He grew up in the heart of the Midwest but during world war II his life at sea would become one of the most important...

Today we associate the Pilgrims with the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. However, the landing spot was a bit accidental…

It just happened to be a ship that was available to sail, but the ship that was chosen is still known by us today.  Its...

It was a mail shipment so large that it overwhelmed a tiny post office and caused the postal service to rewrite its rules.  In fact,...

If you need to ship 40 tons of bricks, you of course use…parcel post.  That’s what one man did to construct a two story bank...

Before he was known as Buffalo Bill, he was simply William Cody.  We all assume he must have some connection to buffalo to get the...

Almost every American can recite the opening line of this speech.  It is perhaps the best known in American history, yet it was one of...

What is the most important document that Christian McWhirter handles at this vault?  He admits, the answer may seem boring, but it doesn’t make it...

Although Abraham Lincoln served as president over a century and a half ago, people still are very interested in his speeches, writings and thoughts on...

We know Abraham Lincoln as a great president and orator.  However, how much do you know about Lincoln as a mathematician?  Perhaps it’s irrelevant, but...