Ambroise Pare’ (1510-December 20, 1590)
Bill FedererAmbroise Pare' (1510-December 20, 1590) was a pioneer French surgeon, who greatly raised the standard of surgery. Rising to fame as a field surgeon in the French army, he discarded the…
John Calvin (July 10, 1509-May 27, 1564)
John Calvin (July 10, 1509-May 27, 1564) was a renown religious reformer in Geneva, Switzlerland. Calvin's followers were called Calvinists, With kings and queens killing subjects who believed differently than they did, Calvin…
King Henry VII Patent to John Cabot (March 5, 1496)
King Henry VII Patent to John Cabot (March 5, 1496): 1496KH001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1496KH001.…
Virginia’s Founding and Religious Heritage – American Minute with Bill Federer
LISTEN (text to speech) Download as PDF ... In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to settle Roanoke Island, Virginia, which he named after the "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth the First. The…
Leif Eirkson (c.970-c.1020)
Leif Eirkson (c.970-c.1020) voyaged around 1000 AD in the first attempt of Europeans to settle the coast of "Vineland," generally accepted to be Newfoundland in North America. Sailing Viking longboats,…
Martin Luther (November 10, 1483-February 18, 1546)
Martin Luther (November 10, 1483-February 18, 1546) was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, and was renowned for his enduring literary contribution of translating the Bible into the…
Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489-March 21, 1556)
Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489-March 21, 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He was responsible…
Hernando Cortez (1485-December 2, 1547)
Hernando Cortez (1485-December 2, 1547) was the Spanish explorer who conquered Mexico. In 1504, at the age of nineteen, Cortez came to the island of Hispaniola and was given a…
Hugh Latimer (c.1485-October 16, 1555)
Hugh Latimer (c.1485-October 16, 1555) was bishop of Worcester, England, during the reign of King Henry VIII. He refused to condemn Martin Luther's writings and strongly supported the Protestant Reformation.…
Michelangelo (March 6, 1475-February 18, 1564)
Michelangelo (March 6, 1475-February 18, 1564) was one of the greatest artists in history. The son of Lodovico de Leonardo de Buonarroti Simoni, he lived during the Italian Renaissance and…