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On This Day: American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle... (1776)
On May 19, 1776: American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works ...
On This Day: King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around... (1749)
On May 19, 1749: King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about ...
On This Day: Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen... (1274)
On August 2, 1274: Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen days later. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadershi...
On This Day: Eighty Years' War: The Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of... (1635)
On July 28, 1635: Eighty Years' War: The Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through ...
On This Day: Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and... (1030)
On July 29, 1030: Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes. This historical event can serve as a powe...
On This Day: Byzantine-Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II... (1014)
On July 29, 1014: Byzantine-Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6....
On This Day: The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from... (1963)
On May 19, 1963: The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leader...
On This Day: President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign... (1911)
On May 21, 1911: President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution....
On This Day: World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza... (1917)
On November 7, 1917: World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about ho...
On This Day: Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout... (1957)
On November 7, 1957: Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through ...
On This Day: The Saint-Germain bombing ushers France into the Ère des attentats (1892-1894). (1892)
On March 11, 1892: The Saint-Germain bombing ushers France into the Ère des attentats (1892-1894). This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the ev...
On This Day: Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean... (1779)
On July 6, 1779: Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration ab...
On This Day: The United Kingdom grants full independence to Transjordan. (1946)
On March 22, 1946: The United Kingdom grants full independence to Transjordan. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider usi...
On This Day: War of the Austrian Succession: In the Battle of Vilshofen, Austrian forces... (1745)
On March 28, 1745: War of the Austrian Succession: In the Battle of Vilshofen, Austrian forces defeat French forces. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God wo...
On This Day: World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the... (1945)
On April 29, 1945: World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through ...
On This Day: Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation. (1838)
On April 30, 1838: Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Co...
On This Day: An assembly of Sikhs, known as a Sarbat Khalsa, officially declared independence... (1986)
On April 29, 1986: An assembly of Sikhs, known as a Sarbat Khalsa, officially declared independence for a state of Khalistan. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about t...
On This Day: U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New... (2010)
On April 8, 2010: U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership...
On This Day: American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending... (1865)
On May 9, 1865: American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships. This his...
On This Day: The Treaty of Lodi is signed, establishing a balance of power among northern... (1454)
On April 9, 1454: The Treaty of Lodi is signed, establishing a balance of power among northern Italian city-states for almost 50 years. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati...
On This Day: Edward the Confessor's Romanesque monastic church at Westminster Abbey is... (1065)
On December 28, 1065: Edward the Confessor's Romanesque monastic church at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the enduring natur...
On This Day: Four hundred fifty prisoners rioted at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility... (1993)
On April 11, 1993: Four hundred fifty prisoners rioted at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and continued to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditio...
On This Day: A case of influenza was recorded at Camp Funston, Kansas, conventionally marking... (1918)
On March 4, 1918: A case of influenza was recorded at Camp Funston, Kansas, conventionally marking the beginning of the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic. This historical event can serve as a powerful s...
On This Day: Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is... (48 BC)
On September 28, 48 BC: Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustra...