Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Today in History - August 20

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

1191 – Believing Saladin had reneged on ransom promises, Richard I of England initiates the massacre at Ayyadieh, beheading 2,700 captive Muslim soldiers and another 300 women and children seized at the Fall of Acre.[5]

Recommended podcast: The Second Crusade and Saladin, by Rev. Dr. Paul Ferguson

1710War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.

Recommended podcast: The Colonial Wars in America and Their Providential Significance, by Bill Potter

1794Northwest Indian War: United States troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

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