Today in History - February 18

1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a ten year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagement nor support from the papacy (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1516 - Mary I of England is Born (died in 1558) (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

While Henry VIII Reigned, by Rev. Malcolm Wattsg

Henry VIII and Puritanism, by Joe Morecraft III

Henry VIII, Persecutor, Edward VI, Reformer, by Joe Morecraft, III

The Biggest Change Since Henry VIII Took the Church from the Pope, by Dr. Alan Cairns

1546 - Martin Luther, German priest and theologian, leader of the Protestant Reformation, is born (was born in 1483) 

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Total Depravity, Part 1, by Rev. Paul den Butter

The German Reformer Martin Luther, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014) [Text: Romans 1:16,17]

The Most Influential Man of the Millennium - Martin Luther Tops Secular List, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Martin Luther: The Monk Through Whom God Shook the World, by Dr. Alan Cairns [Text: Acts 26, Romans 1:17]

1797 - French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The French Revolution, by Dr. Peter Hammond

The French Revolution: Life, Liberty, Fraternity, or Death - Satanic Politics and God's Wrath Upon Nations That Turn Upon Him, by Francis Nigel Lee

The following is a quote taken from Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left:

"...both the Wilson and the FDR administrations were descendants - albeit distant ones - of the first fascist movement: the French Revolution...It produced the first modern dictators, Robespierre and Napoleon, and worked on the premise that the nation had to be ruled by an enlightened avant-garde who would serve as the organic, authentic voice of the 'general will.'...Robespierre summed up the totalitarian logic of the Revolution: 'There are only two parties in France: the people and its enemies. We must exterminate those miserable villains who are eternally conspiring against the right of man...[W]e must exterminate our enemies.'"

1954 - The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles (Source)

1954 - John Travolta, America actor and producer is born  (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Cult of Scientology, by Dr. M Keith Foskey

The Coming Death of Just About All Rock and Roll Legends, by Dr. Paul J. Dean, Jr