Today in History - August 16

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

1652 – Battle of Plymouth: Inconclusive naval action between the fleets of Michiel de Ruyter and George Ayscue in the First Anglo-Dutch War.

The Life of William Bradford, by Ben F Gardner

1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

• The American Mind in 1776, Part 1
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 2
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 3
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 4
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 5
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 6

1841 – U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: Best Presidents: Tyler and Cleavland, by Bill Potter

1954 – The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: The Sports Illustrated Downgrade - Why R-Rated Lusting is Sin, by Pastor Kevin Swanson