Rasputin - An attempt, and almost successful attempt to assassinate Rasputin was made on June 28th 1914. He did not die or was not assassinated sucessfully until two years later.
Minimus - absolutely right and my apologies. The thread should be looking at the significance of these dates to societies that hold power over people and Revolution took control of certain parts of the globe on dates of 1789 (French Revolution) and the first world war of 1914. These dates are viewed as significant in human consciousness and the development thereof. In 1789, human consciousness decided, in France, that 'We will take no more' and 'We /they' decided to cause upheaval.
In 1914, for what ever reasons caused the tinderbox of human consciousness to explode and ignite the world, this is what happened. Since then, the feudal systems of the past and the real control of the class systems were over turned. But the strings of human consciousness are still being pulled constantly even down to the mind numbind sensations of advertising.
Satanus - I will get back to your point after a bit more research......probably tomorrow.
I have found a very old book, 1874 on 'Secret Societies of all Ages and Countries', by Charles William Heckethorn.
In it I found a very prophetic statement from a very inciteful author - See what you think and bear in mind that this was written in 1874:
'Secret societyies, religious and political, are again springing up on many sides: the religious may be dismissed without comment, as they are generally without any novelty or significance, but those that have political objects out not to be disregarded as without importance. The International, Fenians, Communists, Nihilists, Wahabees, are secretly aiming at the overthrow of existing governments and the present order of things. The murders of Englishmen perpetrated by native Indians point to the machinations of the secret societies in British India. Before the outbreak of the great Indian mutiny English newspaper correspondents spoke rather contemptuously of some religious ceremony observed throughout British India of carrying small loaves from village to village, but this ceremony was the summons to the people to prepare for the general rising; hence the proceedings of the natives should be closely watched.'
November 1874
When it comes to organizations such as the WTBTS you can only begin to wonder, as many who have left the bOrg have done, what is the purpose of this organization and why would any government permit such control of its people. But then, you look at the results of the kind of control that the WTBTS exherts and you realise that it has control of millions of people who cause no trouble at all for their governments, will be satisfied with the most insignificant work and wages, will not think to often and too deeply or in any way cause revolution and they have produced for their respective countries, mindless drones.
The WTBTS has teachings that are in effect no different to any other religion. They are simply a means of control.
Any historian worth his salt will know the real origins of Christian, Muslim, etc teachings and that these teachings are all a fantastic embroidery and embellishment of the real history of the human race and simply a means to attain one thing and one thing only.......CONTROL!
In the end, Control is all that these organizations are about and the real history of the world is absolutely nothing to do with the crapulous teachings of our history books and our so called 'spiritual leaders'.