American troops finally made it to Manila and were attempting to free POW’s like Tom Crosby. Just went things seemed hopeful, the tables turned and he found himself in the middle of a hostage negotiation…..
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Plenty of people watch the Super Bowl and certainly the contest makes game day heroes out of some of the athletes. But none of it would be possible without one very important item–the football itself……
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It all began in 2001 with a two minute dance routine tacked onto the end of a speaking performance. It’s exploded into a one-man dance package that takes audiences through 50 years of music. Chances are, if you have an internet connection, you’ve seen the video…..
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Major General Arnold Fields spent 34 years in the Marines. He attributes much of his success to an organization known for black jackets with a cotton boll on the back…..
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This is an intriguing hands-on museum–especially when you consider it has an outhouse standing in the middle of it…..
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Green Bay may be known for the Packers, but the area is also known for its paper mills. You may be surprised to learn why so many are located here…..
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What’s the hottest ticket in the nation? There might be some music stars and sporting events near the top of the list, but a tour of a lettuce field may be one of the toughest to get…..
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This county enjoys the longest growing season in the country and it supplies most of the winter vegetables you’ll find on your plate……
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There are many ways you can make a living on the farm, including finding the humor in it. That’s what this man does…..
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For centuries these giant stone carvings have stood watch over an isolated outpost in the Pacific. They are the moi of Easter Island. Some of them weigh over 80 tons and reach 30 feet tall…..
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Imagine a living in a place where your nearest neighbors resided over 1000 miles away. That’s real life for the those who live here…..
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While American fields lie dormant each winter, the seed that will be planted the coming spring is often already growing somewhere in South America. We go to one of those fields and follow the seed…..
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Last planting season as I poured a bag of corn in our planter, I noticed the seed originated in Chile. I wondered what that farm 5000 miles to the south might be like. So, I recently hopped on a plane and flew there…..
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Imagine growing up on a farm and then in your early twenties traveling on your own a half a world away to begin a new farming operation. That’s what this man did…..
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In the early 1980′s, the United States put its first woman into space, a full two decades after space travel began. So why didn’t women get their chance even though they had undergone astronaut testing as early as 1961?
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The first man in space? The first man to orbit the earth? The first man to walk on the moon? You may know those pioneers and you may have never have given a second thought to the fact they are all men. This U.S. researcher thought it should perhaps be the other gender who made those missions…..
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Mention the name William Quantrill in Kansas or Missouri, and you’re likely to get stories of Quantrill’s Raiders sweeping into Kansas to burn cities and take lives. The infamous confederate leader died during the Civil War and is buried in two graves 600 miles from each other…..
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When you think of fertile farmland, you probably think about rich, deep soil in the heart of the Midwest. But to find the land growing some of the best vegetables in the nation, you have to travel to the far north in the United States…..
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In Salem, Illinois you’ll find a library named for a man who never set foot in this town. He simply admired the man who was born here. It’s the story of why a CT tea merchant helped build a Midwestern small town library…..
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A doctor is expected to wear a white coat. A policeman is supposed to have a badge. A cowboy, of course, must wear a cowboy hat. Certain jobs require a uniform or style of dress that seems to let people know immediately what you do. This uniform is one of the oldest and best known–and it’s worn by students…..
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