Early Marathons Were Working Man’s Sport
Marathon-running was very popular in the early 20th century. The sport was low cost and offered a new option for blue-collar workers. The industrial age created a little more free …
Drive-In Movie Theaters
The concept for the first drive-in movie business originated with one man in the late 1920s. Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr. came up with the concept of watching movies from one’s …
Dead Letter Office Mysteries
Today we send an e-mail, and if the address is invalid, the message bounces back. It’s annoying, but at least we know the information was not received. The Post Office …
Borden Baby Book Returned by “Photo Angel”
Baby books, vintage photographs, partially filled photo albums—we’ve all seen these in antique stores and at flea markets. Who were these people? And how did their photos end up in …
Battlefields: Why They Should Be Saved
“Battlefields are outdoor classrooms,” says David Duncan, president of The American Battlefield Trust. There is no better place to learn how the acts of man shape the fate of a …
Commercial Air Travel Spurred By Post Office
The story of the U.S. Post Office is one of an agency that worked hard to make mail delivery better and better. Whether it was building better roads, developing canal …
