his visit to North America. See ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's journeys to the West. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá dedicates the cornerstone Nettie Tobin brought for the planned North American Baháʼí House of Worship in Wilmette, IL. December 5, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá sets sail away from North America, heading back to Europe. 1916 / 73 BE ʻAbdu'l-Bahá writes the first eight of the fourteen Tablets of the Divine Plan. 1917 / 74 BE ʻAbdu'l-Bahá writes six more Tablets of the Divine Plan. 1918 / 75 BE September 19, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá is threatened with death just before the Ottoman military is destroyed at the Battle of Megiddo. 1920 / 76 BE April 27, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá is knighted by the British Empire in recognition of his humanitarian work during WWI. 1921 / 77 BE November 28, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá dies in Haifa and appoints Shoghi Effendi as the Guardian in his Will and Testament. 1932 July 15, Baháʼu'lláh's daughter Bahíyyih Khánum dies. 1935 Shoghi Effendi translates the Gleanings from the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh from Persian and Arabic into English. 1937 Mírzá Muhammad ʻAlí, labeled the arch-Covenant breaker by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, dies. Shoghi Effendi launches the "Divine Plan" for the diffusion the Baháʼí Faith across the globe. Shoghi Effendi marries Mary Maxwell, later known as Rúhíyyih Khanum, the daughter of a prominent Canadian Baháʼí. 1944 AD / 101 BE Shoghi Effendi releases God Passes By to mark the 100th anniversary of the Baháʼí dispensation, which commenced with the Declaration of the Bab in 1844 AD / 1 BE. 1951 Eleven functioning National Spiritual Assemblies exist in the world. 32 additional "Hands of the Cause of God" are appointed by Shoghi Effendi. The International Baháʼí Council, first multi-national Baháʼí body, is appointed by Shoghi Effendi. 1953 Shoghi Effendi launches the Ten Year Crusade. The North American Baháʼí House of Worship is dedicated in Wilmette, IL. The superstructure of the Shrine of the Báb is completed. 1957 November 4, Shoghi Effendi dies without children and without appointing a successor Guardian. The temporary role of 'Head of the Faith' is taken up by 27 Hands of the Cause with plans to complete the Ten Year Crusade and elect the Universal House of Justice. 1960 Hand-of-the-Cause Mason Remey claims to be Effendi's successor Guardian. The other living Hands of the Cause and almost all of the Baha'i community reject his claim. 1963 A wave of persecution of Baháʼís in Morocco ends in mid April with a royal pardon against death sentences