Being one of the first European scientists to reject the evolutionary theory of spontaneous generation, Louis Pasteur insisted that life only arises from life, stating:
"Microscopic beings must come into the world from parents similar to themselves ... There is something in the depths of our souls which tells us that the world may be more than a mere combination of events."
German commander Heinrich Freiherr von Luttwitz demanded Americans surrender: "Bastogne has been encircled by strong German armored units ...There is only one possibility to save the encircled U.S.A. troops from total annihilation ... surrender
On December 22, 1944, U.S. Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe answered: "To the German Commander. NUTS!-The American Commander."
LISTEN (text to speech) Download as PDF ... President John F. Kennedy stated December 17, 1962: "Christmas ... is the most sacred and hopeful day in our civilization." For over 2,000 years, Christmas has been one of the world's most celebrated dates. Clovis, King of the Francs, was baptized with 3,000 of his soldiers on Christmas Day at Rheims, France by Saint Remigius. The name Clovis evolved into Louis, which was the name of 22 French kings. On Christmas Day, 597 A.D., 10,000 Anglo-Saxons were baptized in England on the banks of the Swale sea inlet between...
On CHRISTMAS, DECEMBER 24, 1946, President Truman stated:"Our ... hopes of future years turn to a little town in the hills of Judea where on a winter's night two thousand years ago the prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled."
Susan K Roll wrote in Toward the Origins of Christmas, 1995 (pp. 100-101): "Saint John Chrysostom's third argument follows ... that Zachariah was ... priest during the Feast of Tabernacles in the year John the Baptist was conceived. Chrysostom counts off the months of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, and dates Mary’s conception from the sixth month of Elizabeth’s ... then counts off another nine months to arrive at the birthdate of Christ."