(prior to 1967), endorsed this poem to be recited in its kindergarten classes: We thank you for the flowers so sweet; We thank you for the food we eat; We thank you for the birds that sing; We thank you for everything.3978
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
(1965), Western District of Michigan, in the case of Reed v. van Hoven, 237 F. Supp. 48, 51 (W.D. Mich. 1965), rendered the opinion: The child is not the mere creature of the state.3977
ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
(prior to 1963), endorsed the public school policy stating: Each school … shall be opened by the reading, without comment, of a chapter in the Holy Bible. … Participation in the opening exercises … is voluntary. The student reading the verses from the Bible may select the passages and read from any version he chooses. … Continue reading “ABINGTON
TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF”
HAWAII, MOTTO OF THE STATE OF
(August 21, 1959), stated: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The Life of the Land is perpetuated in Righteousness.)3967
HAWAII, STATE OF
(August 21, 1959), was the 50th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Hawaii, adopted 1959, stated: Preamble. We, the people of Hawaii, Grateful for Divine Guidance … establish this Constitution.3966
ALASKA, STATE OF
(January 3, 1959), was the 49th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Alaska, adopted April 24, 1956, stated: Preamble. We, the people of Alaska, grateful to God and to those who founded our nation and pioneered this great land, in order to secure and transmit to succeeding generations our heritage … Continue reading “ALASKA,
STATE OF”
OHIO, MOTTO OF THE STATE OF
(1959), stated: With God All Things are Possible.3953 On March 16, 2001, in a 9–4 decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that this motto was constitutional. This overturned a previous decision to prohibit the motto by a three-judge panel of the same court April 2000, which decision, as described by Supreme Court … Continue reading “OHIO,
MOTTO OF THE STATE OF”
WATTS, J.C., JR.
(b.November 8, 1957), is a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma and Chairman of the House Conference Committee. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma, 1981; played professional football, 1981–86; was a youth minister at the Sunnyland Baptist Church, Del City, 1987–94; member of the Oklahoma Corp. Commission 1990–94, chairman 1993–94; elected to the 104th Congress from … Continue reading “WATTS,
J.C., JR.”
FEDERER, WILLIAM JOSEPH
(b.October 1, 1957), is a nationally known speaker and best-selling author. He is the president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to research America’s noble heritage. His book America’s God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations has sold nearly a quarter of a million copies. His popular CD-ROM reference American Quotations is an exhaustive resource … Continue reading “FEDERER,
WILLIAM JOSEPH”
LIMBAUGH, RUSH HUDSON, III
(b.1951), an American radio talk show and television host. His radio program reaches approximately 20 million listeners a week and his syndicated TV show covers nearly 99 % of America. He is the author of The Way Things Ought to Be, 1992, and See, I Told You So, 1993, and the publisher of The Limbaugh … Continue reading “LIMBAUGH,
RUSH HUDSON, III”