1567 - Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards murder five incarcerated Swedish nobles (Source)
Recommended videos:
Shining the Gospel Light in Sweden, Part 1, by Ken Keltner
Shining the Gospel Light in Sweden, Part 2, by Ken Keltner
Recommended video:
I Enjoy Being a Swede, by Stan Boreson
Here is a great version of Amazing Grace in English and Swedish:
1689 - The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting dissenting Protestants but excluding Roman Catholics (Source)
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1738 - John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday (Source)
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1940 - Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates unsuccessful assassination attempts on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacan (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.com
We Must Never Forget the 100 Million Victims of Communism - dailysignal.com
1941 - World War II: In the Battle of the Atlantic, the German Battleship Bismark sinks then pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen (Source)
Recommended video:
Sink the Bismark:
2019 - Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Miniter Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, effective as of June 7 (Source)
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