Who helped supply the Union army’s depot in Galena, Illinois during the Civil War? The monks at this abbey, of course. Their work is why you’ll find many of the beautiful buildings that still stand on the hills just outside of Dubuque…..
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This week, many schools in this county are giving their students a couple of weeks of vacation. It is a vacation from school, but for most, it is not a vacation from work. In this county, the largest county east of the Mississippi River, everyone is needed to pitch in…..
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Not long after the first cars were made, the first cars began to break down or get involved in accidents. And that’s why this museum is exists today…..
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This famous architect was hired to design one of Chicago’s famous park landscapes. No sooner did he design it than park employees began mowing down all of his flowers. What Alfred Caldwell did next perhaps made this the well-known spot it is today…..
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Sam Davis had an important choice to make. His decision would determine if he would live or be hung…..
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His job was to use his stealth to maneuver through enemy lines and gather as much information as possible for his own army. His story is one that almost everyone in the state of Tennessee knows by heart….
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One, five, ten, twenty? Those are the denominations of bills we normally see when paying for items. Now imagine that not only were there more denominations, but there were dozens of different types of bills in circulation. What you would have is a major mess–and that’s exactly what banking could be like in the 1850′s…..
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Why did one family move their piano making business from Philadelphia to a fledgling community in the Midwest? In may seem odd to some, but there was something here that was a draw for many families just like theirs…..
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Today we might look at a travel guide for insights on where to take a vacation. Those who looked at this man’s travel guide decided not to vacation here, but to move here. This is the story of one river town and the families who came here nearly two centuries ago…..
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It can be a hassle filling out paperwork when you buy or trade a new car or truck. But what’s it like if you want to buy something from another country–say a Russian mig fighter. That can take a lot of paperwork and a lot of time…..
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Quincy, Illinois has a nice airport which links its citizens to thousands of flights around the globe. But what many don’t realize is the very unique aircraft sitting in one of the hangars along the runway here…..
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We may have heard of cellulosic ethanol production, but cellulosic plants can be used to provide a variety of energy products. Here’s a facility that’s working to offset the use of coal as an energy source…..
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It all began with a west coast couple that wanted to grow some raspberries in the Midwest. It became one of the most recognized names in today’s food industry…..
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If you were dropped inside this building and had no idea what it was, it might take you awhile to figure out what business operated here. That’s because this place looks at its role of feeding Americans in a unique and proactive way…..
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What can you do with an old mattress warehouse? Use it to feed thousands of people in twenty counties. That’s what this organization is doing…..
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Holly Berg finds a steady stream of people that stop by her office to have their picture taken in overalls holding a pitchfork. There’s a good reason for that…..
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If an artist painted a picture of his sister and his dentist, you’d probably doubt it would be anything special. Think again. It became the second most recognized portrait in the world and it all began in this small Iowa town…..
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Before men could go into outer space, they first had to make it into the stratosphere. Many people don’t know that some of the pioneers of high altitude flying were actually pilots of balloons. We take a look at a high flying record that stood for 21 years…..
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Today a transcontinental flight from New York to L.A. might take about five hours. But do you know how long the first such flight took? We celebrate the 100th anniversary of flying coast-to-coast…..
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You may recall that it was Charles Lindbergh who flew the Spirit of 76 on the world?s first transatlantic flight. But do you know what he flew and who his co-pilot was when he began to explore his many other transoceanic routes?
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