Today in History - July 10

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

1553 – Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: 

1. The English New Testament and the Court of Rome, by Matthew McMahon
2. While Henry VIII Reigned, by Rev. Malcolm Watts
3. Henry VIII and Puritanism, by Joe Morecraft III
4. Henry VIII, Persecutor, Edward VI, Reformer, by Joe Morecraft, III
5. The Biggest Change Since Henry VIII Took the Church from the Pope, by Dr. Alan Cairns

1584 – William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.

  "We are like William of Orange, with a few followers and an empty purse, making war against the master of half the world, with the mines of Peru for a treasury. But like William, too, when questioned concerning our resources,  we can reply, 'Before we took up this cause we entered into a close alliance with the King of Kings.'" - David Gacey, as quoted in Spurgeon's Sermon Notes

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Who was it that said the answer to 1984 was 1776?

1645 – English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.[4]

I think it was Oliver Cromwell who said: "You need not hope in order to undertake, and you need not succeed in order to persevere." The following sermons and podcasts are on Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War:

1. Oliver Cromwell: Saint, Soldier, Statesmen, by Dr. Alan Cairns (Text: Hebrews 8)
2. Oliver Cromwell, by Dr. Peter Hammond
3. Oliver Cromwell and His Russet-Coated Heroes, by Bill Potter
4. The Life and Labors of Oliver Cromwell, by Rev. Colin Mercer
5. Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England, by Rev. Ian Goligher (Text: 1 Samuel 18:12)

1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

• The Scopes Trial: 90 Years Later, by Pastor Kevin Boling
• Scopes Trial II: How the Genome Project Proves Evolution, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
• Physics - Why is the Scopes Trial Significant, by F. William Darrow [Text: Genesis 2:3]
• Inherently Wind: A Hollywood History of the Scopes Trial, by Dr. David Menton [Text: Genesis]

1997 – In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: 

1.  Knuckle-Dragging Neanderthals Oppose Same-Sex Marriage - The Atrocities of Nero, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2014)
2. Creation, Not Macroevolution, 3: Science Matters, by Gavin McGrath

2012 – The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage.[20]

Recommended sermons: A Biblical Response to the Supreme Court Decision, by Dr. David P. Murray (2015)