Today's American Minute

Captain John Smith fought Islamic warriors before founding Virginia - American Minute with Bill Federer

March 06, 2026

Six years before he came to America, Captain John Smith joined the Austrian forces and fought in the “Long War” against the Muslim Ottoman Turks invading Hungary.

History of Iran - Part 3 - Jimmy Carter's Fault - American Minute with Bill Federer

March 02, 2026

Post World War I, Shah Reza’s secular government, Britain’s coup to oust him, Mossadegh confiscating British oil, and the pro-American Shah Reza Pahlavi ousted by Khomeini’s Islamist revolution.

Lincoln v. Darwin: born same day but lives had opposite effects - American Minute with Bill Federer

February 27, 2026 • Born Same Day • but Lives Had Opposite Effects • Darwin v. Lincoln

Reagan continued: "Abraham Lincoln recognized that we could not survive as a free land when some men could decide that others were not fit to be free and should therefore be slaves. Likewise, we cannot survive as a free nation when some men decide that others are not fit to live and should be abandoned to abortion or infanticide ..."

Battles of King's Mountain, Cowpens, Guilford Court House, Yorktown, and end of Revolutionary War - American Minute with Bill Federer

February 24, 2026 • Battle of King's Mountain to Victory at Yorktown & the End of the Revolutionary War

Theodore Roosevelt wrote of the Battle of Kings Mountain: "This brilliant victory marked the turning point of the American Revolution."

Presidents' Day - George Washington's Birthday - American Minute with Bill Federer

February 16, 2026 • Presidents' Day--George Washington's Birthday

Presidents' Day is actually Washington's birthday, recognized by an Act of Congress for government offices in Washington, D.C., in 1879, and for all federal offices in 1885.