From the birth of the Church, courageous missionaries spread Christianity.
In the 5th century, Saint Patrick evangelized the heathen Druid tribes of Ireland.
In the 6th century, Saint Augustine of Cantebury baptized 10,000 heathen...
President John F. Kennedy stated December 17, 1962: "Christmas ... is the most sacred and hopeful day in our civilization." For over 2,000 years, Christmas has been one of...
The Renaissance of the 15th century led the Reformation of the 16th century, followed by the Scientific Revolution -- a period of increased understanding in the fields of astronomy,...
In 1788, poet Robert Burns published an ancient Scottish folk song "Auld Lang Syne," meaning "in days of old gone by."
A similar poem was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in...
President Nixon, in his last official address, August 8, 1974, left a cryptic warning of the Middle East "... so that the cradle of civilization will not...
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"The power to tax involves the power to destroy," wrote Chief Justice John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819.
Perhaps no one had...
The importance of elections was declared by President Calvin Coolidge, April 19, 1926: "The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box.”
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Beginning in the late 700s, Vikings from Scandinavia, called Danes and Swedes, began raiding the coasts and up the rivers of England and Europe.
Since they were from "the north," they were referred to as Norse...
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In 1983, Republican President Ronald Reagan signed the bill to make the third Monday in January a holiday in honor of Baptist Pastor, Reverend...
Booker T. Washington, the founder of Tuskegee Institute, delivered an address at Memorial Hall in Columbus, Ohio, May 24, 1900.
The description was recorded in The Booker T. Washington...
