At the time of his trial, Standing Bear did not have the right to take a matter to court.  However, this judge allowed the leader to speak and what he had to say – one short sentence in particular – still resonates today…

A father was simply trying to bury his teenage son.  But a trip that would take them many miles to the family’s original home in northern Nebraska ended with the family being jailed and in the middle of a federal court case reported nationally…

Imagine working hard to build your farm and then having the government step in and take everything from you – land, equipment and home.  That is what happened to this man and many others in Northeastern Nebraska.  The story is from many years ago, but is a story every American should know…

When Gary saw his old school close, he was sad to see such an important chapter in his life, seeming to close as well.  But then he had the idea that he could purchase the old school and turn it into something that would attract people to his hometown…

Along a lonely stretch of interstate 94 between Bismarck and Dickinson, North Dakota, you’ll find a metal sculpture called Geese in Flight.  If you exit the freeway there and venture south, you’ll be in for quite a treat…

Turn south from Exit 72 on Interstate 94 in North Dakota and you’ll begin to encounter some very creative sites.  The man behind what you’ll see has quite a story – a story that has been ongoing for over three decades now…

It was an American disaster that was hard to imagine.  A giant flood and an immense fire were destroying a city of over 30,000 people simultaneously.  We remember the tragic story of tragedy 125 years ago…

It was a story of miraculous heroism among a story of deep tragedy.  A a wall of water cut loose from a breached dam was about to swamp Johnstown, Pennsylvania. As a tidal wave thundered down the valley, one locomotive engineer braved the swell to warn people of the impending danger…

When 51 inches falls on an area in one month…well, it’s likely there’s going to be problems.  Here, those problems proved tragic…

It was one of the worst disasters in American history…the break of the south fork dam that created the great Johnstown Flood.  In a moment we return with the stories of tragedy and heroism…