Today in History - October 25

1147 - Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum  (Source)

1147 - Reconquista: After a siege of four montha, crusader knights reconquer Lisbon (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Second Crusade and Saladin, by Dr. Paul Ferguson

Church History: the Crusades, by Matt Powell

 1747 - War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

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

1812 - War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian (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

1945 - Fifty Years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Will China Invade Taiwan? by Various speakers (2020)

Pro-Family March Draws 200,000 in Taiwan, Nigerian Bishops Vs. UK Anglicans, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2013)

Recommended reading:

Why Should Americans Die for Taiwan? - zerohedge.com

 1962 - Cuban Misle Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba (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.comWe Must Never Forget the 100 Million Victims of Communism - dailysignal.com