Today in History - November 12

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

November 12

1927 - Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union  (Source)

Recommended podcast: The Failure of Atheism in the Soviet Union, by Peter Hammond

A musical comparison of America and the old Soviet Union...

1. Don McClean - American Pie Explained
2. The Complete History of the USSR Set to the Music of Tetris

1971 - Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972, as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam  (Source)

Recommended videos:

1. What Are We Fightin For?
2. Billy Don't Be A Hero, by Paper Lace
3. Goodnight Saigon, by Billy Joel

Recommended videos from PragarU:

1. The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party
2. The Inconvenient Truth About the Republican Party