Sunday, September 5th, 2004 by Bill Federer -- The world was shocked as just five days after Princess Diana was killed, Mother Teresa died this day, Sept. 5, 1997. The daughter of an Albanian grocer, she more…

Saturday, September 4th, 2004 by Bill Federer -- In the dead of winter, 1842, clad in buckskin breeches, fur leggings and moccasins, he trekked 4,000 miles, in a race against time, from his mission in the more…

Friday, September 3rd, 2004 by Bill Federer -- "In the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity." This is how the Treaty of Paris began, which ended the eight-year-long American Revolutionary War. The treaty continued: more…

Thursday, September 2nd, 2004 by Bill Federer -- The torpedo-bomber he flew was hit by anti-aircraft fire while making a run over Bonin Island, 600 miles south of Japan. He headed out to sea and ejected more…

Wednesday, September 1st, 2004 by Bill Federer -- The British invaded Washington, D.C. The Capitol was burned. President James and Dolly Madison fled the White House. On this day, Sept. 1, 1814, President Madison wrote: "The more…

Tuesday, August 31st, 2004 by Bill Federer -- Imprisoned for 12 years, his crime: preaching without a license from the Anglican Church. But injustice turned to good, for during this time the classic book "Pilgrim's Progress" more…

Monday, August 30th, 2004 by Bill Federer -- He was once one of America's greatest generals. During the Revolution, he captured Fort Ticonderoga with Ethan Allen and defeated the British at Saratoga. But it was on more…

Sunday, August 29th, 2004 by Bill Federer -- "Beloved Cherokees," wrote President Washington on this day, Aug. 29, 1796, "The wise men of the United States meet once a year to consider what will be for more…

Saturday, August 28th, 2004 by Bill Federer -- Aug. 28, 1963. The event: the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. declared: "I have a dream that my four little children more…

Friday, August 27th, 2004 by Bill Federer -- Aug. 27, 1776, British Gen. Howe had trapped 8,000 American troops on Brooklyn Heights, intending to crush them the next morning. Desperate, Washington spent all night ferrying his more…