Category: American Countryside
Accidental Eyewitness to History
This week we resume our series on the coming 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. We visit with James Tague, an accidental eyewitness…
Restoring Our Airborne Past
Restoring old aircraft perhaps sounds like a peaceful and fun way to spend one’s working or volunteer hours. Mark Hamilton enjoys the job, but it…
America’s Strategic Air Museum
It’s the largest and fastest Blackbird you’ll ever see. But it’s just one of many intriguing items associated with America’s strategic command of the air….
More Important than Kitty Hawk?
The Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903 and that plane is in the Smithsonian. But the brothers said there was a much more important…
Up, Up, and Away…
Before men could go into outer space, they first had to make it into the stratosphere. Many people don’t know that some of the pioneers…
The Truth About Paul Revere’s Famous Ride
Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five, Hardly a man is…
Gettysburg Week: Supporting the Soldiers
When a soldier heads to battle, there are many organizations that volunteer their services to help he or she and their families. During the Civil…
Gettysburg Week: Guiding Us Through History
He’s shared his knowledge with joint chiefs of staff, ambassadors and other high ranking government officials. But when you lead tours here, some of the…
Gettysburg Week: The Man Behind the “Charge”
He is perhaps the most famous name to fight at the battle of Gettysburg. His leadership on the battlefield has made his name immortal, but…
Gettysburg Week: What a Way to Spend Retirement
Imagine hitting the age to retire and then deciding to go volunteer for the army. That is what John Burns did. The military rejected him…