Today's American Minute
James Otis, The Stamp Act, and the Boston Massacre - American Minute with Bill Federer
What led to the Boston Tea Party? Historical background of revolutionary event!
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The men of Marlborough, Massachusetts, declared: "Death is more eligible than slavery. A free-born people are not required by the religion of Jesus Christ to submit to tyranny, but may make use of such power as God has given them to recover and support their liberties ... We implore the Ruler above the skies that He would bare His arm ... and let Israel go."
Leap Day History
As the Roman Empire expanded and conquered nations, these lunar calendars were difficult to reconcile with each other. Julius Caesar, who was in a sense the first globalist, replaced the many lunar calendars with one new unified solar calendar. Based on the sun, it had 365 days and a "leap" day every 4th year on February 29th. Instituted in 45 BC, this was called the "Julian Calendar."
When Youth Were Patriots: 21-year-old Nathan Hale "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country!"- American Minute with Bill Federer
The Essex Journal stated of Nathan Hale, February 13, 1777: "At the gallows, he made a sensible and spirited speech; among other things, told them they were shedding the blood of the innocent, and that if he had ten thousand lives, he would lay them all down, if called to it, in defense of his injured, bleeding Country."
Presidents' Day - George Washington's Birthday - American Minute with Bill Federer
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.
"Whatever strikes at the root of Christianity, tends manifestly to the dissolution of civil government"-Justice James Kent - American Minute with Bill Federer
"Whatever strikes at the root of Christianity tends manifestly to the dissolution of civil government"-Justice James Kent - American Minute with Bill Federer
Chief Justice James Kent wrote in People v. Ruggles, 1811: "We are a Christian people, and the morality of the country is deeply ingrafted upon Christianity, and not upon the doctrines or worship of those impostors ..."