Category: South Dakota
The Safety of Early Astronauts
Imagine current day astronauts heading down to the local high school to get a couple of football helmets to wear for safety on a trip…
The Birthplace of the American Space Program
What state do you associate with the birth of the American space program? Did you say South Dakota? I’ll tell you why it might be…
History and Heritage
There was a time when one’s heritage and culture was repressed in school. As time passed, many places realized that it was important not to…
A Museum That Share the Heritage of Its People
This museum tells of the heritage of a people…but one of the most striking things to me is the ability to make something out of…
Inside A Silo
You can find plenty of silos in South Dakota, but there are only two of this type still around. We’ll take you to a silo…
The Cold War
When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into space in the late 1950s, it put the U.S. on notice that the realm of outer space was…
The Other Minutemen
The first minutemen where the soldiers at Lexington and Concord – those who fired those shots heard ‘round the world. About two centuries later there…
A Community Valuing Those Who Passed Through
It was a tremendous meal that had to be prepared, every day, for about three years. And it was all provided free of charge by…
A Stop in Aberdeen, South Dakota
When the Unites States when to war in the 1940, thousands of troops began to criss-cross the country headed to Europe or perhaps headed west…
The Carousel City
Bob Ketterling never set out to be famous or have others recognize his deeds. He just wanted to do something nice for his community. But…
