August 1
30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Caesar Augustus: The Roman Context of the Birth of Christ, by Brian Branam [Text: Luke 2:1]
1759 - Seven Year's War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French in Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The Colonial Wars of America and Providential Significance, by Historian Bill Potter
1834 - Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force, although it remained legal in the possessions of the East India Company until the passage of the Indian Slavery Act, 1843
Recommended video:
THOMAS SOWELL - THE REAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY
Exposing and Opposing Slavery Today, by Dr. Peter Hammond
David Livingstone - The Best Friend Africa Ever Had, by Dr. Peter Hammond
August 2
1798 - French Revolution Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Caesar Augustus: The Roman Context of the Birth of Christ, by Brian Branam [Text: Luke 2:1]
1759 - Seven Year's War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French in Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The Colonial Wars of America and Providential Significance, by Historian Bill Potter
1834 - Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force, although it remained legal in the possessions of the East India Company until the passage of the Indian Slavery Act, 1843
Recommended video:
THOMAS SOWELL - THE REAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY
Exposing and Opposing Slavery Today, by Dr. Peter Hammond
David Livingstone - The Best Friend Africa Ever Had, by Dr. Peter Hammond
August 2
1798 - French Revolution Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The French Revolution, by Dr. Peter Hammond
