Bringing you the best from across the American Countryside.
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His pictures have appeared in newspapers and books from coast to coast and around the world…and even though you may have never heard of his name, you have certainly heard of the people who’s lives he covered…
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When you sit down with Tom Hoy you will get a behind the scenes look at some of the biggest events of the 1950s and 60s. So how did he get access to some world changing moments?
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If you know your fifty states and their capitals…you of course remember that Fillmore is the capital of Deseret…at least that was the way it was supposed to be…
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Imagine a train chugging south out of Kansas with people jumping from the cars all along its route. This is the reason they jumped and mass chaos took place that September day…
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It’s called the Cherokee Strip…a stretch of land in north central Oklahoma originally given to the Cherokee and later opened to settlement by the U.S. government…
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When European nations sailed to America, each began to lay claim to new lands. Many built forts to protect their new empire. Today many of those sites are ruins at best…but here on the coast of Georgia…you can still see where one superpower changed the course of history when it defeated its rival…
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Their names are often not known to the world, however the people they represent are some of the biggest stars on screen. Today we go behind the scenes for a dangerous yet thrilling line of work…
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She is a gold medal winner – and that’s quite an accomplishment no matter the sport. However, while you may not know her name, there’s a chance you’ve seen her and just didn’t know it…
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It is called the Freedom House. This free museum is housed in what used to be the headquarters of one of the largest slave trading companies in the U.S. The stories you’ll find here are of tragedy and triumph…
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I always enjoy the chance to explore Alexandria, Virginia. It’s a historic city and I recently happened upon a museum that’s unfortunately a bit of a secret…a place I recommend all to visit…and the price is free
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Bells rang the warning. Prison cells were opened to allow inmates to save their own lives ahead of the coming disaster. No one had see anything like it, and hopefully we never will again.
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It was a fast moving fire. In fact, it was moving so quickly that people could not find aware to avoid it. Some thought the river would offer protection, but when the first jumped that barrier, it was clear, this would be a destructive and deadly tragedy
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No doubt, she is one of the most famous cows in history…but is she really to blame for the problems she caused? This is the story of a cow that caused quite the disaster…
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Today the number of snow skiers to this valley outnumbers the sheep that graze the summer mountainsides. However, the sheep still get the right of way…and this autumn’s festival proves it…
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When the silver ran out, the sheep moved in…thousands of them in fact. This place became one of the largest sheep exporting cities in the world. You’ll be surprised by the location and the real-life festival that is held every autumn…
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You’ve probably heard of Custer’s last stand at the Little Bighorn, but do you know the real story of what happened there? We’ll uncover some of the truths…
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You probably know his name because of his famous last stand. But before that battle in today’s state of Montana, there was much more to a man known by his men as General Custer…
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For an enlisted man at Fort Hays, it wasn’t enough to win a woman’s heart and ask her hand in marriage. You needed the permission of your commanding officer and a few other key logistics to make the wedding take shape…
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The army certainly needs strong, upstanding young men and women to fill its ranks…but in the late 19th century, the reasons folks enlisted may have been for reasons far from defending one’s nation…
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As Americans moved from east to west, a network of forts sprang up on the high plains to protect travel and commerce. A few of those outposts remain, not as military installations, but rather a testament to the communities that thrived around them…
