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Top Secret Cargo Across the Pacific
As August of 1945 neared, one ship took a top secret cargo across the Pacific. But for the men of the U.S. Indianapolis that shipment would soon…
One of the Most Important Stories of Survival Ever Told
He grew up in the heart of the Midwest, but during world war II, his life at sea would become one of the most important stories…
Success At An Early Age
Major General Arnold Fields spent 34 years in the Marines. He attributes much of his success to an organization known for black jackets with a…
An Interesting Phenomena
People like to have answers, and perhaps that’s what makes this phenomena so interesting. There seems to be no explaining it…
The Philipse Manor
When America won her independence, there were thousands of men and women who remained loyal to England during the war. What happened to them? In…
A President and a Cherry Tree
Sometimes a person gains so much fame, they become bigger than life. So is that the case when we hear the story of George Washington…
Inside a Safari Museum
Osa Johnson was certainly not an imposing figure, but give her a gun and she could drop some of the most ferocious animals in the…
The Birthplace of Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln led the country through the Civil War, but it was this man who defeated him for the Senate two years earlier. We’ll go…
Cyrus McCormick and His Threshing Machine
For centuries, crops were cut and threshed by hand. That all changed with a young farmer in Virginia. This is the story of a birthday…
Developing the Self Scouring Plow
Although you may associate his name with tractors, he never saw one. Yet his name is synonymous with the equipment used in agriculture…
