1612 - The "Samiesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samiesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, on of the most famous witch trials in British history (Source)
1692 - Salem witch trials: In Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one women and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
A Christian Response to the Salem Witch Trials, by Matthew Trewhella [Text: Acts 19:11-19]
Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch Trials, by Thomas Sullivan
Cotton Mather, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Evidence of His Innocence 1870, by William Poole
The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
America's Sins Against the Indians, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
The Truth About Cortez and Columbus (The Systematic Destruction of America), by Pastor Kent Black
Why Americans Don't Like the Pilgrims Anymore - Thankful for the Pilgrims, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
1862 - American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Why Don't Jews Accept Jesus as Messiah? by Dr. Alan Cairns [Text:Psalm 118:22 (Audio); Romans 11:25 (Audio)]
Why Do Jews Reject Christ as Messiah? by Rev. Armen Thommasian
Recommended reading:
EBay Won't Let You Sell Cancelled Dr. Suess Books, But Hitler's "Mein Kamph" is OK - pjmedia.com
My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me - A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past
1936 - The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The Threat of Communist China, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America
Recommended reading:
The Deadly Double Standards of Communism vs. Fascism - townhall.com