Month: March 2026
Fossati’s Deli
This business is about a century and a half old and has been housed in the same building since before the 1900s. It remains a…
Founding the Oldest of This Business in Texas
When this immigrant came to America he was looking for a job as a stone mason. He ended up founding the oldest one of this…
A Very Large Museum to Industry
It’s the kind of place kids would love to climb around, on and through. It’s also a place that tells an important part of America’s…
Building Rails, Building Fortunes
It’s hard to imagine today’s largest city in Alabama didn’t even exist at the time of the Civil War. However, in the years following that…
Two Pictures of Emmett Kelly
The cliché says, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Two pictures of Emmett Kelly said much about the man, and the story behind those…
The Clown Who Never Smiled
If you go to a circus you’ll probably see some clowns. Most clowns smile and laugh. This one did the opposite. He never smiled and…
Joining the Circus
A lot of kids love the circus. Maybe some imagine joining the circus one day. This kid did just that and his story is one…
Albert the Bull
He is the biggest of his kind and you certainly won’t miss him if you drive into Audobon, Iowa. He’s been in the movies and…
Middle East Tensions
There have long been tensions between the U.S. and the middle east…but Chuck Scott believes today’s challenges stem from an incident decades ago…an ordeal in…
444 Days As a Hostage
When the Iranian hostage situation began…most of those Americans held would have told you the conflict would have lasted a week at most…but in the…