Month: December 2011
Keith’s Cafe
In Memphis, Missouri, there’s a café where great food has been served for about 65 years now. This is the story of the family who…
Leading Tours of the Underground Railroad
Imagine unearthing history from nearly two centuries ago to find the secret routes people used to gain their freedom. That’s what this man does and…
A Railroad Town
Railroads spanned these two cities on opposite sides of the Mississippi River, but it was a secret railroad that had Eric Robinson most interested. Here’s…
The Ketch
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…
Alaska’s Famous Iditarod
Some sports not only require thousands of hours of training, they also require a hefty financial investment. For those who run Alaska’s famous Iditarod, it…
A Court-Martial and Pearl Harbor
Sterling Cale acted with bravery and courage during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Why, then, was he going to be court-martialed? He couldn’t believe what…
In the Waters at Pearl Harbor
He was an eyewitness to history, a man who was in the waters of Pearl Harbor during and after the Japanese attack, doing his part…
A Day That Will Live in Infamy
He was a farm boy from Illinois who thought he’d received the prime spot for anyone to serve in the military. On December 7th, 1941,…
The Holiday Christmas Store
If Santa Claus needed a place to buy all of his decorations, this would be it. It’s big business in small town Michigan and it…
Protestors and Nuclear Testing
Our nation’s Bill of Rights guarantees its citizens freedom of speech and the right to assemble. When you are director of the Nevada nuclear test…