On a day in either 1863 or 1864, a college student was standing in a crowd on a train platform in Jersey City, New Jersey trying to get a ticket. He described what happened: “…The platform was about the height of the car Read more
One of the most lauded animals in WWII was a homing pigeon named G.I. Joe. He was part of the US Army Pigeon Service. During WWI. commanding general John Pershing had green lit a program to provide message-carrying pigeons to deliver messages during trench warfare. The birds were helpful Read more
The Knights Templar were formed in 1118. At a time that European Christians believed that killing for Christ was a ticket to Heaven. This was the era of the Crusades when European knights attempted to conquer the Holy Land. One day, someone thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if we Read more