In a remarkable display of faith, Yemisi Ogunleye, a gold medalist in the women's shot put at the 2024 Paris Olympics, turned her press conference into an impromptu worship service.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York.He was baptized at St. James' Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, New York.
Roosevelt was home-schooled till...
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was born October 27, 1858.
As a child, he had debilitating asthma, often waking up at night as if being smothered to death.
At 6-years-old, he...
During the Civil War, on March 30, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a National Day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer.
Lincoln stated:
"Whereas, the Senate of the United States devoutly...
Albert Schweitzer was born January 14, 1875, in a village in Alsace, Germany.
The son of a Lutheran-Evangelical pastor, he won acclaim at playing the organ.
He...
A descendant of Protestant Reformer John Knox, Witherspoon was educated at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and afterwards served as a Presbyterian pastor.
His writings brought him to the attention...
