If you failed at something 39 times, would you attempt success with a 40th try?  This company did, and of course, we all know what...

She was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, a lady who helped establish a field of work that is important in strengthening...

It was a stand-off that would consume parts of three calendar years. Today we take a look back at the story of one man thrust...

During the current Covid-19 pandemic, some people may feel they are very confined compared to life a few months ago.  Today I put you in...

Tom was working at the U.S. embassay in Theran in the late 1970s, and soon he and fifty-one other Americans would be in the world’s...

All Tom Schafer was looking for was a warmer place to work.  Unfortunately for him, he chose Iran in 1978…

Dan Nash has been selling peanuts at Kansas City Royals games for about three decades.  While the current season is on hold, I thought we’d...

Dan Nash has been known to launch drives into the upper decks of Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium.  While those shots don’t affect the scoreboard, they...

Dan Nash has thrown plenty of pitches at the ballpark.  He earns a nice living but he’s not throwing baseballs.  Rather he’s still pitching a...

Jonathan Casey reads a lot of letters.  Most of the letters are over a century old, but they are very interesting reading yet today and...