On NOVEMBER 21, 1620, according to the "New Style" Gregorian Calendar, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact and began their Plymouth Colony.
Of the 102 Pilgrims, only 47 survived till Spring.
At one point, only a...
During the days of America's founding, colonies would declare:
days of prayer when times were bad;
days of fasting when times were real bad; and
days of thanksgiving when things...
In 1534, England had officially established the Church of England. A revival movement to "purify" the Church of England was led by "Puritans."
Other groups simply separated themselves, meeting in secret, being referred to as "Separatists." Members of...
Christopher Columbus (1451-May 20, 1506) was a Genoese explorer who
sailed to America. After Muslim Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453, land routes were cut off from Europe to India and China....
One of the oldest civilizations is that of the Armenians.
According to ancient tradition, Noah's Ark rested on Mount Ararat in the Armenian Mountain Range.
Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat is featured on Armenia's National Coat...
The oath of military enlistment states:
"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign...
"Society ... must repose on principles that do not change" -- wrote Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, 1748, Book 24.
Montesquieu was a French political philosopher whose books...
