This Weekend in History - July 24 & 25

 July 24

1814 - War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward the Niagara River to halt Jacob Brown's American Invaders (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

War of 1812 - Commemorating 200 Years, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2012)
The Story Behind the Star-Spangled Banner, by James Walker

1847 - After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Manhattan Declaration, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2009)

Excerpt from this podcast:

"Well, it is a problem when you call the LDS (Mormons) our brothers. It is like saying 'We and the Baal worshippers are going to get together because we're really fighting against the Molech worshippers. See, because the Molech worshippers, they're sacrificing children and we think that's an abomination, and we get a few Baal worshippers to go with us.' Now we're going to call them our brothers? I think we ought not..."

More recommended sermons and podcasts:

What Every Mormon Should Know, by Dr. Walter Martin 

The Mystery of Mormon History, by Rev. Wesley P. Walters

Reaching Our Mormon Neighbors, by Dr. James White

 July 25

306 - Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Origin, Constantine, and Nicaea, by James White

Church History - Constantine 312-337, by Michael Philipps

Constantine and the New State Church, by Brian Borgman

1759 - French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture FOrt Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouille (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

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

1965 - Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Coming Death of Just About All Rock and Roll Legends, by Dr. Paul J. Dean, Jr

Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Michael Jackson - Are the Beatles Bigger Than Jesus? by Pastor Kevin Swanson

How We Got From Bach to Rape-Rap - Music and Worldviews, by Pastor Kevin Swanson