When most people plan vacation trips, they don’t consider visiting North Dakota, much less Bismarck, but they should. The state, and its capitol, are full of history, fun things to see and do, great restaurants, and some of the friendliest people in the world. In case you can’t get here, and in hopes that you ...
Inventor of the Gatling Gun, Dr. Richard J. Gatling was at the very best sadly naive. His hope for this horrendous gun was that warfare would cease to exist, as facing such a destructive force would be pure suicide. The first patent was issued for the Gatling Gun in 1861. A six barreled revolving gun ...
George Armstrong Custer represents the prototypical American perhaps more so than any other person ever born in the U.S. Custer was the first American to ever experience-posthumously, of course-that uniquely American rollercoaster of going from savior to villain for committing the exact same act. The latest to do so, of course, is Pres. Bush. His ...
Custer’s Last Stand was a battle that occurred in the Montana Territory on June 25th, 1876. Lieutenant George Armstrong Custer commanding approximately 10 companies of infantry and cavalry faced off against a combined Indian force of roughly 1800 Lakota and Cheyenne braves (Wiki). By most accounts the battle lasted less than 30 minutes from start ...
While it’s home to two national parks – Glacier and Yellowstone – Montana is in the news more often these days for having lent its name to the popular TV series, “Hannah Montana”. It’s a state that deals in “large” – although 44th in population, it ranks 4th in land size. Tourism is important to ...
The Russian olive tree is at the center of a growing controversy across the western US and Canada. Once appreciated and praised for its unique ability to thrive where almost no other tree will grow, the Russian olive tree is now considered by many to be a noxious weed. This tree that was once distributed ...
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