9 June 1856 June 8, 2022 Author: Staff Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here. If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail." Martin Luther King Jr. — Click here for more from Martin Luther King Jr. Related posts: 30 March 1856 30 March 1856 31 July 1856 30 March 1856 31 July 1856 25 February 1856 30 March 1856 22 June 1942 14 April 1828 24 May 1956 Categories: History Tags: 1856, 9 June