1770 - Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War five years later (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The Boston Marathon Massacre - Whom Do We Fear? Terrorists or God? by Pastor Kevin Swanson
"You may not like guns, and you may not like God. But if someone is breaking into your house, the first thing you're going to do is call someone who has a gun. And the second thing you're going to do is pray that they arrive before it's too late!" - From the podcast by Dr. Peter Hammond, The Holocaust in Rwanda
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The Boston Marathon Massacre - Whom Do We Fear? Terrorists or God? by Pastor Kevin Swanson
1836 - Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34 caliber (Source)
Dr. Peter Hammond had this to say about gun control:
"You may not like guns, and you may not like God. But if someone is breaking into your house, the first thing you're going to do is call someone who has a gun. And the second thing you're going to do is pray that they arrive before it's too late!" - From the podcast by Dr. Peter Hammond, The Holocaust in Rwanda
More recommended reading:
1946 - Cold War: Winston Churchill coins the phrase 'Iron Curtain' in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri (Source)
The following 4 podcasts are by Dr. Peter Hammond:
"Churchill was exhilarated. Six months later, after the first battle of Ypres, with tens of thousands of British soldiers in their graves, he would say to Violet Asquith: 'I think a curse should rest on me - because I am so happy. I know this war is smashing and shattering the lives of thousands every moment and yet - I cannot help it - I enjoy every second.'" - Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War, by Patrick Buchanan
"Beware the victor's version. Wartime propaganda morphs into peacetime textbooks....think outside the box. Don't accept the official version. Ask why..." - Dr. Peter Hammond
What's Fact and What's Fiction in Darkest Hour? - slate.com
What's Fact and What's Fiction in Darkest Hour? - slate.com
Recommended reading:
1963 - Joel Osteen, American pastor, author and television host is born (Source)
Recommended video:
Joel Osteen Waffles!
1974 - Yom Kippur War: Israel forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal (Source)
"And so all Israel shall be saved" - Romans 11:26
Recommended sermons:
Great Events Preceding Christ's Return: The Conversion of the Jews, by Rev. Kevin Macleod
The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part 1, by Joe Morecraft III [Text: Luke 21:5-38]
The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part 2, by Joe Morecraft III [Text: Luke 21:5-38]
Recommended (Jewish) songs:
Minyan Man, by The Maccabeats
I'm A Jew and I'm Proud, by Benny Ivri Anochi
