Today's American Minute
Apollo 11 Moon Landing & Buzz Aldrin's Communion on the Moon - American Minute with Bill Federer
Apollo 11 Moon Landing & Buzz Aldrin's Communion on the Moon
Their large spacesuits, which included life support backpacks, made maneuvering difficult and the control panel was accidentally kicked, breaking a circuit breaker switch -- the very switch that controlled ignition for the Eagle's lift-off rockets! If this could not be fixed, the astronauts could have been stranded on the Moon. This potentially serious accident was fixed with the tip of a pen.
Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Most Infamous Duel in U.S. History - American Minute with Bill Federer
Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton and the Most Infamous Duel in U.S. History
Considered the most infamous duel in American history, they met on the morning of July 11, 1804, at the dueling grounds near Weehawken, New Jersey, the same location where Hamilton's son, Philip was killed in a duel 3 years earlier.
Battle of Gettysburg: Turning Point in Civil War "I invoke the influence of His Holy Spirit to subdue the anger" -Lincoln - American Minute with Bill Federer
Lincoln stated: "... I locked the door, and got down on my knees before Almighty God, and prayed to Him mightily for victory at Gettysburg. I told Him that this was His war, and our cause His cause, but we couldn't stand another Fredericksburg or Chancellorsville. And I then and there made a solemn vow to Almighty God, that if He would stand by our boys at Gettysburg, I would stand by Him ..."
Battle of Cowpens: A Tactical Masterpiece & Revolutionary War Turning Point - American Minute with Bill Federer
Battle of Cowpens: A Tactical Masterpiece & Revolutionary War Turning Point
British Commander Henry Clinton wrote: "Here the royal army was again stopped by a sudden rise of the waters, which had only just fallen (almost miraculously) to let the enemy over, who could not else have eluded Lord Cornwallis' grasp, so close was he upon their rear."
"I am one of those who believe there are some principles worth fighting for & worth dying for" -U.S. Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall - American Minute with Bill Federer
Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall stated: "The trouble with our time is that when we can’t believe there is anything left to us worth dying for, then we’re not sure there’s anything worth living for either ..."