Today's American Minute

Franklin published Famous Preachers' Sermons - Little known facts: Printer, Postmaster, Ambassador, Author, Inventor, Scientist, Abolitionist & Founding Father - American Minute with Bill Federer

April 24, 2023 • Abolitionist & Founding Father • Ambassador • Author • Franklin published Famous Preachers' Sermons - Little known facts: Printer • Inventor • Postmaster • Scientist

Franklin gave a warning at the Constitutional Convention, June 28, 1787: "I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth -- that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?"

World War I: Middle East Oil, Lusitania, Spanish Flu, & the story of Sergeant York - American Minute with Bill Federer

April 21, 2023 • & the story of Sergeant York • Lusitania • Spanish Flu • World War I: Middle East Oil

After the sinking of the Lusitania on May 1, 1915, the United States' public opinion moved in the direction of supporting intervention in Europe. In 1917, American troops began arriving in Europe at the rate of 10,000 a day to fight "the Hun."

Thomas Cooley, President of American Bar Association, 1893: on Religion, 2nd Amendment, Local Control of Government, vs Holmes, Jr - American Minute with Bill Federer

April 20, 2023 • 1893: on Religion • 2nd Amendment • Jr. • Local Control of Government • President of American Bar Association • Thomas Cooley • vs. Holmes

Thomas Cooley wrote in his General Principles of Constitutional Law, 1890: "The Christian religion was always recognized in the administration of the common law of the land, the fundamental principles of that religion must continue to be recognized in the same cases and to the same extent as formerly."

Forefathers sacrificed their PROSPERITY for their POSTERITY --the "UNBORN MILLIONS" - American Minute with Bill Federer

April 17, 2023 • Forefathers sacrificed their PROSPERITY for their POSTERITY --the "UNBORN MILLIONS"

George Washington wrote in his Orders, July 2, 1776:

"The fate of UNBORN MILLIONS will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army ... We have, therefore to resolve to conquer or die."

Hawaii Great Awakening & Missionaries to Marquesas Islands: End of Pele Volcano Worship, Human Sacrifice, Cannibalism, & Leprosy - American Minute with Bill Federer

April 17, 2023 • Cannibalism • Hawaii Great Awakening & Missionaries to Marquesas Islands: End of Pele Volcano Worship • Human Sacrifice • Leprosy

The cousin of Kamehameha I, Chiefess Kapiolani, in 1824. defied the volcano goddess Pele by saying a Christian prayer, climbing down into the lava crater and returning unharmed, then eating the forbidden Ōhelo berries.