On this day in 1970, Douglas Engelbart received the patent on his design for a prototype computer mouse. Engelbart called it a “mouse” because he […]
Category: HIstory
November 17th in History
November 17 is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 44 days remaining until the end […]
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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]