Today in History - March 9

 1765 - After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually committed suicide (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Horrifying & Terrifying Death Bed Scenes Of Atheists; Apostates and Reprobates (1 of 3), by David Clark
Horrifying & Terrifying Death Bed Scenes Of Atheists; Apostates and Reprobates (2 of 3), by David Clark
Horrifying & Terrifying Death Bed Scenes Of Atheists; Apostates and Reprobates (3 of 3), by David Clark

Recommended poem for those who hate our Lord Jesus:

Invictus, by William Ernest Henley

Recommended poem for those who love our Lord Jesus:

My Captain! by Dorothea Day

Recommended sermon for all the world:

How To Benefit From A Funeral,  by Dr. David P. Murray

1796 - Napoleon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Josephine de Beauharnais (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 McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1959 - The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Sexualized Barbie Dolls for 8 Year Old Girls - What Are Parents Thinking? by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Socality Barbie and Culture of Authenticity, by Dr. Paul J. Dean, Jr.

Recommended reading:

Little Barbies: Sex Trafficking of Young Girls is America's Dirty Little Secret - thedailysheeple.com

Excerpt from this article:

"According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 'Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.'  Sex trafficking—especially when it comes to the buying and selling of young girls—has become big business in America, the fastest growing business in organized crime and the second most-lucrative commodity traded illegally after drugs and guns. As investigative journalist Amy Fine Collins notes, 'It’s become more lucrative and much safer to sell malleable teens than drugs or guns. A pound of heroin or an AK-47 can be retailed once, but a young girl can be sold 10 to 15 times a day.' Consider this: every two minutes, a child is exploited in the sex industry."