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On October 5, 1813: War of 1812: The Army of the Northwest defeats a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how
On July 2, 1644: English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when
On August 17, 1918: Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider us
On May 7, 1864: American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards. This historical event can serve as a po
On May 5, 1609: Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa. This historical event can serve as
On May 5, 1945: World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God wor
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
On May 6, 2001: During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human di
On May 5, 1862: Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God
On May 5, 1945: World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati
On May 6, 1945: World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through t
On May 7, 1274: In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens; it ratified a decree to regulate the election of the Pope. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God
On May 5, 1809: Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about
On May 6, 1916: Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the meaning of true s
On October 11, 1797: The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about ho
On May 7, 1920: Polish-Soviet War: Kyiv offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kyiv only to be driven out by the Red
On May 5, 1877: American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles. This historical event can serve as a
On May 6, 1997: The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illu
On May 6, 1984: One hundred and three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the meaning of true sacrifice
On May 7, 1832: Greece's independence is recognized by the Treaty of London. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using
On May 7, 1794: French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic. This historical event can se
On May 7, 1937: Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces. This historical event can serve as a powerful
On July 22, 1099: First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration
On July 22, 1298: Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town of Falkirk. This hi