(May 27, 1912–June 18, 1982), was an American author. In 1958 he won the National Book award for writing The Wapshot Chronicle. His other works include: The Wapshot Scandel; Bullet Park; The Way Some People Live; The Brigadier and the Golf Widow. In The Wapshot Chronicle, 1957, John Cheever wrote: Fear tastes like a rusty … Continue reading “CHEEVER,
JOHN”
BRAUN, WERNHER MAGNUS MAXIMILLAN VON
(March 23, 1912–June 16, 1977), was the director of NASA; the U.S. guided missile program; and founded the National Space Institute, 1975. He was known as the “Father of the American Space Program.” He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Berlin, and went on to develop the famed V–2 rocket during World War II. … Continue reading “BRAUN,
WERNHER MAGNUS MAXIMILLAN VON”
ARIZONA, MOTTO OF THE STATE OF
(February 14, 1912), originally adopted by the territory in 1863, stated: Ditat Deus (God Enriches).3744
ARIZONA, STATE OF
(February 14, 1912), was the 48th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Arizona, adopted December 12, 1911, stated: Preamble. We, the people of the State of Arizona, grateful to Almighty God for our liberties, do ordain this Constitution.3737 Article II, Section 12. Liberty of Conscience. The liberty of conscience secured … Continue reading “ARIZONA,
STATE OF”
NEW MEXICO, STATE OF
(January 6, 1912), was the 47th State admitted into the Union. The Constitution of the State of New Mexico, adopted 1911, stated: Preamble. We, the People of New Mexico, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of liberty.3735 Article II, Section 2. Every man shall be free to worship God according to the dictates of … Continue reading “NEW
MEXICO, STATE OF”
SCHAEFFER, FRANCIS AUGUST
(1912–1983), was a renowned philosopher, author and commentator. He wrote in his book, A Christian Manifesto: It follows from [Samuel] Rutherford’s thesis that citizens have a moral obligation to resist unjust and tyrannical government. While we must always be subject to the office of the magistrate, we are not to be subject to the man … Continue reading “SCHAEFFER,
FRANCIS AUGUST”
REAGAN, RONALD WILSON
(b.February 6, 1911), was the 40th President of the United States, 1981–89; the oldest President elected; survived assassination attempt, March 30, 1981; Governor of California, 1966–74; switched from being a liberal Democrat to the Republican Party, 1962; actor, making over 50 movies in his career; president of the Screen Actor’s Guild, 1959–60; married Nancy Davis, … Continue reading “REAGAN,
RONALD WILSON”
MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA
(August 27, 1910–September 5, 1997), whose given name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity to minister to the destitute and dying in Calcutta, India, and around the globe. Born in Albania, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1979 for her work among the poor and outcast. She confessed: … Continue reading “MOTHER
TERESA OF CALCUTTA”
LAND, EDWIN HERBERT
(May 7, 1909–March 1, 1991), was the U.S. inventor and manufacturer of the Polaroid Land Camera, which developed pictures inside the camera through a process of light polarization. He was an advisor to the U.S. guided missile system during World War II; introduced the first black and white instant Polaroid Camera, 1947; and introduced the … Continue reading “LAND,
EDWIN HERBERT”
WURMBRAND, REV. HEINRICH RICHARD
(b.1909), was released in 1964 after having spent 14 years in prison in Romania for his faith. A Lutheran minister, he has since become an internationally known speaker. He wrote: Tortured For Christ; Underground Saints; Christ in the Communist Prison, 1968; Stronger Than Prison Walls, 1969; and My Answer to the Moscow Atheists, 1975. Rev. … Continue reading “WURMBRAND,
REV. HEINRICH RICHARD”