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Standing Your Ground
When the British entered the Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, they burned many of the government’s buildings, including the residence of the president. …
The Octagon in Washington, DC
Everyone knows the Pentagon is in Washington. But did you know the city is home to an Octagon as well? It may not be as…
The Oklahoma Land Rush
Imagine a train chugging south out of Kansas with people jumping from the cars all along its route. The reason they jumped and mass chaos…
Getting to FFA Contest
An FFA advisor was driving his students to a competition when the bus broke down with twenty eight students and the teacher stranded on the…
6 St. Louis Spots History Lovers Shouldn’t Miss
A lot of visitors to St. Louis may catch a Cardinals game, take in the world-class zoo, or ride to the top of the St….
Daniel Boone Crosses the Mississippi
Daniel Boone is one of the most famous American frontiersmen. But when he crossed the Mississippi River, he went to work for a country other…
The History of St. Louis
It’s one of the oldest and largest cities on the Mississippi River. Although some may have heard of names like Laclede and Chouteau, why did…
The Cyle of a Cesium Atom
If I said I’d be back in a second, I’d literally be back in 9,192,631,770 cycles of a cesium atom. Why is that important? Well,…
The Most Accurate of Clocks
For most of human history, the movement of the sun, moon and planets has been used to measure time. But even the ancients knew that…
The Great Locomotive Chase
It’s called the Great Locomotive Chase – an event that occurred in 1862 when a secret force of Union soldiers captured a confederate locomotive and…