Monday, July 31, 2023

Today in History - August 1

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

1759Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: The Colonial Wars in America and Their Providential Significance, by Bill Potter

1798French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action.[2]

Recommended sermons and podcasts: The French Revolution, by Peter Hammond

1834Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force, although it remains legal in the possessions of the East India Company until the passage of the Indian Slavery Act, 1843.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: 

Grace for Purpose: Mel Gibson Drops This Bombshell and No One Is Mentioning It

  I Saw the Dead , by Dr. David P. Murray The text for Dr. Murray's sermon is  Revelation 20:11-15 : "And I saw a great white thron...