Did you know BASKETBALL was invented by an instructor for the Young Men's Christian Association.
The game was invented by James Naismith, who was born in 1861 in Ontario,...
The founder of the YMCA was George Williams was born in 1821 on an English farm in Dulverton, Someset.
Baptized into the Church of England, he described himself growing up to...
On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) and President Joe Biden (D) will announce more executive gun prohibitions, mostly aimed at 3-D printed weapons...
Japanese Emperor Meiji allowed many freedoms during the Meiji Restoration, 1868-1912.
The country industrialized, adopted many Western ideas, allowed voting, ended feudalism, permitted private citizens to own land,...
To appreciate Labor Day, one needs to know the history preceding it.
At the time the United States was founded, most people were self-employed, working as either farmers or in trades, such as:
baker,
butcher,
carpenter,
cabinetmaker,
upholsterer,
tailor,
milliner...
"It was enough to melt a heart of stone," remarked John Adams after the First Prayer in Congress.
The First Session of the First Continental Congress opened in September of 1774 with a...
George Whitefield had attended Oxford with John and Charles Wesley, who began the Methodist revival movement within the Anglican Church.
In 1733, when he finally understood and believed the Gospel, George Whitefield exclaimed:
"Joy-joy unspeakable-joy...
In 1857, the Supreme Court, with 7 of the 9 Justices being Democrat, decided that Dred Scott was not a citizen, but property.
Chief Justice Roger Taney, who was appointed by the first Democrat President, Andrew...
