Month: February 2013
New Ways to Explore the Universe
It’s a marvel of science and engineering – a construction project so large that it took three years to complete. When it was finished, it…
Near Liberation from a POW Camp
American troops had finally made it to Manila and were attempting to free POWs like Tom Crosby. Just when things seemed hopeful, the tables turned…
Farming Next to the Ocean
The scenery that surrounds this place looks anything but Midwestern. Yet, it’s the work that is done here that impacts the Midwestern U.S. every year….
American Countryside Video: Kansas Territorial Capital
KS Territorial Capital We’ll be adding more video over the coming months, as we bring you a fuller picture of The American Countryside. Here’s the…
Planting Three or Four Crops a Year
Most farmers plant their seeds in the spring and harvest in the fall. But on this farm, Spring is just one of the many times…
President’s Week 2013: Calvin Coolidge
It all happened in the middle of the night. The citizens of the United States went to bed on August 2nd, 1923 with Warren Harding…
President’s Week 2013: Teddy Roosevelt
He is one of four faces on Mt. Rushmore…but what you may not know is exactly how he became president. It all happened during a…
President’s Week 2013: Grover Cleveland
James Buchanan was the only U.S. president to never marry, but this president was also a bachelor when he arrived at the White House. The…
President’s Week 2013: Ulysses Grant
Presidential birthplaces are visited by many tourists each year. But no home may have quite the story as this small place. You could call it…
President’s Week 2013: Thomas Jefferson
His face is one of four carved into Mt. Rushmore…but few know the story of how this well known president changed the face of agriculture. …