This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1890, the Idaho Territory became the State of Idaho, the 43rd state to join the Union.Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. One notable birthday on this day in 1944, that of a well-known libertarian, non-interventionist student of Austrian economic theory and supporter of former Congressman Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell.Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1775, George Washington was commissioned by the Continental Congress as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1812, the War of 1812 began with President James Madison’s signing of a declaration of war against Great Britain.Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. In 1816 on this day, an announcement appeared in Baltimore newspapers, “Gas Light Without Oil, Tallow, Wick or Smoke.” It was a sensational headline for the time, but was followed by a description...Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1752, Ben Franklin conducted an experiment which has grown into legend. Franklin hypothesized that lightning was a form of electricity. His method of proving this was originally church steeple...Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. Two notable birthdays on this day, that of Nathan Hale (1755) and John Trumbull (1756).Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1868, the first official Decoration Day or Memorial Day was observed.Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette.Read More

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 15 March 2013 On this day in 1820, Maine joined the union as the 23rd state, part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The population of Maine at that time was nearly 300,000 and the territory consisted of nine counties and 236 towns. It took delegates three weeks...Read More

This Day in Founding Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. Find out what John Hancock wrote to General Lee in today's Founding Fathers History.Read More

Kevin Gutzman – Crimea Part I EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was originally Published on: Mar 18, 2014 Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – “So the vote has transpired.  Crimeans, by all accounts, have overwhelmingly voted to join the Russian Federation.  Of course, our first reaction to this, from the president, is: I’m not recognizing the vote...Read More

https://media.blubrry.com/crusade/mikechurch.com/mc-media/preview/11122014_COD_Hessians_tortured_and_killed_americans_did_washington_toture_them_PREVIEW.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Email | RSSMandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – “On August 28, the Hessians bayoneted a couple hundred Continentals, killed them right there on the spot, no mercy whatsoever.  Same thing happened in October when Fort Washington fell on Manhattan Island to the Hessians and...Read More

Whiskey Rebellion Shows Contempt Constitution Had For Regular Folks Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – “Wythe Holt wrote a paper a few years back titled “The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794: A Democratic Working-Class Insurrection.”  I want to share just some of the introductory pieces of this.  I think you’re about to hear some things that you...Read More

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 31 July On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress issued “Resolutions of Congress on Lord North’s Conciliatory Proposal.” The proposal had been an attempt to divide the colonies by urging one or more colonies to abandon the others. British Parliament offered colonies to the chance to contribute...Read More

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – There’s a marvelous story behind George Washington’s farewell address and the iterations that it went through.  Madison started writing on it and helping Washington out.  Something happened between Madison and Washington so Madison didn’t finish the job.  Then Washington turned to Hamilton to put the finishing touches on it to...Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. One notable birthday on this day in 1727, that of Horatio Gates. Gates was born in England and moved to America at 22, fought during the French and Indian War, and then returned...Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. Another birthday on this day in 1744, that of Elbridge Gerry. Gerry assumed the office of vice president under President Madison after George Clinton died in office, and Gerry too died in office...Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1798, the United States Marine Band was officially formed with legislation signed by President John Adams.Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1795, James Swan paid off the national debt of the United States, totaling $2,024,899.93.Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. In 1797 on this day, Senator William Blount of Tennessee was expelled from Congress. Blount was charged with a high misdemeanor for his part in the conspiracy to enlist Americans and Cherokee Indians...Read More

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 7 June On this day in 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced three resolutions to the Continental Congress.Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. One notable birthday on this day in 1738, that of George III.Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1800, President John Adams became the first president to live in Washington, D.C. by taking residence at the Union Tavern in Georgetown.Read More

Militia Members Were Not Knuckle-dragging Neanderthals Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – “All one would need to do is to grab a history book from your state.  If you live in one of the original 13 colonies, grab a history book and find out what troops or what organizations of troops were sent to join the...Read More

Federal Convention and the Constitution Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – “So how did they arrive in Philadelphia on the 14th of May 1787?  They were supposed to have this convention.  And why would we care about that today?  Well, the reason we ought to care about it is because of the pretenses under which they...Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1775, the citizens of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania met at Hanna’s Town in convention to form an association. “Resolved unanimously, That there is no reason to doubt that the same...Read More

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 3 May On this day in 1802, the city of Washington (DC) was incorporated, with an elected council and a mayor appointed by the president. 1 In 1777 on this day, the Continental Congress was brought a report by the Board of War. The board “Resolved, That Christopher...Read More

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1775, Benjamin Franklin concluded his first scientific study of the Gulf Stream.Read More

James Monroe the Republican Hero Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – “Happy belated birthday to James Monroe.  That’s why we started this conversation, because Monroe was one of two continentals that was wounded in the Battle of Trenton.  If you’ve heard Times That Try Men’s Souls or if you’ve read about it, you know that it...Read More

This Day in Founding Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. One notable birthday on this day in 1794, that of Edward Everett.Read More

This Day in Founding Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. One notable birthday on this day in 1749, that of William Blount. Find out about him in today's Founders History...Read More

The General Government and the Power To Declare a Holiday Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – “While we’re in the middle of the discussion here on Presidents’ Day, what power does the general government have to compel a holiday on the rest of us?  Not that most lazy, underachieving people out there that call themselves...Read More

Part II – Christopher Ferrara Interview “Liberty, the God That Failed” Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – I told you people you were not going to expect what Christopher Ferrara was going to share with us.  His book is Liberty, the God That Failed.  Check out today’s transcript for the rest… Begin Mike Church Show...Read More

The Citizen Solider, replaced by the standing army Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – The standing army is open tyranny, Duane, and you’re not going to get very many conservatives to admit that the standing army is a threat to their way of life and to their liberty.  We think that controlling and dominating and...Read More

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – Let’s go to the Dude Maker Hotline and talk to my buddy Stephen Klugewicz, who is here to help present the Franklin’s Opus Real American History Quiz #4.  Check out today’s transcript for the rest… Begin Mike Church Show Transcript Mike:  Let’s go to the Dude Maker Hotline and...Read More

"He brings up Josiah Phillips and accuses Henry of basically being a tyrant (like an NSA agent). Patrick Henry was most certainly not a tyrant. While accusing Henry of being a tyrant, he then makes the case -- that if Virginia ratifies the new Constitution, then the kind of pursuit and lack of due process...Read More

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – There is something to be said in terms of your mannerisms, attitude, charisma. It’s something that I think Senator Paul does an amazing job with. I wish Cruz would take some cues from that. Just being so ardently supported by the 15, 20 percent of the people that like...Read More

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – Pickering sees as a solution that the Northern way of life, in order to be preserved, must separate from the Southern. How inconvenient is that statement!? The Northern way of life is in jeopardy by the Democrats of the aristocratic South, as he called them. This, of course, after...Read More

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – Let’s carry the exercise out. Let’s step into the King Dude’s way forward machine. Let’s peek into the future. Let’s say the Boehner Congress caves, as they more than likely will, and they give up on the debt ceiling, give up on the spending, give up on the Affordable...Read More