Thursday, May 18, 2023

Today in History - May 19

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

1643 – Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.

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

1649 – An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Charles I and the Scotch-Irish, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 1,
Charles I: Tyrant and Oppressor, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 2,
Charles I: Tyrant and Revolutionary, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 3,
Charles I and the Westminster Assembly, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 4
Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 5


1963 – The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Recommended reading: Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Bombshell the Media Refuses to Handle - americanthinker.com

Excerpt from this article:

"All the world media, except in the U.S., are awash in the depressing, deplorable, and disturbing revelation about Martin Luther King, Jr. David J. Garrow, King's friendly and liberal official biographer, revealed up to 45 sexual encounters by King and the observation of and encouragement by King of the rape of a church member by her pastor - all supported by FBI surveillance tapes...In 2010, Kentucky state senator Georgia Davis Powers recounted her intimate relationship with King in her book, I Shared the Dream..."
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Recommended reading: 50th Anniversary of MLK by the US Gov't - lewrockwell.com

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Steve Ram: ‘If You Stay, YOU’RE GOING TO DIE’… Milton Hurricane

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