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Bob Ford
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Amelia's impact
Not to be deterred, back in Atchison, Amelia, Grace and her favorite uncle secretly built their own roller coaster off the roof of the...
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Jim Zbick
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A Christmas miracle 80 years ago
Bastogne was a key engagement in the Battle of the Bulge, the largest on the European front during World War II...
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Bob Ford
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A Christmas truce: Peach on Earth
Kaiser William II of Germany, for morale, decided to send hundreds of Tannenbaum trees to his troops who were in deep trenches enduring...
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Bob Ford
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Mustangs unseat Cowboys, Beavers devour Trees, they give a Dam!
Minor league baseball has some of the great wacky names and mascots: The Hartford Yard Goats, Lansing Lug Nuts, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimps..
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Luanna Fullerton
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Ozarks Alive: Death, funeral and burial traditions
At her talk, “Buried History: Death, Funeral and Burial Customs of the Ozarks,” Kaitlyn took us on a journey through discussion and photos..
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Bob Ford
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Day two at the Battle of Shiloh: A rebel nightmare
That night both sides realized the enormous cost of the day's fighting. The dead and dying still littered the field as medical teams did...
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Bob Ford
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Irena Sendler: Truly an amazing hero [part 2]
Even in Poland, Irena’s story had remained dormant and forgotten until the girls showed new light from a different generation...
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Bob Ford
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Irena Sendler: Truly an unsung hero [part 1]
Warsaw, Poland, had the largest population of Jews in Europe. In September of 1939 after swiftly conquering Poland and employing perverse...
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Bob Ford
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Evel Knievel: Jumping into history
The Evel Knievel Museum in Topeka will soon be on the Vegas Strip or in a theme park, it’s that good. Movies, TV shows, pinball machines...
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