This Plane Went Down in the Pacific…
Michael R. Ritt With no fuel, no radio, and no oxygen, this plane went down in the Pacific; and someone you know was on board.
I Didn’t Know That
Snippets of History #4 – D.B. Cooper and Flight 305
On the day before Thanksgiving in 1971, a man who would come to be known as D.B. Cooper jumped out of the back of a Boeing 727 and into legend…
Snippets of History #3 – The Punt Gun
If you're looking for a gun that can take out a whole flock of birds with a single shot, then the Punt Gun is for you.
Snippets of History #2 – Coincidence or Providence
Coincidence - maybe. Strange - definitely. Against the odds - absolutely. You decide.
Snippets of History #1 – The CSS Shenandoah
Snippets of History #1 - The CSS Shenandoah; the last ship to surrender after the Civil war.
Snippets of History
Odd, fascinating bits of historical trivia.
How a Four-Year-Old Girl Changed Christmas
On a snowy December night in 1939, four-year-old Barbara May asked a simple question that led to the creation of a Christmas character that has touched countless lives and become…
The Mule-Made Man
What does a Texas mule have to do with helping to launch the careers of several entertainment icons? To answer that question, you need to know what happened in the…
Fair Fight or Foul?
It was December 2, 1896, the night of the heavyweight championship fight, and they still didn’t have a referee to officiate. The last-minute celebrity referee was well respected, but what…