Month: January 2022
Fort Defiance Never Fired a Shot
Most cities don’t renovate a Civil War fort that never fired a shot. Then again, one could make the case that because the fort never…
The Work of the Wallace Family
This father and son pair both served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The son even became vice president of the United States and made…
The First Great Train Robbery
Great train robberies are the stuff of wild west movies. In real life though, the first such event occurred here. Today we travel to the…
From Car Trunks to Airplanes
For the past few days we’ve taken a look back at a stop I made in Greenfield, Iowa, home to the Iowa Aviation Museum. You…
He Could Have Beaten Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean. But lost in our history books in the name of a…
First Flight Off of a Ship
Today, aircraft carriers and the planes they transport play a vital role in country’s military might. However, have you ever given any thought to the…
An Expert on a Reality Show
It today’s world of reality television shows, things that once may have seemed quite ordinary have become worldwide hits. One such show is about a…
A First White House Meeting
It was Ray’s first time in the Oval Office and he did not want to mess up his presentation. He thought all was going well…
An Ag Advisor in the White House
During the middle of the farm crisis in the 1980s, those in agriculture lobbied to have a full time staff member to advise the president…
When the White House Calls
Ray was expecting a call from a guy trying to sell him some firewood. When an unknown number popped up on his cell phone he…