The Forgotten Civil War Campaign in New Mexico

Yes, there were Civil War battles near Albuquerque NM……

Replica Cannon commemorating the Battle of Albuquerque

Icons of Aviation: Fokker Eindekker

The first purpose-built fighter plane came from the Germans, and made the name “Fokker” a part of aviation history.

Fokker Eindekker E-4

The Wreck of the “Edmund Fitzgerald”

The sinking of the Great Lakes bulk ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald, in November 1975, may well be the second most-famous shipwreck in history—because of a 1976 ballad by Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot.

“Edmund Fitzgerald” wreckage, Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo OH

The Kansas City Massacre

 

In June 1933, a shootout took place at the Union Station train depot in Kansas City MO, as gangsters with machine guns tried to free a prisoner being transported by FBI agents. It became known as the “Kansas City Massacre”.

Union Station, Kansas City MO