What Some of the Most Important Civil Rights Sites Look Like Today
The Civil Rights movement was defined by seismic events that all took place in the South: the murder of Emmett Till, Rosa Parks refusing to...
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20 of 221 episodesThe Law Behind the Great Plains' Giant Square Plots
If you fly over the Great Plains today, giant squares of land immediately stand out. Many of these are the 160-acre plots forged out of the...
Half of All North American Shorebirds Use This Rest Stop
Cheyenne Bottoms is the nation's largest inland marsh, an area of over 60 square miles. It's also the favored resting spot of many species o...
How Much Salmon Can a Kodiak Bear Devour?
Separated from their mainland cousins for 10,000 years, kodiak bears have become the largest subspecies of brown bear on Earth. Here's what...
Why Filmmakers Love New York City
There's something about New York City that Hollywood can't resist, since the early 1900's the city has served as the setting for thousands o...
Ohio Natives Who Went on to Make History
From actor Paul Newman to astronaut Neil Armstrong, Ohio is home to some of the most influential and recognizable people in history.
Natural and Unnatural Wonders of Virginia
Next to Virginia's wonder of the natural world, the 200 foot tall Natural Bridge, sits Foamhenge, a replica of Stonehenge made entirely out...
One of Nature's Most Amazing Sights
One of Yellowstone's most popular attractions, the Grand Prismatic Spring is home to some of the earliest forms of life on Earth.
The Influential Decision of the Little Rock Nine
In 1957, the Little Rock Nine, as they came to be known, returned to Arkansas' Little Rock Central High School day after day, facing angry c...
Why Few Survive a Climb Up Alaska's Frigid Denali
For many climbers, Mt. McKinley presents the alluring chance to reach the top of our continent. But the dangers involved in doing so are ver...
Roswell's Bizarre Aircraft Boneyard
This ordinary small town holds extraordinary significance for aviation: it's home to Elvis' private jet, an airplane demolition yard, and th...
Puerto Rico's #1 Crop Isn't Sugar, But It's Still Sweet
Puerto Rico's agricultural economy was once dominated by sugar plantations. Today, the same fields hold everything from corn and rice to ban...
The Volcanoes of Hawaii
Hawaii was born around 40 million years ago, from sea volcanoes and the shifting Earth.
One of America's Most Legendary Military Command Centers
From a secret underground command center carved out of the Rocky Mountains, the North American Aerospace Defense Command used to watch the s...
This is How Mark Twain Got His Pen Name
Growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River fueled the imagination of a young boy named Samuel Clemens. The world would later know him...
You Probably Don't Want Your Airline Pilot to Try This
Third generation stunt pilot and Minnesota's favorite daredevil, John Mohr, attempts astonishing aerial acrobatics in his 1943 Stearman bipl...
Why Amelia Earhart's Memorial Is Best Seen from the Air
Home of Amelia Earhart and the first commercially produced plane in the country, Kansas has earned its reputation as the capital of flight.
How the Great Fire of 1871 Actually Benefitted Chicago
Though tragic, if it hadn't been for the Great Fire of 1871, it's unlikely Chicago would have had the opportunity to redesign the city with...
How a Room in New Jersey Gave Us the Film Industry
While Thomas Edison is best-known for inventing the lightbulb, it's often forgotten that he also set up the world's first movie studio, in F...
Why Is Wisconsin Called the Badger State?
The early 19th-century discovery of lead in Wisconsin attracted miners from Cornwall. The peculiar, makeshift dwellings they slept in gave t...