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On January 16, 1780: American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consi
On January 16, 1786: Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and li
On January 16, 1809: Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events
On January 16, 1537: Bigod's Rebellion, an armed insurrection attempting to resist the English Reformation, begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about persevering
On January 16, 1991: Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On January 16, 1945: World War II: Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works th
On October 19, 1956: The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945. This historical event can se
On January 16, 1900: The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands. This historical event can serve as a powe
On January 16, 1920: The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery
On January 16, 2001: Second Congo War: Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards in Kinshasa. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustr
On January 16, 1992: El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City, Mexico ending the 12-year Salvadoran Civil War that claimed at least 75,000 lives. This
On January 16, 1979: Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how
On January 16, 1969: Space Race: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of crewed spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another,
On January 17, 1524: Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God w
On November 3, 1929: The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it
On August 30, 1282: Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through
On August 30, 1757: Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf: Russian force under Field Marshal Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin beats a smaller Prussian force commanded by Field Marshal Hans von Lehwaldt, during the Se
On January 17, 1648: England's Long Parliament passes the "Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil
On November 11, 2004: New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God wo
On January 16, 2012: The Mali War begins when Tuareg militias start fighting the Malian government for independence. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift o
On January 17, 1595: During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the ev
On January 17, 38 BC: Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey. This historical event can serve as a
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
On July 22, 1802: Emperor Gia Long conquers Hanoi and unified Viet Nam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how