On this day in 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt issued a proclamation officially admitting Oklahoma as the 46th state, over 100 years after the land was acquired from […]
Category: HIstory
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 […]
Christians pioneered Anti-Slavery Movement: Quaker Anthony Benezet to JQA to Republican Senator Charles Sumner
Who were the first to champion abolishing slavery in America? — The Christian settlers in Pennsylvania! Quakers, Pietist Lutherans and Mennonites went on record as […]
Veterans Day Profiles of Valor: Black Hawk Down
“Without a doubt, I owe my life to those two men and their bravery.” Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the October 1993 Battle of […]
Can you pass an 8th-grade history test
Only 14% of American 8th graders are proficient in history. That means most can’t correctly answer the questions in this quiz (pulled from several state […]
November 10th in History
November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 51 days remaining until the end […]
November 7th in History
November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 54 days remaining until the end […]
November 6th in History
November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 55 days remaining until the end […]
November 5th in History
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 56 days remaining until the end […]
November 4th In History
November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 57 days remaining until the end […]