Today's American Minute

Apollo 13 "Houston, we've had a problem!" -Nixon "When we learned of the safe return of our astronauts ..."American Minute with Bill Federer

August 04, 2023 • Apollo 13 "Houston • we've had a problem!" -Nixon "When we learned of the safe return of our astronauts ..

TV newsman Walter Cronkite reported: "Perhaps never in human history has the entire world been so united by such a global drama."

Apollo 11 Moon Landing & Buzz Aldrin's Communion on the Moon - American Minute with Bill Federer

August 04, 2023 • 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

August 04, 2023 • 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 Cowpens: A Tactical Masterpiece & Revolutionary War Turning Point - American Minute with Bill Federer

August 04, 2023 • 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

August 04, 2023 • "I am one of those who believe there are some principles worth fighting for & worth dying for" -U.S. Senate Chaplain Peter Marshal

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 ..."