In 45 BC, Julius Caesar wanted to unify the Roman world with a common calendar to be used in all the countries conquered by Romans. He switched their various lunar calendars, based […]
Author: William Federer
He is Risen! “I know that my redeemer liveth”
The Book of Job, 19:25-26: “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though […]
Lamb of God sacrificed on Passover; In tomb on Feast of Unleavened Bread; Resurrected on Feast of First Fruits
Christianity is the largest religion in the world, around a third of the Earth’s population, and since Easter is the most important day to Christians, this day […]
Income Tax: Civil War Emergency, Supreme Court declared unconstitutional “Class legislation…leads inevitably to oppression”; Woodrow Wilson made permanent, FDR expanded – American Minute with Bill Federer
On APRIL 15, 1865, President Lincoln died. He was shot the night before in Ford’s Theater. On APRIL 15, 1912, the Titanic sank. It struck an iceberg the night […]
Hospitals & Healthcare began with Christian Charity – American Minute with Bill Federer
The Byzantine Empire’s School of Nisibis,founded in the 4th century, sometimes referred to as the world’s first university, was a Christian center of scientific and medical learning, located in present-day […]
Who are the Houthis?
Houthis of Yemen have been in the news for attacking ships in the Red Sea. A little history and geography is helpful. The Tigris and […]
Executive Orders History – American Minute with Bill Federer
Executive Orders are not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, but Article 2, Section 3, does say the President is to “take care that the laws […]
Saint Nicholas & Origins of Secret Gift-Giving! – American Minute with Bill Federer
“Eighty-six years have I have served him, and he has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my King and my Savior?” –declared the […]
Lamb of God sacrificed on Passover; In tomb on Feast of Unleavened Bread; Resurrected on Feast of First Fruits
Christianity is the largest religion in the world, around a third of the Earth’s population, and since Easter is the most important day to Christians, this day […]
“Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.”
In 1570, Ivan the Terrible attacked Novgorod, which had been for centuries a successful Russian Republic on the Baltic Sea. Ivan’s first command was to […]