Congress Begins Reviewing a Document Entitled ‘Communist Goals for Taking Over America’
The House of Representative and later the Senate began reviewing a document entitled “Communist Goals for Taking Over America.” It contained an agenda of 45 …
fast & prayer
Engel v. Vitale: Supreme Court Rules School Prayer Unconstitutional
The New York school system had adopted a prayer to be said before the start of each day’s classes. This prayer was to help promote …
13th Amendment Ratified
When Abraham Lincoln was elected the first Republican President in 1861 (along with the first ever Republican Congress), southern pro-slavery Democrats saw the handwriting on …
Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation which Set the Precedent for America’s National Day of Thanksgiving …and the Woman Behind It
Secretary of State William Seward wrote it and Abraham Lincoln issued it, but much of the credit for the proclamation should probably go to a …
Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation Appointing a National Fast Day
Sarah J. Hale, a writer and the editor of a popular women’s magazine, Godey’s Ladies Journal, was born on October 24th, 1788 in Newport, New Hampshire. Her …
Banking Suspended in the US at the Climax of the Panic of 1857
The major financial catalyst for the panic of 1857 was the August 24, 1857, failure of the New York branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and …
President James Madison’s Thanksgiving Proclamation – March 4, 1815
“The senate and House of Representatives of the United States have by a joint resolution signified their desire that a day may be recommended to …
President James Madison’s Thanksgiving Proclamation – November 16, 1814
“The two Houses of the National Legislature having by a joint resolution expressed their desire that in the present time of public calamity and war …
The Battle of Lake Erie: The Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry Miracle
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry, with many of his sailors being free blacks, confronted the British squadron of six vessels, commanded by the one-armed Commodore Robert …
President James Madison 2nd Proclamation on Day of Public Humiliation and Prayer During the War of 1812
President James Madison, known as the “Chief Architect of the Constitution,” declared a National Day of Prayer on July 9, 1812, and again a year …