Today in History - October 4

1636 - Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock  (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

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

1777 - American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

George Washington: A Biographical Sketch, by Rushdoony, R.J.

The American Mind in 1776, Part 1

The American Mind in 1776, Part 2

The American Mind in 1776, Part 3

The American Mind in 1776, Part 4

The American Mind in 1776, Part 5

The American Mind in 1776, Part 6

1795 Napoleon first rises to prominence by suppressing counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the National Convention (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.'"

1853 - The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire (Source)

Recommended drama:

Florence Nightingale, by BJU Students and Faculty