Today in History - July 4

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

1776 – American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

1778 – American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: 

• Was the American "Revolution" Legit? The Highest Law of the Land, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
• Deathbed Deathbed Stories of Infidels Voltaire, Thomas Paine, Francis Newport - Davis Clark
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 1, by Joe Morecraft III
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 2, by Joe Morecraft III
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 3, by Joe Morecraft III
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 4, by Joe Morecraft III
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 5, by Joe Morecraft III
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 6, by Joe Morecraft III

Recommended video: 

1862 – Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.

Recommended video on song based on Alice in Wonderland: Jefferson Airplane, White Rabbit - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction

1863 – American Civil War: Retreat from Gettysburg: The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signaling an end to his last invasion of the North.[8]

Recommended reading: The Path to Becoming a Gettysburg Battlefield Tour Guide - hotair.com

Recommended podcasts:

1. The Gettysburg Address and Abraham Lincoln, by Dr. Harry Reeder
2. Gettysburg and the Gospel, by Pastor Kevin Boling
3. The Reel Civil War: Hollywood's Portrayal of the War Between the States, by Historian Bill Potter

1914 – The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.

The following messages on World War I are by Dr. Peter Hammond:

1. Assassination in Sarajevo: How Terrorism Triggered a World War, by Dr. Peter Hammond
2.  Did You Know These Facts About the First World War?
3. The Clash of Civilizations and the Forces Behind the Great War
4. Assassination in Sarajevo
5. Evaluating the Propaganda of the Great War
6. Evaluating Hollywood Films on World War I
7. Versailles - 100 Years Ago
8. The Christmas Truce

Recommended videos:

1. Snoopy and the Red Baron, by The Royal Guardsmen
2. Snoopy's Christmas Vs. the Red Baron, by The Royal Guardsmen