Today in History - March 31

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

307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, daughter of the retired Romans Emperor Maximian (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1. Origin, Constantine, and Nicaea, by James White
2. Church History - Constantine 312-337, by Michael Philipps
3. Constantine and the New State Church, by Brian Borgman

1146 - Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vezelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII is present, and joins the Crusade (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts: Bernard of Clairvaux - Light From the Middle Ages, by Dr. Nick Neeham 

1492 - Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion (Source)

1. The 70 Weeks Prophecy, by Rev. John Sawtelle [Text: Daniel 9:20-27 (Audio)]
2. Great Events Preceding Christ's Return: The Conversion of the Jews, by Rev. Kevin Macleod
3. The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part 1, by Joe Morecraft III [Text: Luke 21:5-38]
4. The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part 2, by Joe Morecraft III [Text: Luke 21:5-38]

Recommended (Jewish) songs:

1. Minyan Man, by The Maccabeats
2. I'm A Jew and I'm Proud, by Benny Ivri Anochi

1899 - Malolos, capital of the First Philippines Republic, is captured by American forces (Source)

Here is a short excerpt from Howard Zinn's The Twentieth Century (referring to the Spanish-American war):

"A volunteer from this state of Washington wrote: 'Our fighting blood was up, and we all wanted to kill 'n***rs.' ...This shooting human beings beats rabbit hunting all to pieces.' It was a time of intense racism in the United States. In the years between 1889 and 1903, on the average, every week, two Nigroes were lynched by mobs-hanged, burned, mutilated. The Filipinos were brown-skinned and strange looking to Americans...Our men have been relentless, have killed to exterminate men, women, children prisoners and captives. Active insurgents and suspected people from lads ten up, the idea prevailing that the Philippino as such was little better than a dog..."

1859 - The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts: No Hope in the Message of the Dalai Lama - Buddhists Need the Gospel, by Rev. Ian Goligher [Text: 2 Timothy 3:7]