Monday, February 18th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- Presidents' Day is actually Washington's birthday, recognized by an Act of Congress for government offices in Washington, D.C., in 1879, and for all federal offices in 1885. In more…

Sunday, February 17th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- The English Civil War took place 1642 to 1651 between Royalist Anglican supporters of King Charles I and the Puritan Parliamentarian supporters led by Lord Fairfax and Oliver more…

Saturday, February 16th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- A baseball star, Billy Sunday played for the Chicago White Stockings in the 1880s and later the Philadelphia Phillies. Born during the Civil War in a log cabin more…

Friday, February 15th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- "The first nation to recognize my country was Morocco," stated President Obama in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009. Morocco began recognizing American colonists in 1625. Governor William Bradford more…

Thursday, February 14th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- There are more slaves today than at any time in human history, reported Benjamin Skinner, a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy more…

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- In the third century, the Roman Empire was being invaded by Goths. At the same time, the Plague of Cyprian, probably smallpox, broke out killing at its height more…

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- Novgorod, which means "new town," was the first and only Russian Republic until modern times. Founded as a trading port near the Baltic Sea in 859 A.D., it more…

Monday, February 11th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the exact same day, Feb. 12, 1809, but their lives had opposite effects. Lincoln is best known for issuing the more…

Sunday, February 10th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- Lincoln warned, Jan. 27, 1837: "At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up more…

Saturday, February 9th, 2019 by Bill Federer -- "Society ... must repose on principles that do not change" – wrote Montesquieu in Book 24 of "The Spirit of the Laws." Montesquieu was a French political philosopher more…