Today's American Minute

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

Presidents' Day--George Washington's Birthday

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

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. 

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Battle of San Juan Hill, Teddy Roosevelt & the Rough Riders "Resolved ... the people of the island of Cuba ... ought to be free!" - American Minute with Bill Federer

Battle of San Juan Hill Teddy Roosevelt & the Rough Riders "Resolved ... the people of the island of Cuba ... ought to be free!"

Battle of San Juan Hill, Teddy Roosevelt & the Rough Riders "Resolved ... the people of the island of Cuba ... ought to be free!" - American Minute with Bill Federer

President McKinley approved a Resolution of Congress, April 20, 1898: "Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization ..."

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Cuba's Struggle for Freedom - American Minute with Bill Federer

Cuba's Struggle for Freedom

Cuba's Struggle for Freedom - American Minute with Bill Federer

John F. Kennedy continued: "But in the two years since that revolution swept Fidel Castro into power, those promises have all been broken ... All political dissenters have been executed, imprisoned, or exiled. All academic freedom has been eliminated ... All major newspapers and radio stations have been seized ... And all of Cuba is in the iron grip of a communist-oriented police state. Castro and his gang have betrayed ... the Cuban people."

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Successful Black Women of Achievement & Faith - American Minute with Bill Federer

Anna Murray-Douglass & Notable Black Women Pioneers - American Minute with Bill Federer Betsey Stockton Harriet Tubman Sojourner Truth

Successful Black Women of Achievement & Faith - American Minute with Bill Federer

Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Anna Murray-Douglass, Mary Ellen Pleasant, Clara Brown, Biddy Mason, Maggie Lena Walker, Anne Malone, Madam C.J. Walker

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Origin of Saint Valentine's Day - American Minute with Bill Federer

Origin of Saint Valentine's Day

Origin of Saint Valentine's Day  - American Minute with Bill Federer

When Emperor Claudius demanded that Christians deny their consciences and worship pagan idols, Saint Valentine refused.

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