Today in History - March 8

 1702 - Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland and Ireland (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Glorious Revolution: William and Mary, Part 1, by Joe Morecraft III

The Glorious Revolution: William and Mary, Part 2, by Joe Morecraft III

The following quote is from Spurgeon's Sermon Notes

"We are like William of Orange, with a few followers and an empty purse, making war against the master of half the world, with the mines of Peru for a treasury. But like William, too, when questioned concerning our resources, we can reply, 'Before we took up this cause we entered into a close alliance with the King of Kings.'" 

1775 - An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America" , the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

 Exposing and Opposing Slavery Today, by Dr. Peter Hammond

More recommended reading:

The Welfare State Did What Slavery Couldn't - zerohedge.com

African Slavery Reexamined by Senegalese Academic - americanthinker.com

1983 - Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire" (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

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

Recommended reading:

95 Years Ago, The USSR Was Formed. Let's Look at the Numbers - dailycaller.com

We Must Never Forget the 100 Million Victims Of Communism - dailysignal.com
The Deadly Double Standards of Communism vs. Fascism - townhall.com