In the late summer of 1944, the small town of Mattoon, Illinois, became the center of one of the strangest mysteries in American folklore. Residents reported a shadowy […]
September 11, 2001: Remembering Nearly a Quarter Century Later
It has been twenty-four years since the September 11, 2001 attacks, and yet the memories remain as vivid as ever. For many, that Tuesday morning started like any […]
James Dobson: The Psychologist Who Shaped Modern Evangelical Family Life
James Clayton Dobson Jr. was born on April 21, 1936, in Shreveport, Louisiana, into a family deeply rooted in the evangelical tradition. His father was a Nazarene minister, […]
The History of LEGO: From Wooden Toys to Global Icon
The story of LEGO begins in the small town of Billund, Denmark. In 1932, Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter struggling through the Great Depression, turned to making wooden […]
Robert Johnson: The Bluesman Who Made a Deal with the Devil
Few names in American music carry as much mystery as Robert Johnson. Born in 1911 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, Johnson would go on to change the course of popular […]
Old Ben: The Gentle Giant of Indiana
In the rolling farmlands of Indiana, a calf was born in 1902 that would one day become a local and national legend. This calf, later known as Old […]
The Crab-Eating Frog: Nature’s Salty Survivor
Amphibians are usually tied to freshwater habitats, unable to tolerate the harsh salinity of the sea. Yet the crab-eating frog, scientifically known as Fejervarya cancrivora, breaks this rule. […]
Silver Plume, Colorado: A Dark History in the Rockies
High in Colorado’s Clear Creek Canyon lies Silver Plume, a town that once glittered with the promise of wealth. Established in 1869 after the discovery of rich silver […]
Vanished in the Mountains: The Strange Disappearances of Tom Young and Keith Reinhard in Silver Plume, Colorado
Silver Plume, Colorado, is a tiny former mining town tucked into the Rocky Mountains along Interstate 70. With a population of fewer than 200 people, it is the […]