Sunday, October 25, 2026

Today in History - October 26

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

1977 – Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops a rash in Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date to be the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.[5]

Recommended reading:
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Note: I've always been pro-vaccine - until the COVID scam came along. But here is a good 'balanced' message about the importance of vaccines by Richard Holdeman, Ph.D.: The Vaccine Wars. Here is a short excerpt from this lecture: "Next to clean water, vaccinations have saved more lives than anything else in history." Dr. Holdeman has a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular biology.

899 – Alfred the Great, English king (b. 849)

Recommended sermon and podcast: Alfred the Great (849-899)

1902 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)

Recommended sermon and podcast: The Witch, Feminism and Human Sacrifice: Why Americans Love Witches and Hate the Puritans, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Compel Them to Come In, by Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1834-18920

                                                                            The following quote is from the sermon, Compel Them to Come in, ...