(Please read below the documentation of the official founding of “Thanksgiving” in America.) Congress approved the First Amendment the same week it called for a Day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God. The First Amendment was passed in the First Session of Congress, which was meeting in New York City. The first Ten Amendment, called the Bill of Rights, were intendedContinue reading “The Date “Thanksgiving” Was Established in America”
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Your Heavenly Father
It says in the Bible: Hebrews 12:9 (NIV) “We have all had human fathers who disciplined us….But God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.“ You have a Father who loves, protects, and provides for you. Regardless of how your earthly dad treated you, our heavenly Father neverContinue reading “Your Heavenly Father”
The History of Education In The World and In America
The earliest human records appeared about 3,000 or 4,000 BC – Sumerian cuneiform on clay tablets in the Mesopotamian Valley. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson stated in his Cosmos TV series (2014): “It was around 5,000 years ago between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that we learned how to write.” This was followed by Egyptian hieroglyphics on papyrus and stone, around 3,000 BC.Continue reading “The History of Education In The World and In America”
The Battle of Okinawa and the Amazing Desmond Doss
Desmond Doss was A Seventh-Day Adventist Christian and he was the first conscientious objector to receive the Congresional Medal of Honor. He saved the lives of a huge number of other soldiers, most all while under intense fire. It is my opinion that he was protected time and again directly by God. When you read his story, see ifContinue reading “The Battle of Okinawa and the Amazing Desmond Doss”
The French Revolution
One of the most amazing episodes in the modern history of mankind was the French Revolution. The attempt to bring it to young America was a most perilous time for our young county. Below, I have chronicled some of its history and the result of the attempt to bring it to the young republic ofContinue reading “The French Revolution”
“The American Crisis”
In 1776 many of the Americans had had enough of the tyrany of the British king. They were ready to revolt and form their own independent country. This they did. However, it was such a dangerous course at the very beginning, that many were afraid to go along with the patriots. At this very criticalContinue reading ““The American Crisis””
History of the Mountain Men
The amazing Mountain Men of the old west tamed the frontier and made it possible for civilization to move to the western United States. Here is a short history of these increible individuals. Do enjoy it: History of The Mountain Men Following Lewis and Clark’s expedition, Christian missionaries made their way to the West. These include: Jason Lee, Methodist missionaryContinue reading “History of the Mountain Men”
Battle of Cowpens: A Tactical Masterpiece & Revolutionary War Turning Point
“The bloody butcher” is what colonists called British Colonel Banastre Tarleton. He let his dragoons bayonet and hack hundreds of surrendering Americans at Buford’s Massacre during the Battle of Waxhaw, May 29, 1780. In January of 1781, 26-year-old Colonel Banastre Tarleton led 1,200 of Britain’s best troops, consisting of British dragoons, regulars, highlanders and loyalists, in a day-long, non-stop pursuit of theContinue reading “Battle of Cowpens: A Tactical Masterpiece & Revolutionary War Turning Point”
Exploits of the USS Constitution
The first of the new American fighting ships was now finished in Boston. The war of 1812 had started. The USS Constitution, under the command of Captain Isaac Hull, sailed from Boston on August 2, 1812 and steered for the blustery waters southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. After two weeks of daily gun drills in preparationContinue reading “Exploits of the USS Constitution”
History of the US in the Mediterranian Sea
Algerian–American War (1785–1795): After Spain concluded a peace treaty with Algiers in 1785, the Algerian corsair captains entered the waters of the Atlantic and attacked American ships, refusing to release them except for large sums of money. Two American ships, the schooner Maria, and the Dauphin were captured by Algerian pirates in July 1785 and the survivors forced into slavery, theirContinue reading “History of the US in the Mediterranian Sea”