Hiram Ulysses Grant was born APRIL 27, 1822, to a Methodist family in Ohio. He did not like the initials H.U.G., so he rearranged them to U.H.G. When he was…
John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson, November 4, 1816: "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS and the Sermon on the Mount contain my religion." President Harry S Truman addressed the Attorney General's Conference,…
The origin of Saint Valentine's Day goes back to the 3rd century. At that time, the Roman Empire was being invaded by Goths. At the same time, the Plague of…
In 1331,a plague originated in China, where millions died. It was spread by fleas in caravans traveling the Silk Road, and by rats on ships from the Orient and…
Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the exact same day, FEBRUARY 12, 1809, but their lives had opposite effects. Lincoln is best known for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation…
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too" was the campaign slogan of 9th President William Henry Harrison, born February 9, 1773. Harrison was an aide-de-camp to General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, who defeated…
Lott Carey was born a slave in 1780 in Charles City County, Virginia. In 1807, he became a disciple of Jesus during the Second Great Awakening Revival. A deacon named…
Inspired by Great Awakening preachers like George Whitefield, a Yale student named David Brainerd became a missionary to American Indians. He wrote in his diary: "I could have no freedom…
"5,000 years of recorded history have proven that mankind has always believed in God in spite of many abortive attempts to exile God," stated Franklin Roosevelt, February 10, 1940.…
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