Today in History - October 25

 A special thanks to Wikipedia.com for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

October 25:

1147 - Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum  (Source)

1147 - Reconquista: After a siege of four months, crusader knights reconquer Lisbon (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1. Second Crusade and Saladin, by Dr. Paul Ferguson
2. Church History: the Crusades, by Matt Powell

 1747 - War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts: The Colonial Wars of America and Providential Significance, by Historian Bill Potter

1812 - War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1. War of 1812 - Commemorating 200 Years, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2012)
2. The Story Behind the Star-Spangled Banner, by James Walker

1945 - Fifty Years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1. Will China Invade Taiwan? by Various speakers (2020)
2. Pro-Family March Draws 200,000 in Taiwan, Nigerian Bishops Vs. UK Anglicans, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2013)

Recommended reading: Why Should Americans Die for Taiwan? - zerohedge.com

 1962 - Cuban Misle Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts: Castro, Cuba, and Communism, by Dr. Peter Hammond

Recommended reading:

1. Note to the Department of Education: Mao Zedong Murdered 65 Million People - redstate.com
2. We Must Never Forget the 100 Million Victims of Communism - dailysignal.com