Today in History - March 1

1562 - Sixty-three Huguenots and massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Killing God's Saints for Worship: Soul and King Louis XIV, by Keith Dewell

The Colonial Wars of America and Providential Significance, by Historian Bill Potter

The French Huguenots, by Peter Hammond

1628 - Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport town) pay ship tax by this date (Source)

I think it was Oliver Cromwell who said:

"You need not hope in order to undertake, and you need not succeed in order to persevere." The following sermons and podcasts are on Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War:

Oliver Cromwell: Saint, Soldier, Statesmen, by Dr. Alan Cairns (Text: Hebrews 8)

Oliver Cromwell, by Dr. Peter Hammond

Oliver Cromwell and His Russet-Coated Heroes, by Bill Potter

The Life and Labors of Oliver Cromwell, by Rev. Colin Mercer

Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England, by Rev. Ian Goligher (Text: 1 Samuel 18:12)

1692 - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials  (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Inquisition, by Dr. Peter Hammond

Unmasking the Truth About Witches, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America

A Christian Response to the Salem Witch Trials, by Rev. Matthew Trewhella [Text: Acts 19:11-19 (Audio)

Satan Considering the Saints, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)

Colossians 2:1-15, by Rev. Paul den Butter

Recommended reading:

Why is the Occult on the Rise? - christianpost.com

1953 - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses, he dies four day later  (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Castro, Cuba, and Communism, by Dr. Peter Hammond

Recommended reading:

 Note to the Department of Education: Mao Zedong Murdered 65 Million People - redstate.comWe Must Never Forget the 100 Million Victims of Communism - dailysignal.com