Monday, August 20, 2018

History: 6 things That Happened on August 20

1. 1153: Bernard de Clairvaux, French Saint, died (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Bernard de Clarvauz - Light From the Middle Ages, by Dr. Nick Needham

2.1858: Charles Darwin first publishees his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London (Source)

Recommended reading:

Darwin Evolution R. I. P. - DNA Study Disproves Darwin, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (Podcast)

Recommended videos:




3. 1916: London Times assails American Neutrality, says it will cost U.S. post-war rights (Chronicle of the 20th Century)

Recommended reading:

Did You Know These Facts About the First World War? by Dr. Peter Hammond
Versailles-The Poisonous Spirit of Vengeance, by Dr. Peter Hammond



4. 1950: Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault City of Taegu (Source)

Recommended podcasts by Bob Faulkner:

Korean War Miracle
The Korean War: Beyond M.A.S.H.
The Korean War Rolls On

5.  Berlin: East Germans erect 5 foot concree wall on border  (Chronicle of the 20th Century)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Berlin Wall, by Rev. Jonathan Campbell [Text: Matthew 18:20]

Recommended reading:

The Real Meaning of Ich Bin Ein Berliner

6. 1977: Cape Kennedy: First Voyager 2 launched for Jupiter, Saturn, and maybe Uranus (Chronicle of the 20th Century)

Recommended sermons and podcats:

Pictures From Jupiter Stun NASA, by Adam Mcmanus (2017)
Jupiter and Mercury? Are You Insane? by Bud Powell [Text: Acts 14:1-20; Isaiah 48:1-6]

How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)