Today's American Minute

Robert Boyle, Father of Chemistry, & Blaise Pascal, Father of Hydraulic Engineering - American Minute with Bill Federer

January 04, 2024 • & 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

January 02, 2024 • Battle of Princeton: "Washington advanced so near the enemy's lines that his horse refused to go further"

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."

"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

December 31, 2023 • "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

December 30, 2023

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.

History of Writing, Printing, & Gutenberg's Press "The Invention of Printing is the Mother of Revolution"-Victor Hugo - American Minute with Bill Federer

December 30, 2023 • "The Invention of Printing ... is the Mother of Revolution" • & Victor Hugo on Gutenberg's Press • History of Writing • Printing

Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press - the Western world's first "metal moveable type" printing press. His masterpiece was the Gutenberg Bible, regarded as the first book of significance ever printed.