Sometimes we don’t realize the historic value of what is around us until it is too late.  That was partially the case for this town.  However, local citizens stepped in to save many amazing places that are now the centerpiece of tourism in this city in southern Georgia…

It’s a town relatively new in the south, and a place where one woman defended her historic home by standing guard on her porch with a shotgun…

When this astronaut was grounded due to health concerns, he used an alias to get reassessed at a world-renowned hospital.  The results of that trip allowed him to go to outer space 15 years after being selected as one of NASA’s first astronauts…

He was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, but he never got to go into space in that program.  His story from a Wisconsin farm to one of the most important men at NASA…

It’s known as the cycling capital of America.  Its location may surprise you, but when you learn the reason why this small, rural town it is known by that title, it makes a lot of sense…

As the United States began sending thousands of troops to Europe and the Pacific during World War II, there were also new needs that sprang up here at home.  One such place can still be found in the hills a couple dozen miles northeast of Sacramento…

A gold rush can attract people from all walks of life and all points on the globe.  That was the case for the big stampeded to Sutter’s Mill in California in 1849…

Many of us have heard about the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill that set about the 49’s rush in the mid 1800s, but this is the story of what happened in a nearby community…

Strikes have been a part of the push and pull between labor and management for as long as one can remember.  While those strikes can bring plenty of tension, they usually don’t result in what took place in Verdin, Illinois…

On Memorial Day, we remember our loved ones. But these ladies recognize our fallen soldiers today and every day of the year…