Just after 4:00 in the morning of April 15th, 1865 two men appeared on horseback at the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd …
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When they came to Wirz with the offer, he refused them. He was not a man to play games. He had already …
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History cannot be forced on a people. In 1983 the people of Africatown tried to get their neighborhood declared a National Historic …
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In all of human history there may be nothing as anti-climactic as a moon rock. After spending 10 years and $150 billion, …
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As I came into Florida, home of the largest concentration of senior citizens in the United States, on my way to the …
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Living in his house, it was hard to comprehend how such a cold, self-absorbed person could create a thing of such beauty. …
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It started with a disaster. When the tornado struck, devastating the town of Rochester, wiping out a third of the town, killing …
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Even 70 years later, one of the most common questions asked by tourists visiting Atlanta is “Where is Tara?” Not where is …
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I suspect my daughter is a hillbilly. That is, I think she may have hillbilly blood running in her veins. How much …
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Our Broken Asphalt Heart: Reflections on Route 66 (Part 2)
A bright, enchanting New Mexico morning. I pull onto the interstate, old 66 running beside. The land slides and yaws like water …