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On August 3, 1031: Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works throu
On August 3, 1940: World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of h
On January 21, 1932: Finland and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world. Conside
On January 21, 2009: Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow. This histor
On January 22, 1973: In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before t
On November 11, 1975: Independence of Angola. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedo
On October 30, 2023: First rescue of a hostage from Gaza during Iron Swords War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about showing Christ-like compassion to others. Cons
On August 3, 1959: Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati
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 January 24, 1918: The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style). This historical event can serve as a powerful se
On January 24, 1987: About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about G
On January 25, 750: In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati
On January 25, 1479: The Treaty of Constantinople ends the 16-year-long First Ottoman-Venetian War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a b
On January 25, 1573: Battle of Mikatagahara: In Japan, Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events
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 January 25, 1915: Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. This historical event can serve as a powerful
On January 25, 1941: Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. This historical event can s
On January 25, 1946: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 relating to Military Staff Committee is adopted. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God work
On January 25, 1979: Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illust
On January 25, 1969: Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him ten machine guns and 63 rifles. This historical event can serve
On January 25, 1998: A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermo
On January 25, 2015: A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamo
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
On November 20, 1994: The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.) This historical event can s