Month: December 2016
Best of 2016: Take A Little Trip with Colonel Jackson
What you know about this battle probably comes from a song you’ve heard. So today we’ll “Take a little trip along with Colonel Jackson” to…
Best of 2016: Judge Roy Bean
We may not like the rules, but every place needs them. And with the rules comes a person to enforce them. But Langtry, Texas had…
Best of 2016: A Nuclear “Event”
It was an attention getter. A statement that showed the world the United States was serious about using nuclear energy for peace. But when you…
Best of 2016: General Patton’s Special Drink
Sometimes people will use secret codes to keep vital information from slipping into the wrong hands. General Patton used such a code in World War…
Best of 2016: The Moldy Cantaloupe That Saved The World
You could call it the “moldy cantaloupe that saved the world.” It was an unlikely find, but one that indeed help save thousands of lives
The Effect of The Three Wise Men
The Bible tells us that after Jesus’ birth, wise men from the east came to honor the child. Interestingly, those visitors not only came bearing…
Away In A Manger
At Christmas time we may sing, “Away in a manger no crib for a bed.” While the phrase may be true, the picture we have…
The “Little” Town of Bethlehem
It’s a “little” town forever associated with Christmas. In a moment you’ll see that town is today a large city, but it remains a place…
Where Santa Gets His Decorations
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…
Getting An Ice Cold Drink
These days we don’t give a second thought to getting ice out of a machine to cool our drinks. There was a time though when…