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  • 1842: The Báb and Khadijih-Bagum were married in Shiraz, Persia
  • 1863: Baha’u’llah arrives in Constantinople
  • 1868: Baha’u’llah arrives in Haifa
  • 1910: ‘Abdu’l-Baha moves to His House in Haifa
  • 1911: First recorded burial took place at the Baha’icemetery in Haifa
  • 1968: First Oceanic Baha’i Conference was held in Palermo, Sicily
  • 1971: An obelisk was erected on Mount Carmel


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