1960: Laying the Foundation Stone for the Mother Temple of Europe

Hand of the Cause Amelia Collins, representing the World Center of the Faith, addressing the Hands of the Cause and believers gathered at the site of the Mother Temple of Europe on the occasion of her placing the Sacred Dust from the Shrine of Baha'u'llah in the foundations, November 20, 1960. This event was publicized in the two German newspapers, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Hochster Kreisblatt. (The Baha’i World 1954-1963) 

1909: Delegates to the first nationwide Baha'i Convention

These delegates established the Baha'i Temple Unity for the construction of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Chicago.