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Perfecting an Airplane
The Wright Brothers made their first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. However, it was the farmers around Dayton, Ohio that helped them perfect the…
The Home of the Wright Brothers
Although Kitty Hawk, North Carolina received most of the attention regarding the Wright Brothers first flight, it was this Ohio city were much of the…
Hopewell Mounds
History on this continent is young when compared to places like Europe, but that mentality is to forget about the centuries people lived here before…
Race Trials for Automobiles
In the early days of auto building, hundreds of car makers battled for their own slice of the pie. With limited resources and few good…
Sitting Bull
He is one of the greatest Indian chiefs ever to lead his tribes in peace and battle. Ironically, two different towns claim his burial spot…..
A Front Porch Presidential Campaign
It may seem odd for a presidential candidate to campaign without leaving home. But that’s exactly what this man did–and he won the White House…
The First President Born After the Civil War
We all know about the President who led the nation through the Civil War. But who was the first president to be born after the…
An Unlikely Field Trip
Many schools take field trips this time of the year. They are usually a fun event for students to get some time out of the…
The Runestone
The ancient writing on this stone shows that Europeans had traveled to the interior of North America over a century before Columbus sailed to its…
A Rock in a Farmer’s Field
Many a farmer has found a rock in his field, but the rock Olaf Ohman found was different than anything anyone in Minnesota had ever…
