History of the Catholic Church in the United States British-America-born Catholic priest. In 1788, after the Revolution, John Jay urged the New York Legislature to require office-holders to renounce foreign authorities "in all matters ecclesiastical as well as civil." In one state, North Carolina, the Protestant test oath would not be changed until 1868. The Catholic population of the United States, which had been 35,000 in 1790, increased to 195,000 in 1820 and then ballooned to about 1.6 million in 1850, by which time, Catholics had become the country’s largest denomination. Between 1860 and 1890 the population of Roman Catholics in the United States tripled primarily through immigration and
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years Paul McCartney. Dr. Demento's listeners have repeatedly voted "The United States of America" as the greatest comedy album of all time. "Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, Volume Two" was planned for a release during America's Bicentennial in 1976, but did not emerge until 1996. In his autobiography, Freberg detailed his efforts to have the songs and skits produced on Broadway; when this failed, he used material omitted from the original album in the sequel. A third volume was planned. Due to the death of Freberg's wife, Donna, and Freberg's personal health problems, the project was shelved. Stan