1584 Sir Walter Raleigh is granted to colonize Virginia (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:The following is from Spurgeon's sermon notes on the Martyrdom of Sir Walter Raleigh for his Savior, our Lord Jesus:
"When Sir Walter Raleigh had laid his head upon the block, says an eloquent divine, he was asked by the executioner whether it lay aright. Whereupon, with the calmness of a hero and the faith of a Christian, he returned an answer, the power of which we shall all feel when our head is tossing and turning on death's uneasy pillow: 'It matters little, my friend, how the head lies providing the heart is right.'" from Steel as quoted in Spurgeon's Sermon Notes
1807 - The Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire (Source)
Recommended video:
Exposing and Opposing Slavery Today, by Dr. Peter Hammond
1811 - Percy Bysshe Shelly is expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Horrifying & Terrifying Death Bed Scenes Of Atheists; Apostates and Reprobates (1 of 3), by David Clark
Horrifying & Terrifying Death Bed Scenes Of Atheists; Apostates and Reprobates (2 of 3), by David Clark
Horrifying & Terrifying Death Bed Scenes Of Atheists; Apostates and Reprobates (3 of 3), by David Clark
Recommended poem for those who hate our Lord Jesus:
Invictus, by William Ernest Henley
Recommended poem for those who love our Lord Jesus:
My Captain! by Dorothea Day
(1957 - The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members (Source)
1966 - The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its byproducts as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Mesmerizing Attraction of EU Beast, by Rev. Noel Hughes
The text for Rev. Hughes' sermon is Revelation 13:4 (Audio):
"And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?"
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Here is a short excerpt from Rev. Hugh's sermon:
"When a nation like Britain finds itself making a momentous decision like Brexit it would do well, and she would be very wise, to consult Holy Scripture. Has God said anything about these developments? Is there any counsel in God's Word that would give guidance regarding the great perplexity that the nation now finds herself in?"
Recommended reading:
1969 - During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31) (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
