Historical Examples

On This Day: The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the... (1918)

On May 16, 1918: The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later. This historical event can serve as...

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Historical

On This Day: Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet. (2003)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery. Consider using it when preaching about discovery.

Universaldiscovery

On This Day: One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during... (1978)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.

On This Day: World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East... (1942)

On March 1, 1942: World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, at Merak and Banten Bay (Banten), Eretan Wetan (Indramayu) and Kragan (Rembang).

On This Day: Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and... (1898)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.

On This Day: A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne... (1979)

On April 2, 1979: A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.

On This Day: Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to... (1942)

On August 8, 1942: Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation.

Universalfreedom

On This Day: The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United... (1863)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.

On This Day: Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany,... (1880)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.

On This Day: In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano... (1900)

His son, Victor Emmanuel III, 31 years old, succeeds to the throne. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.

On This Day: The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect. (1963)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world. Consider using it when preaching about peace.

Universalpeace

Universalleadershipdiscovery

On This Day: A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first... (2008)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership, discovery.

On This Day: World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a... (1940)

The Battle of Dunkirk begins simultaneously as Allied defenders fight to slow down the German offensive. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.

Universalfreedomleadership

On This Day: The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United... (1957)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom, leadership.

On This Day: World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army... (1914)

On August 29, 1914: World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God...

Universalfreedomleadership

On This Day: New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of... (1947)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom, leadership.

On This Day: Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. (1148)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.

On This Day: Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic... (1965)

On October 15, 1965: Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery.

Universaldiscovery

On This Day: World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock... (1914)

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.

On This Day: Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will... (1972)

On December 18, 1972: Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.

Universalleadershippeace

On This Day: Korean War: Beginning of the Ganghwa massacre, in the course of which an... (1951)

On January 6, 1951: Korean War: Beginning of the Ganghwa massacre, in the course of which an estimated 200-1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.

On This Day: The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the... (2006)

On May 21, 2006: The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation.

Universalfreedom

On This Day: Johann Sebastian Bach assumed the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting... (1723)

On May 30, 1723: Johann Sebastian Bach assumed the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting his first new cantata, Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75, in the St. Nicholas Church on the first Sunday after Trinity.

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On This Day: In Manchester, New Hampshire, fourteen-year-old Pamela Mason is murdered. Edward... (1964)

Edward Coolidge is tried and convicted of the crime, but the conviction is set aside by the landmark Fourth Amendment case Coolidge v. New Hampshire (1971). This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.