In 1963, Eugene Boone was a 24-year-old deputy in Dallas, Texas–the youngest deputy ever hired by the sheriff there. On November 22nd of that year,…

When we encounter a tragic event, we may want to erase all memories of it.  That is what some wanted to do with this building….

The Mississippi River flows over 2500 miles, southward through the Midwestern U.S.  That is, unless you are here, where the river actually meanders north for…

The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico just south of New Orleans, Louisiana.  But where does the mighty river begin?  That question puzzled…

You could say it was the bus line of the 1800s.  A network of transportation that could take you just about anywhere a person needed…

Necessity is the mother of invention.  When the Civil War began, it was relatively easy to sink wooden ships, so both sides immediately began beefing…

Each year, thousands of people will travel to southern Tennessee to see the famous national battleground at Shiloh.  What most people don’t know is that…

We all recall the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo” but 200 years ago it was “Remember the Raisin!”  So what was this “Raisin” and exactly…

It’s long been said that the only thing most Americans can tell you about the War of 1812 is what year it began.  Maybe they…

Imagine you unearthed the bones of an animal and had little idea of what you found. Now imagine making up a tale about the creature…