eddy. In this issue, to accompany the second in a special series of articles on the history of The Herald of Christian Science, we offer a timeline showing world events surrounding the publication of the first issue of the German-language edition of the magazine, Der Christian Science Herold.
1861
• Victor Emmanuel II crowned King of a united Italy in Turin.