The origin of lights at this season can be traced back to the Jewish Festival of Lights, or Feast of the Dedication, in Hebrew called “Hanukkah.” Solomon’s week-long dedication of the First Temple began on the 1st day of […]
Author: William Federer
Merry Christmas
President John Quincy Adams stated in Newburyport, July 4, 1837: “In the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with […]
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 […]
Spice Trade, Amsterdam Stock Exchange, Indonesian Nutmeg Island exchanged for Manhattan, Volcanos, Dutch Religious Tolerance – American Minute with Bill Federer
Spain used gold from South America’s Inca Empire to defend Europe against invasion from the Islamic Ottoman Sultan. In 1535, Spain’s “Iron Duke,” the Grand Duke of Alba, defeated the Ottomans and recaptured Tunis, North Africa. […]
Joint Stock Companies financed English Exploration & the Founding of the Colony of Virginia – American Minute with Bill Federer
American Minute is a registered trademark of William J. Federer. When Muslim Turks conquered the land trade routes from Europe to Asia, Europeans began to look for sea […]
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 […]