Today in History - October 21

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

1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: The Crusades and Jihad, by Dr. Peter Hammond

1512 – Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:  Martin Luther and the German New Testament, by Dr, Ian Brown [Text: Psalm 119:105]

1854 – Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp, by Dr. Peter Hammond

1867 – The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in the western Indian Territory.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: America's Sins Against the Indians, by Pastor Kevin Swanson