oct 22, 1844 - The Great Disappointment

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William Miller had predicted that the Second Comming of Jesus would occur on this day. Nearly 100,000 people were anticipating what Miller had called the "Blessed Hope". On October 22 many of the believers were up late into the night watching, waiting for Christ to return and found themselves bitterly disappointed when both sunset and midnight passed with their expectations unfulfilled.

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