What is the most powerful steam locomotive in U.S. history?  We may say the Big Boy and that answer would get you very close.  But…

Many towns and cities have restored their old rail depots.  That’s the case in Duluth, Minnesota and the building is quite impressive in its own…

Today we head under ground…both literally and figuratively as we uncover some of this city’s history and dig up some of its interesting stories during…

Beginning in 1920, the 18th Amendment made the manufacture and consumption of alcohol illegal until it was repealed in 1933.  During that time something known…

Americans are familiar with the fate of Custer and his men at the Little Big Horn.  It was far from the last conflict between tribes…

The Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, MO is a great place to come and learn about a variety of animals.  One of the very important…

When I was a kid it was a big deal to see a bald eagle in the wild.  In fact, I don’t think I ever…

You have to give Henry Groseclose a lot of credit.  Not only did he use his hospital stay to write the entire constitution, bylaws and…

The week of George Washington’s birthday is annually celebrated as National FFA week.  Today we trace the history of the Future Farmers to a small…

Elvis once sang about the jailhouse rock.  In fact, many of us know that tune decades after it was first recorded.  Who knew it would…