Today in History - October 12

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

539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon, ending the Babylonian empire. (Julian calendar)[1]

Recommended sermons and podcasts: 

Cyrus: The Lord's Annointed, by Brian Borgman, Part 1 and Part 2 

How Western Cultural Leaders Turn Pagan - The Miley Cyrus Story, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

1692 – The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Province of Massachusetts Bay Governor William Phips.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: A Christian Response to the Salem Witch Trials, by Matthew Trewhella

Recommended reading: Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard 

1892 – The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: Should You Say the Pledge of Allegiance? by Pastor Kevin Swanson

1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, dies five days after he was beaten outside of Laramie.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: Global Warming and Matthew Shepard - Extravagant Lies that Fool Billions, by Pastor Kevin Swanson