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Hitchhiking Your Way To College
It can be difficult to earn the money needed to get a college education. Raymond Hagan graduated high school in 1935 and wanted to go…
The Struggle Just to Get to School
Today we take things like a high school education for granted. If you want a diploma, you usually have access to a school where you…
The Life of Father Kapaun
Pilsen, Kansas is probably not on your way to most places you need to get. Yet many people go out of their way to get…
Carrying The Wounded – Caring For Souls
If someone needs help, we might say that others figuratively carried them to where they needed to be. In this case, one man literally carried…
Run to the Sound of the Battle
The army needs brave soldiers. In this battle, it seemed the bravest of them all was a man in the heat of the conflict yet…
Pilsen, Kansas’ Skyline
Drive to the small town of Pilsen, Kansas and there’s one building that dominates the skyline. It’s the steeple of the town’s Catholic Church –…
Many Nations – One Island
The Spanish were the first Europeans to arrive here. Then the French rules the island, followed by the Danes. Finally the Americans purchased it in…
An Amazing Route to the U.S. Treasury
Today a high school or college student might take an internship to learn the basics they need for a certain career. That was what Alex…
The Beginnings of Alexander Hamilton
Historians don’t agree whether this U.S. founding father was born in 1755 or 1757. He never arrived in what is today the United States mainland…
Easternmost Point in U.S. Territory
It’s the easternmost point in U.S. territory…an island purchased by the United States in 1916. If you come here to visit, you’ll be amazed by…