Author: Tom
A Church That Looks Out of Place
Just outside of New York City proper, yet well within the urban corridor, there sits a church in the suburb of Mt. Vernon, New York. …
1936 Olympic Basketball
Eighty years ago the first Olympic gold medal basketball match was played. You can bet the scene back then is far different than anything you’ll…
Adding the Dunk to Basketball
What would the game of basketball be without the dunk? You have some unlikely folks in central Kansas and one New York sports writer to…
Focused On a Job
Today’s Olympic athletes may be able to devote many hours to training for their big event. Eighty years ago, this group of Olympians was first…
Advertising Via a Team
Businesses may use a variety of ways to get their name out to the public. In the first half of the 20th century, one sport…
Chisolm, Minnesota
In northern Minnesota you’ll find one of the tallest statues in the nation. His hat literally lights the way for you to find him and…
Moonlight Graham
Many kids have the dream of playing major league baseball. This man got his chance for one inning. Interestingly, that one inning made him very…
The Great Fire & Eclipse of Elizabethtown
When several tragedies strike within a short period of time, people might say “the world is coming to an end.” That’s what the folks thought…
Custer’s Prize Horses
We all know Custer and his men met their fate at the Little Big Horn. However, a chapter of the story you’ve probably not heard…
The Chance Meeting of Future Presidents
One day they would both become president of the United States, but when the two spent the summer in the same town passing each other…
