Road Maps: Before There Was GPS
Remember foldable paper road maps? For some of us, the thought of foldable highway maps conjures memories of family road trips where the words, “Let’s stop for a map,” were
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Entrepreneurs & Inventors
When Gasoline-Powered Cars Were First Used, Where Did They Get Gasoline?
How did early drivers get gasoline before there were gas stations? Until “horseless carriages” began traveling along American roads, there hadn’t been much need for gasoline. Gasoline was identified during
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The Invention of the Jukebox
A jukebox! If you walk into a themed restaurant where they have jukeboxes, it’s still a thrill. The thought of choosing some tunes that remind us of our teen years
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The U.S. Constitution: Explained in Less Than an Hour
The United States Constitution is the cornerstone that supports our liberty. Yet most people are only vaguely aware of all that it specifies and why. What if the Constitution and
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Dissolvable Pills: An Important Invention by Upjohn
The Upjohn Company was a major name in the pharmaceutical business for many years. Its founder, Dr. W.E. Upjohn, invented the dissolvable pill at a time when liquid and powder
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James A. Bailey, Circus Impresario
James A. Bailey (1847-1906) was the lesser-known but equally important partner in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, a full-scale spectacle that delighted young and old. It was known as “the
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