Elizabeth I – American Minute with Bill Federer

When Henry the Eighth died in 1547, his nine-year-old son by Jane Seymour, Edward the Sixth, reigned for six years. He advanced Protestantism in England,...

Pilgrim Thanksgiving – American Minute with Bill Federer

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...

Thanksgiving  – American Minute with Bill Federer

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...

Squanto – American Minute with Bill Federer

Of 102 Pilgrims that landed on the shores of Massachusetts in November of 1620, only half survived till Spring. In the Spring of 1621, as recorded by Pilgrim Governor William...

William Brewster & How Pilgrim “Covenant” twisted into “Social Contract,” then Socialism – American Minute with Bill Federer

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...

Pilgrims tried Communism – American Minute with Bill Federer

High winds and treacherous tides along North America's coast blew the Pilgrims 500 miles off course, preventing them from joining Virginia's settlement at Jamestown, founded 14 years earlier. Having...

Battle of Lepanto – American Minute with Bill Federer

News arrived in Europe that in 1570, Ottoman Turks under the command of Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha, captured Nicosia, Cyprus, after a 50-day siege. 20,000 captured Nicosians were executed. Women and boys were sold as...

Pilgrims almost sailed to Guyana – American Minute with Bill Federer

Spain had claimed Florida since Juan Ponce de León's exploration in 1512, reputedly looking for the Fountain of Youth. Ponce de León named it La Florida as he explored it during the season of Pascua...

The People are King – American Minute with Bill Federer

In the historic 2024 election, President Donald J. Trump not only won the electoral vote but also the popular vote. This puts those accusing him...

Isabella I (April 22, 1451-November 26, 1504)

Isabella I (April 22, 1451-November 26, 1504) was the Queen of Castile, who in 1481 married Ferdinand II, King of Aragon, thereby unifying Christian Spain. They...