Today in History - May 3rd

1888: Thomas Edison organized the Edison Phonograph Works (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Six Songs From the Edison Cylindar Record Days of the Early 1900s, by Homer Rodeheaver
How Thomas Edison, Louis Lamour, Patrick Henry, Bill Gates and Ray Kroc Made it Out of the Box, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

1979: Conservative Leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain's first female as Prime Minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent labor government in parliamentary elections (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

A Woman on the $20 Bill - Maraget Sanger or Margaret Thatcher? by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2013)
A Tribute to Baroness Margaret Thatcher, by Dr. Peter Hammond (2013)

2007: Britain's Queen Elizebeth II arrived in Virginia for the commemoration of Jamestown's 400th anniversary (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

He Who Notes Providence: 1607 Jamestown, by Bill Potter
The Impact of the First Africans in Jamestown on America, by Joe Morecraft III
America's 400th Anniversary and the Great Jamestown 400 Treasure Hunt, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Today in History - May 2nd

1902: A Trip to the Moon - (Source)

Recommended sermon:

Moon Madness, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014) [Note: this was preached in 1969, just days after Americans landed on the moon. The text for this sermon is Ecclesiastes 7:29]

1926; In India, Hindu Women gained the right to seek elected office (Source)

Why is the World Silent on the Hindu Genocide of Christians? by Dr. Alan Cairns (2008)
Hinduism Considered Biblically, by Rev. Ian Goligher [Text: Genesis 12]

1941: The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV Stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Should Christians Watch Movies? by Dr. David P. Murray
Against Godless Games, Ungodly Stage Plays and Movies, Drunkenness, Wasting Time, Etc., by Increase Mather (1639-1723)
The Good Dinosaur - How Movies Indoctrinate Our Kids, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended poems:

The Devil's Vision
The Bible or the TV Guide

Today in History - May 1st

1550: The second period of the Council of Trent (Source)

Is the Roman Catholic Church Christian? by Rev. Ian Brown (2016)
Religion Without Regeneration: The Personal Testimoney of John Wesley, by Rev. Ian Brown (2010)

1707: Acts of Union comes into force uniting England and Scotland to for The United Kingdom of Britain (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Scotland - The Most Virulent Apostasy - Greatest Heritage, Worst Apostasy, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2017)
John Knox: Reformer of Scotland, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton (2003)
John Knox and the Reformation in Scotland, by Dr. Peter Hammond (2014)
The Reformation in Scotland - Its Beginnings, by Rev. Ian Brown (2010)
The Reformation in Scotland - Its Battles, by Rev. Ian Brown (2010)

1967: Elvis Presley, married his long-term girlfriend, Pracilla Ann Beaulieu, 21 at the Aladdin Hotel in  Las Vegas (Source)

Recommended podcast:

James Dean, Marily Monroe, Elvis Pressley and the 1950s, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2009)

2003: George W. Bush Declares that 'major combat operations' in Iraq are over (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The War in Iraq: Islam, The U.S. President, and Prayer, by Dr. Frank McClelland [Text: Exodus 17:8-16]   (2003)
Globalism and the War in Iraq, by Dr Phil Fernandez (2003)