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On August 28, 1640: Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration
On August 28, 1879: Anglo-Zulu War: Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its imp
On September 7, 1303: Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works th
On August 28, 1849: Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire: After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria. This histo
On August 28, 1944: World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it whe
On August 28, 1913: Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it wh
On April 19, 1975: South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how
On August 28, 1916: World War I: Germany declares war on Romania. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using i
On December 6, 1648: Pride's Purge removes royalist sympathizers from Parliament so that the High Court of Justice could put the King on trial. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon il
On January 19, 1945: World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, fewer than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation. This historical event can serve a
On January 9, 681: Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain. This historical event can serve as a p
On January 9, 1127: Jin-Song Wars: Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong of Song and
On January 8, 1956: Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Waorani of Ecuador shortly after making first contact. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration a
On January 9, 1787: The nationally known image of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines was transferred from what is now Rizal Park to its present shrine in the minor basilica of Quiapo Church. This i
On December 9, 1969: U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which leads to civi
On January 8, 2010: Gunmen from an offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda attack a bus carrying the Togo national football team on its way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
On January 8, 1972: Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the ind
On January 9, 1760: Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of h
On January 8, 1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impa
On January 9, 1799: British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars. This h
On January 9, 1916: World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula. This historical event can serve as a po
On January 9, 1917: World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through th
On October 30, 1137: Ranulf of Apulia defeats Roger II of Sicily at the Battle of Rignano, securing his position as duke until his death two years later. This historical event can serve as a powerful
On July 22, 1946: King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Manda