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The Balloon Bombs from World War II
It was a foreign attack on the US mainland, yet few have heard the story about Japan’s balloon bomb and the deaths they caused in…
Alibates Flint
It’s called Alibates flint, and this spot in the panhandle of Texas is the only place in the world where you can find it. Not…
Hiding Cash in a Unique Way
When Union and Confederate sympathizers threatened to take this banker’s money, he did what any logical person would do–he dressed as a woman and began…
Where’s Waldo?
A few years ago, you may remember the popular Where’s Waldo books that had kids searching for a man hidden in pictures. Today, we search…
Teaching Small Farming Methods That Work
When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book that he happened to find in his high school ag classroom, Herman decided that some…
The Birthplace of the “Little Giant”
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…
From Pearl Harbor into World War II
Al Bodenlos can tell you plenty about building airport runways. Of course, most of those he helped build were on surfaces like coral, under the…
Antietam Battle’s Blood Lane
The fields were filled with ears of corn nearing harvest during September, but the kernels would never be shelled. In fact, it was these fields…
Knowing Someone Else’s Battle Plan
Imagine going into a battle and having the enemy’s plan of attach in your hands. It sounds like it would not be a fair fight,…
Little House on the Prairie
It’s hard to imagine it happened by chance–8 books and a 10 year television series–all based on one young pioneer girl’s memories of growing up…..
