Month: December 2012
Best of 2012: Dublin Bottling Works
Some of you may well remember the days of returning soda bottles to the store to get a few cents refund. People are still doing…
Best of 2012: Boston Corbett
At one time, Boston Corbett was one of the most widely known men in the nation. He was the man who killed Lincoln’s assassin, John…
Best of 2012: The Ryman Auditorium
There was once a river boat captain, whose life was changed by a preacher. He built a church for that preacher–a building that still stands…
Best of 2012: The Las Vegas Endurance Plane
If you’ve ever flown into the Las Vegas airport, you may have noticed a colorful Cessna airplane hanging from the ceiling over the baggage claim…
The Only Noel
At Christmas we may sing, “The First Noel.” In the United States, this is the “Only Noel.” Confused? Join me on a trip to Christmas…
Home, Sweet Home
Nearly a century and a half ago two armies shared a sentimental tune before one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War. It was…
President Lincoln Needed A Victory
The Union army was defeated at Fredricksburg, Virginia in mid December 1862. President Lincoln needed a victory to bolster the north and the Emancipation Proclamation…
The Denver, Missouri Sleigh Works
Santa needs a sleigh to make deliveries around the world. This man makes sure he will never run out of transportation…..
On the Scouting Patrol
Today messages can be relayed to a military patrol within a split second. But in the 1860s, it took a scouting party to track down…
The First Helicopter
The first operational helicopters took flight in the 1930s. Wide spread production of the aircraft didn’t occur for another decade after that. However, inventors…