In a country constituted of immigrants and the progeny of immigrants, immigration is surprisingly thorny issue in America. It is often said …
It was November of 1943. The Second World War was in its fourth year. American troops, who had joined the struggle just …
For three months in the spring and summer of 1993 rain pounded the Mississippi River basin relentlessly. From Minnesota to Missouri, rivers …
Do a simple Google search on “gateway to hell” and you’ll be surprised at how many results you get. Some are sites …
Traveling west from the plains of North Dakota something interesting happens as you approach Billings. The land begins to break up. The …
In 1945 at the end of World War II a soldier named Bob Rodgers found himself stationed in the German province of …
As a general thing, interstate rest areas are nothing to get excited about. Most are pretty humdrum, featuring drab buildings with utilitarian …
Just after 4:00 in the morning of April 15th, 1865 two men appeared on horseback at the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd …
Death from spinal fracture was the final verdict for Otto Lilienthal. Displaying a heady mixture of audacity and ingenuity, Lilienthal, a German …
I like to watch the Amazing Race. It’s one of my favorite shows. With each new episode the show’s producers must find …
When they came to Wirz with the offer, he refused them. He was not a man to play games. He had already …
History cannot be forced on a people. In 1983 the people of Africatown tried to get their neighborhood declared a National Historic …
Few places in America are as interesting as the Mississippi Delta. Stretching 250 miles from Memphis in the north to Vicksburg in …
In the parking lot of the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, freelance tour guides wrangle tourists onto the …
Some warning labels are ridiculous. A warning label on a chainsaw says: Do not attempt to stop chain with hands. A warning …
