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Benedict Arnold, American Traitor (Part Two)



Benedict Arnold is the ultimate American traitor, his life was actually much more complicated

Peggy Shippen, sketched by John Andre

During the British occupation, Peggy Shippen interacted closely wi…


Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

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Ronnie Van Zant, Fallen Free Bird (Part One)



The eternal Free Bird, Ronnie Van Zant

Ronnie Van Zant, In Concert

Ronald Wayne Van Zant was born on January 15, 1948.  His father Lacey, was a long haul trucker and his mother Marion, nicknamed “Sis…


Published on 7 years, 2 months ago

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Ronnie Van Zant, Fallen Free Bird (Part Two)



Ronnie Van Zant, the eternal Free Bird

Ed King, left.

Heading into the recording studio, Skynyrd added two important elements to the band.  Ed King met Skynyrd when they were the warmup band for The …


Published on 7 years, 2 months ago

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WC Fields, Hollywood Comedy Pioneer (Part One)



W. C. Fields, Hollywood Legend

WC Fields, Passport Photo, 1915

W. C. Fields was born William Claude Dukenfield on January 29, 1880 in Darby, Pennsylvania.  His parents, James and Kate, were English i…


Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

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WC Fields, Hollywood Comedy Pioneer (Part Two)



W. C. Fields, Hollywood Legend

Fields with Mae West in My Little Chickadee

To much excitement, it was announced that Fields would next team up with Mae West.  One of America’s biggest stars in the mi…


Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

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The Chicago Black Sox and the 1919 World Series Fix (Part One)



The Chicago Black Sox and the Scandal Surrounding the 1919 World Series

Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Almost one hundred years after the Black Sox scandal, the legend of Shoeless Joe Jackson, crea…


Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

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The Chicago Black Sox And The 1919 World Series Fix (Part Two)



The Chicago Black Sox and the scandal surrounding the 1919 World Series

The Eight Chicago Black Sox

“Regardless of the verdict of juries, no player that throws a ballgame; no player that undertakes o…


Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

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DB Cooper, and the Only Unsolved Air Hijack in US History (Part One)



DB Cooper, the man behind the most notorious airplane hijacking in American history

The infamous sketches of DB Cooper

On November 24, 1971, a man walked up to the Northwest Orient ticket counter at …


Published on 7 years, 9 months ago

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DB Cooper, and the Only Unsolved Air Hijack in US History (Part Two)



DB Cooper, the man responsible for the most notorious air hijacking in US history.

The areas where Cooper may have landed in the state of Washington

On Thanksgiving morning, A Portland FBI investigat…


Published on 7 years, 9 months ago

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Robert E. Lee, Stuck in the MIddle (Part 1)



Robert E. Lee, Valiant Hero or Misguided Traitor?

Robert E. Lee, 1845, With Son

Robert E. Lee was born on January 19, 1807.  He was the son of Henry Lee III and Anne Carter, Henry and Ann’s fifth chi…


Published on 8 years ago





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