This famous architect was hired to design one of Chicago’s famous park landscapes.  No sooner did he design it than park employees began mowing down…

You might be a little crazy to jump out of an airplane and fight a fire.  So what does it mean if you’ve done it…

When a forest fire flames up in a remote area, it may be Dan Ryan’s crew that is called in to fight the blaze. This…

Imagine a job that combines jumping out of airplanes and fighting fires.  Now imagine you want to make it your career.  We visit with one…

Imagine a race that might last over three days and in that time, you may not sleep at all, or very little, with the ground…

Folks in Clinton, Missouri know there is quite a racer in their midst, a man who’s sprint was not measured in minutes or seconds, but…

The Wright Brothers made their first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  However, it was the farmers around Dayton that helped them perfect the plane. …

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…

Clean water is an important part of maintaining good health.  So it may seem odd to us today that thousands of people once drank some…

For most of us, the name Pluto is recognized as the name of a planet, or whatever they are calling it these days, or a…