100 Bible Verses That Made America

Dominican Friar Antonio De Montesinos denounces slavery.

After the American Colonies gain independence from Britain, delegates gather in Philadelphia in May 1787 to draft a constitution to establish an effective federal government.

Pastor Robert Morgan tells the story of Elias Boudinot, a founding father committed to Jesus Christ.

After the Revolutionary War, the newly independent Americans were intent on building a nation.

British troops put Washington, D.C., to the torch during the War of 1812.

Teaching pastor Robert Morgan explains the falling out between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Elijah Lovejoy begins reading the Bible at age 4 and later graduates at the top of his class.

John Quincy Adams is elected to Congress and fights slavery based on his Christian convictions.

Pastor Robert Morgan tells the story of tailor Jeremiah Lanphier, who closed his business to lead a life of spreading God's words.

After the Civil War erupts, Michigan teenager John L. Maile joins the Union Army, serves bravely and rises to the rank of lieutenant.

The Washington Monument is crowned with an aluminum tip bearing the Latin phrase "Laus Deo" (Praise Be to God).

Pastor Robert Morgan explains how the USA has been shaped by singing hymns and how the first book printed in British North America was the Bay Psalm Book.

After the U.S. stock market crashes on Black Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1929, the ensuring Great Depression leaves 37 percent of all non-farm workers unemployed.

After the attack on American naval forces at Pearl Harbor, four American clergymen left family and friends to enlist as chaplains during World War II.

Clark Clifford, legendary Washington power broker and advisor to multiple presidents.

On Christmas Eve, Americans gathered around the TV for one of the most extraordinary moments in modern history: a worldwide broadcast from lunar orbit.

One Saturday in 1982, Ronald Reagan reached for his White House stationery and wrote a four-page letter in his distinctive scrawl.