Today's American Minute

Samuel Morse's Telegraph; and slavery conditions in early U.S. described by his father, Jedediah Morse, "Father of American Geography" - American Minute with Bill Federer

May 24, 2023 • "Father of American Geography" • Jedediah Morse • Samuel Morse's Telegraph; and slavery conditions in early U.S. described by his father

He demonstrated the telegraph for the first time on May 24, 1844, allowing Annie Ellsworth, the young daughter of a friend, to chose the message. She selected a verse from the Bible, Numbers 23:23, "What hath God wrought?"

How North America nearly became NEW FRANCE: Verrazzano, Cartier, Champlain, Fort Ticonderoga, Vermont, Ethan Allen & Green Mountain Boys - American Minute with Bill Federer

May 22, 2023 • Cartier • Champlain • Ethan Allen & Green Mountain Boys • Fort Ticonderoga • How North America nearly became NEW FRANCE: Verrazzano • Vermont

Verrazzano claimed the land for France, naming it "Francesca," or as it was on his brother's map, Nova Gallia (New France). Being the first documented European to explore North America, he is memorialized by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn.

Aviation Feats, Dangers, and Charles Lindbergh's historic flight, & his aviator-author wife, Anne Lindbergh - American Minute with Bill Federer

May 21, 2023 • & his aviator-author wife • and Charles Lindbergh's historic flight • Anne Lindbergh - American Minute with Bill Federer • Aviation Achievements • Dangers • Feats

On the Bicentennial of Air and Space Flight, February 7, 1983, President Ronald Reagan said: "We Americans have always been at our best when we've faced challenge ... Whether ... Daniel Boone or Charles Lindbergh ... I've always believed that mankind is capable of greatness ... But it depends on us. God gave angels wings. He gave mankind dreams. And with His help, there's no limit to what can be accomplished."

State of Israel & The Ancient Hebrew Republic "America and Israel have a common love of human freedom and a democratic way of life"-Johnson - American Minute with Bill Federer

May 19, 2023 • The State of Israel & The Ancient Hebrew Republic "America and Israel have a common love of human freedom and a democratic way of life"-Johnson

Harvard President Samuel Langdon stated, 1788: "The ISRAELITES may be considered as a pattern to the world in all ages ... Government ... on republican principles required laws; without which it must have degenerated immediately into ... absolute monarchy ... How unexampled was this quick progress of the ISRAELITES, from abject slavery, ignorance, and almost total want of order, to a national establishment perfected in all its parts far beyond all other kingdoms and states!"

Vice-President to Traitor? "The Man without a Country," Aaron Burr - American Minute with Bill Federer

May 17, 2023 • " Aaron Burr • Vice-President to Traitor "The Man without a Country

"Youngster, let that show you what it is to be without a family, without a home, and without a country. And if you are ever tempted to say a word or to do a thing that shall put a bar between you and your family, your home, and your country, pray God in his mercy to take you that instant home to his own heaven ..."