In this country, the US Capitol is the place the laws are made, but 1000 years ago, it was this earth lodge that was the equivalent…
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Although sandbars and other river snags were a danger for Lewis and Clark on the way up the Missouri River, it was this obstacle in Montana that made them pull their boats out of the water.
It was the site of a vast trading network on the northern plains. It’s history spanned forty years and today, this fort has been reconstructed to remind us of its importance…
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Of those who signed the Declaration of Independence, this man was the only one to sign more than just his name. He had plenty of reasons not to sign the document, yet his support for the cause was one that the new country would remember until the day he passed….
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There have long been tensions between the U.S. and the middle east, but Chuck Scott believes today’s challenges stem from an incident decades ago–an ordeal in which he was held captive…
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When the Iranian hostage situation began, most of those Americans held would have told you the conflict would have lasted a week at most. But in the end, the ordeal would stretch for well over a year. We visit with one of those men who spent 444 days as a prisoner…
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His first invention involved a kite–and perhaps his most famous discovery involved one too…
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It was the most famous of escape attempts at Alcatraz. The fact that no one ever saw the inmates alive-or dead-keeps the story alive, as a daughter of Alcatraz tells the story today.
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During Troy Wade’s four decades at the Nevada Test Site, he went from designing weapons to stop the Russians to actually sitting down with his Soviet counterparts to work on nuclear reduction treaties…
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Deep under the earth just northwest of Las Vegas, Troy Wade worked to win the cold war…
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Here’s the story of a woman who built her own museum–by accident at the beginning, but one that people from around the world come to see…
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He’s by the far the oldest and wisest ground hog in the nation and every February 2nd, you can be assured that the eyes of the nation will turn to a place named Punxatawnery…
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You might think a swamp is the best place to plant a corn crop, but deep in the heart of the Okefenokee, large tracts of land were once farmed…
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Here’s a farmer who has some of the greenest pastures on Earth, so why not raise cattle here? There are difference between how cattle are raised in Ireland versus the United States…
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It’s called Cow Power, a program that produces renewable energy from dairy cattle. It’s such a good idea that Vermont utility customers are volunteering to pay more to support it…
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We know the words of “’twas the night before Christmas;” words that helped solidify the image of Santa over 200 years ago. Here’s the the place that marks the beginning of their story…
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If Santa Clause needed a place to buy all of his ornaments and decorations, this would be it. It’s big business in small town Michigan and it brings Christmas cheer everyday of the year…
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