"God is behind everything, but everything hides God," wrote Victor Hugo in his classic Les Miserables, Book 5, Chapter 4. Born FEBRUARY 26, 1802, Victor Marie Hugo was hailed as…
Frederick Douglass was born Frederick "Bailey" on a Maryland plantation around February 7, 1817, though no accurate records exist, as he was a slave. He later chose the birth date…
"There is only one defense -- a defense compounded of eternal vigilance, sound policies, and high courage" - stated John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State during the Cold War,…
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…
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