Samuel de Champlain (c.1580-December 25, 1635)
Bill FedererSamuel de Champlain (c.1580-December 25, 1635) was a French navigator, explorer and soldier who was referred to as the "Father of New France." He was the first European to explore…
John Robinson (c.1575-March 1, 1625)
John Robinson (c.1575-March 1, 1625) was the pastor of the Pilgrim fathers in England and Holland, before their departure to America. He wrote several tracts on the Separatist movement, for…
John Pory (1572-September 1635)
John Pory (1572-September 1635) was an author, geographer and the Secretary of State for the Virginia Colony, being appointed by the London Council. He arrived in Virginia on April 19,…
John Donne (1572-March 31, 1631)
John Donne (1572-March 31, 1631) was one of England's greatest poets. He was the chaplain to King James I, 1615, and dean of St. Paul's, London. Educated at Oxford and…
Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571-November 15, 1630)
Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571-November 15, 1630) was the German founder of physical astronomy. An attack of smallpox when he was four-years-old left him with crippled hands and poor eyesight.…
William Brewster (1567-April 1644)
William Brewster (1567-April 1644) was a founder of the Plymouth Colony in New England. He helped lead the Separatist movement in England, 1606, allowing the nonconformists to meet for worship…
Pedro Fernandez de Quiros (1565-1615)
Pedro Fernandez de Quiros (1565-1615) was a Spanish explorer. In 1606, he sailed the Pacific Ocean, from Callao, Peru as far as the New Hebrides. In search of a reported…
St. Johns River Settlement, Florida (June 30, 1564)
St. Johns River Settlement, Florida (June 30, 1564) was established by Rene de Laudonniere, who led a group of Huguenots, French Protestant Christians from France, to colonize and build Fort Caroline…
Rasputin “The Holy Devil”, Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution, Socialism, Lenin, Stalin, Warnings from Solzhenitsyn – American Minute with Bill Federer
LISTEN (text to speech) Download as PDF ... Rasputin, described as "The Holy Devil," moved to St. Petersburg in 1906 and began to gain access to the royal…
(Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856-February 3, 1924)
(Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856-February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States, 1913-21; married Edith Bolling Galt, 1915, after death of first wife; Governor of New Jersey,…