You may recall we recently discussed a pair of brothers in Mississippi who in 1935 set a record by keeping an airplane in flight for…

The longest nonstop commercial flight in the world is currently a Singapore Airlines route from Newark to Singapore.  It’s in the air over 18 hours…

For the past few days we,ve been in Greenfield, Iowa, home to the Iowa Aviation Museum.  You probably never realized how many aviation firsts are…

Chalres Lindburgh was the first person to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean.  But lost in our history books in the name of a…

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…

Willy Foote saw farmers and farmer cooperatives in developing nations often struggle to survive.  What resulted was a vision that turned into a non-profit organization…

Al can tell you plenty about building airport runways.  Of course, most of those he helped build were on surfaces like coral under the threat…

Imagine being a slave at the beginning of the Civil War only later to have an opportunity to join the Union army and fight back…

There is definitely an art to tracking and calling a wild turkey.  Jerry Law had no trouble tracking this turkey.   That’s because the turkey’s…

In front of the Luna Café, on old route 66 near Mitchell, Illinois, you’ll find a beautifully restored neon sign.  The bright lights include a…