A vigil, from the Latin vigilia meaning wakefulness (Greek: pannychis, ÏÎ±Î½Î½ÏÏÎ¯Ï or agrypnia á¼Î³ÏÏÏÎ½Î¯Î±), is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance. The Italian word vigilia has become generalized in this sense and means eve (as in on the eve of the war).
NIAC Calls for White House Aide Sebastian Gorkaâs Resignation or Dismissal. âWe call on Sebastian Gourka to immediately resign his post as Trumpâs top counterterrorism aide. Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin and cannot be allowed in the most sacred halls of Americaâs democracy.
Andrew Johnson - 04/15/1865: Vice President Andrew Johnson takes the presidentiâ¦. Vice President Andrew Johnson takes the presidential oath of office in his hotel room at the Kirkwood House following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase oversees the proceeding.ndrew Johnson - 04/15/1865: Vice President Andrew Johnson takes the presidentiâ¦. Vice President Andrew Johnson takes the presidential oath of office in his hotel room at the Kirkwood House following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase oversees the proceeding.