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July 15, 1941: First Contract for the Jeep is Awarded
Editor's Note: Drive anywhere in the United States or even around the world and it won't be long before you spot a Jeep. The...
The Mold in Dr. Florey’s Coat was Penicillium
Editor's note: With an undergraduate degree and work experience in microbiology, I just had to read The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat: The Story...
Sullivan Brothers: We Stick Together
Editor's note: In 2013, I was in eastern Iowa and had an afternoon free so I searched for a museum to visit. It didn't...
D-Day Meteorologist Had Pressure Everywhere
Editor’s note: One of my favorites stories that I have written about people who served during World War II is my 2020 story about...
From Holocaust to Hope: Irene’s Journey to America on a Liberty...
Editor's Note: I first met Irene Hasenberg Butter, professor emerita at the University of Michigan, in person in April 2017 when I interviewed her...
Tuskegee Airmen Defined by Excellence and Extraordinary Perseverance
Editor's Note: In May 2020, I traveled to Port Clinton, Ohio, to interview Lt. Col. Harold Brown, USAF (Ret.), a Tuskegee airman who served...
Heroes in the Cockpit: Gen. James “Jimmy” Doolittle
May 3, 2020 - At the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, an exhibit is dedicated to the Doolittle Raiders. In front of a B-25, Doolittle, right, is talking to a member of his crew.
How Two Sticks of Gum Changed Lt. Gail Halvorsen’s Life
Editor's Note: In 2019, I traveled to the Tri-State Warbird Museum near Cincinnati, Ohio to conduct a workshop featuring Col. Gail Halvorsen (Ret.) via...
The Henry Ford Museum Acquires the Rosa Parks Bus
Editor's note: In 2018, I asked to interview a curator at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan to learn how they acquired the...
Jan. 15, 1929: Martin Luther King, Jr. born
Editor's note: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial opened in 2011. The site selected for the memorial near the Lincoln Memorial is a fitting...