Today's American Minute
Robert Boyle, Father of Chemistry, & Blaise Pascal, Father of Hydraulic Engineering - American Minute with Bill Federer
& Blaise Pascal Father of Chemistry Father of Hydraulic Engineering Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle provided in his Last Will and Testament, dated July 28, 1691: "Fifty pounds ... for an annual salary so some learned Divine or Preaching Minister ... to preach eight sermons in the year, for proving the Christian Religion against notorious Infidels, viz., Atheists, Theists, Pagans ... and encouraging ... any undertaking for Propagating the Christian Religion in foreign parts."
Battle of Princeton: "Washington advanced so near the enemy's lines that his horse refused to go further" - American Minute with Bill Federer
At the statue's dedication in 1860, sculptor Clark Mills stated: "... at the Battle of Princeton where Washington, after several ineffectual attempts to rally his troops, advanced so near the enemy's lines that his horse refused to go further, but stood and trembled while the brave rider sat undaunted with reins in hand.But while his noble horse is represented thus terror stricken, the dauntless hero is calm and dignified, ever believing himself the instrument in the hand of Providence to work out the great problem of liberty."
The Middle East: Will "the Cradle of Civilization ... become its Grave"? - American Minute with Bill Federer
The words from President Richard Nixon's last public address, August 8, 1974, echo the warning to the present day: "In the Middle East, 100 million people in the Arab countries, many of whom have considered us their enemy ... now look on us as their friends. We must continue to build on that friendship so that ... the cradle of civilization will not become its grave."
"Until We Meet Again" & James T. Fields' The Atlantic Monthly, "The Captain's Daughter"; "I know Who holds the future and I know Who holds my hand"-A.B. Smith - American Minute with Bill Federer
"The Captain's Daughter"; "I know Who holds the future and I know Who holds my hand"-A.B. Smith "Until We Meet Again" & James T. Fields' The Atlantic Monthly
But his little daughter whispered,
As she took his icy hand,
'Isn't God upon the ocean,
Just the same as on the land?'
India History, the British Empire, and Rudyard Kipling: "Oh, East is East, and West is West, And never the twain shall meet." - American Minute with Bill Federer
Since ancient times, India had approximately 20 percent of the world's population, speaking over 1,000 different languages and dialects.
Throughout the four millennia of Indian history, there have been thousands of kingdoms and dynasties.