Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 by Bill Federer -- Ten years before William Shakespeare died, the colony of Virginia was named for the "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth. Virginia's first charter stated, April 10, 1606: "Greatly commending ... their more…

Monday, April 24th, 2017 by Bill Federer -- U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black was elected in 2003. Posted on the official U.S. Senate website is: "Chaplain's Office – Throughout the years, the United States Senate more…

Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 by Bill Federer -- The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world with over 118 million items on more than 500 miles of shelves. It began April 24, 1800, more…

Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 by Bill Federer -- Miguel de Cervantes influenced the Spanish language in the same way William Shakespeare influenced the English language. Miguel de Cervantes fought the Muslim Ottoman Turks at the Battle more…

Friday, April 21st, 2017 by Bill Federer -- Gold had been discovered in Georgia in 1828, resulting in a Democrat-controlled Congress rushing through the Indian Removal Act, which passed by a single vote in 1830. It more…

Thursday, April 20th, 2017 by Bill Federer -- "Mark Twain," a river measurement meaning 12-feet-deep, was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Growing up on the Mississippi, Clemens left school at age 12 when his more…

Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 by Bill Federer -- Born in Haddam, Connecticut, April 20, 1718, his parents died while he was a young teenager. He attempted farming, but on July 12, 1739, he had an experience more…

Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 by Bill Federer -- The sun never set on the British Empire. It was the largest empire in world history. Out of nearly 200 countries in the world, only 22 were never more…

Monday, April 17th, 2017 by Bill Federer -- William Brewster is portrayed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda holding an open Bible, in the painting "Embarkation of the Pilgrims." William Brewster is also portrayed in the Rotunda more…