Category: American Countryside
The History of Vacuum Cleaners
Today’s topic is the history of vacuum cleaners during the 1920s and 30s. Think it sounds boring? Hold on and I think you’ll find Tom…
A Story to Suck You In
I have a feeling today’s subject is really going to suck you in. In a moment you’ll see what a pun that it, but I…
Making Cash to Buy a Car…Leading to a Lifetime Interest
How much money can a high school kid make working a summer job? For Tom Gasko, he made enough cash to buy a new Trans…
Dinosaur National Monument
Perhaps we’ve seen a dinosaur skeleton on display at a museum. This stretch of land in eastern Utah might well be the closest thing to…
Pinpointing the Location of Bones
We’ve all lost something and then spent lots of time looking where we placed it. You could say that was somewhat the case for this…
A Cattleman’s Scheme
Criminals may do just about anything to get their hands on what they want. But in western Kansas in 1879, one cattleman was duped by…
One of the Youngest to Sign the Declaration of Independence
He was one of the youngest men to the sign the Declaration of Independence. He was also the first to die from natural causes after…
A Man Named Thomas Stone
When you think of the men behind the Declaration of Indpendence you don’t think of people like Thomas Stone. However, one could argue it is…
The Rock Café
It’s not the Hard Rock Café…and frankly…that is just fine with about everyone that stops here. It’s been called the Rock Café since it was…
Talking About Someone Famous For a Living
Did you ever meet someone famous and then tell everyone about your encounter? That’s in a sense what Jack does for a living. But it’s…