Today's American Minute
CHARIOTS OF FIRE: Scottish runner Eric Liddell in the 1924 Olympics
The movie depicted his running coach pressing him to compete in the 1924 Olympics, with Eric’s brother, Robert, agreeing: “What we need now is a muscular Christian to make folks sit up and notice.”
Early U.S. Navy Heroes - Farragut, Porter & Maury
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut yelled out: "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" Rallying his sailors, he captured Mobile, Alabama, the last Confederate stronghold in the Gulf of Mexico, on August 5, 1864.
Spain's contribution to the American Revolution - American Minute with Bill Federer
October 1784, Bernardo de Gálvez was made Governor of Cuba, Louisiana and the Floridas. As a gesture of goodwill he released all American sailors who were imprisoned for smuggling.
Women of the Revolutionary War: "As there were Fathers in our Republic so there were Mothers"-Coolidge - American Minute with Bill Federer
President Coolidge to the Daughters of the American Revolution, April 19, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge: "The importance of women in the working out the destiny of mankind ... As there were fathers in our Republic so there were mothers ... By their abiding faith they inspired and encouraged the men; by their sacrifice they performed their part in the struggle out of which came our country."
Independence Day - "GREATEST REVOLUTION that has ever taken place IN THE WORLD'S HISTORY"-Ronald Reagan - American Minute with Bill Federer
Ronald Reagan stated 1961: "In this country of ours took place THE GREATEST REVOLUTION that has ever taken place IN THE WORLD'S HISTORY -- Every other revolution simply exchanged one set of rulers for another ... Here for THE FIRST TIME in all the THOUSANDS OF YEARS of man's relation to man ... the founding fathers established the idea that you and I had within ourselves the GOD-GIVEN RIGHT AND ABILITY to DETERMINE OUR OWN DESTINY."