September 21st – American Minute – Calvin Coolidge

On SEPTEMBER 21, 1924, America's 30th President, Calvin Coolidge, addressed the Holy Name Society in Washington, D.C., saying: "The worst evil that could be inflicted upon the youth of the land would be to leave them without restraint and completely at the mercy of their own uncontrolled inclinations.

September 20th – American Minute – Fisher Ames

He helped ratify the U.S. Constitution and was a Congressman from Massachusetts. On August 20, 1789, he proposed as the wording of the First Amendment (Annals of Congress, 1:766):“Congress shall make no law establishing religion, or to prevent the free exercise thereof, or to infringe the rights of conscience.”His name was Fisher Ames.

September 16th – American Minute – The Mayflower Sets Sail

SEPTEMBER 16, 1620, according to the Gregorian Calendar, 102 passengers set sail on the Pilgrims' ship, Mayflower. Their 66-day journey of 2,750 miles encountered storms so rough the beam supporting the main mast cracked and was propped back in place with "a great iron screw."