A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com
1621 – Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
Recommended podcast: History of Thanksgiving, by James Walker
1863 – A group of citizens of Geneva found an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Recommended podcast: Should Christians Contribute to the Red Cross? Why is There Good in the World? by Pastor Kevin Swanson