Month: August 2011
Fact vs Fiction of the Famous Ride
LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five, Hardly a man is…
A Famous Dentist
He’s probably the most famous dentist that helped win the Revolutionary War. You might not know he cleaned teeth, but you do know his name…..
A Delicious Fruit
It’s one of the world’s most popular varieties of fruit and we have it because one farmer couldn’t get a nasty spout to go away….
St. Genevieve, Missouri
We’ve all seen a log cabin. Such structures were the norm for many Americans early in the country’s history. But did you ever see a…
A Town on the Banks of the Mississippi
When these French Catholics learned that the British Protestants had taken over, they weren’t pleased. It may be the reason this city still exists today…..
The Boneyard
It’s the fifth largest air force in the world, but few of the planes here will fly. Even if they could, it may be years…
Looking For Used Parts
If you were looking for some used parts to repair your car, you might go to a scrapyard to find what you need. So what…
The Nation’s First Banks
Today, you can find banks and ATM machines seemingly everywhere. But in the first few decades following the founding of the nation, banks were scarce–that…
Death Valley
Because Death Valley is such a difficult environment to support plant and animal life, most suppose that is how it earned its name. But the…
Crossing the Nation’s Hottest Valley
On the border of California and Nevada you will find a place that has daunted countless travelers for the past 150 years. Whether they attempted…