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Black Church Tradition Illustrations
Liberation, exodus, and prophetic justice rooted in the African American church tradition.
Key question: “How does this text speak to the experiences of suffering, hope, and liberation within the Black community?”
24,154 sermon illustrations through the Black Church Tradition lens
On This Day: Karađorđe leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
2/14 (1804): Karađorđe leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
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On This Day: Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned.
12/24 (1294): Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned.
On This Day: The European Economic Community is established.
1/1 (1958): The European Economic Community is established.
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On This Day: The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.
10/12 (1849): The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.
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On This Day: The first Earth Day is celebrated.
4/22 (1970): The first Earth Day is celebrated.
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On This Day: An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital.
10/12 (1928): An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital.
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On This Day: U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
11/9 (2023): U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
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On This Day: The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
3/15 (1892): The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
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On This Day: First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
12/24 (1952): First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
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On This Day: A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people.
7/4 (2008): A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people.
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On This Day: Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
11/1 (1979): Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
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On This Day: The People's Liberation Army Air Force is founded.
11/11 (1949): The People's Liberation Army Air Force is founded.
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On This Day: The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
12/25 (2021): The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
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On This Day: Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain.
7/20 (1810): Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain.
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On This Day: Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
9/11 (1758): Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
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On This Day: The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.
1/1 (1987): The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.
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On This Day: Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
4/22 (1500): Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
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On This Day: Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
9/11 (1789): Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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On This Day: Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
1/15 (1911): Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
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On This Day: The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
7/4 (1634): The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
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On This Day: The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
6/19 (1910): The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
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On This Day: The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.
11/1 (1570): The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.
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On This Day: The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan.
10/12 (1279): The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan.
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