Month: March 2024
An Olympic Qualifier on Another Level
It’s difficult to know exactly how many medals this athlete might have won at the Olympics. She qualified for several events, but the rules said…
Wide Enough Streets for U-Turns
Today cities don’t need to be laid out so that ox carts can make U-turns. However, that was the plan behind this Texas town. While…
Riding A Horse Into the Hotel Lobby
Imagine a well-known general riding his horse into the lobby of a hotel…and it was met with applause. Another military man came here to recruit…
Racing to Get a Hotel Room
Today just about every hotel room in America has a private bathroom included. Turn back the clock over a century and shared baths were the…
Home of the Ice Cream Sundae
Many of us enjoy an ice cream sundae. We have our favorite flavors and toppings. But were did that phrase, the “sundae” come from? You…
The Sistine Chapel of Twin Rivers
Some have referred to this place as the Sistine Chapel of this town. No the ceilings aren’t as high, nor the building as large as…
An Art and Space Museum
Perhaps you don’t think you’d care to go to an art museum. But what about a museum that had a Soviet satellite crash right in…
Kicking It to the Side of the Road
It was the middle of the night and two police officers had happened upon a relatively small piece of smoldering metal in the middle of…
The Delivery Tree
Today if you need parts for your car or truck, you might just head to an auto repair store. Turn back the clock nearly 200…
Messages Delivered in Weeks
Before express mail or overnight delivery, messages traveled at a speed measured not in hours, but in weeks. For those wanting to communicate up and…