Public health hero Rupert Blue helped defeat outbreaks of plague and a plethora of deadly diseases
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‘Meet me at the Canteen’
During World War II American servicemen could take a break at a Stage Door Canteen.
Animal Ally: Henry Bergh Campaigned Against Cruelty to Beasts and Children
Strangely, the wealthy New Yorker had no love for pets or youngsters, just a moral abhorrence for maltreatment of living creatures.
Why Did This Crazy Kitplane Kill So Many Pilots?
Jim Bede aimed high with his little homebuilt BD-5 bullet, but engine woes and questionable financial moves caused him to overshoot the target.
Zephaniah Kingsley: Champion of Free Blacks
Unfolding on colonial Florida’s violent frontier, Zephaniah Kingsley’s story belongs to a paradoxical, pivotal chapter in the history of slavery in the United States.
A Family Fortune Made of Whole Cloth
The Cone family exemplified Jewish immigration in the South by encouraging industrial and cultural progress
Hooray for … Ithaca? Upstate New York Town Enjoyed a Spell as Tinseltown East
Known for waterfalls, gorges, and Cornell University, Cayuga locale was perfect for silent movie ‘cliffhangers’
Tarnished Silver Senator
As a lawyer, speculator and senator from Nevada, William Morris Stewart never let laws […]
Samuel Fuller and The Big Red One
Samuel Fuller reinvented the American war movie with such gritty classics as The Steel Helmet, Fixed Bayonets, and The Big Red One.
Globetrotting Botanist Introduced America to Plum Plant Specimens
Frank Meyer combed Asia for unknown fruits and crops that proved valuable to U.S. agriculture