Icons of Aviation History: F9F Panther

The Panther was the Navy’s first successful carrier-based jet fighter.

F9F Panther on display at the Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola FL

The Lenape Game of Mamantuhwin

Mamantuhwin is a dice-type game played by the Lenape Native Americans from eastern Pennsylvania (also sometimes called the Delawares). Women and children played it for entertainment, while men used it for gambling.

Native American dice from Iowa, with dice bowl

William Howard Taft Boyhood Home, Cincinnati OH

William Howard Taft is one of the lesser-remembered of the US Presidents, who was mostly in the shadow of his much better-known contemporary Teddy Roosevelt. Today, most people probably remember Taft, if at all, for being … well … very fat.

William Howard Taft’s boyhood home

UNESCO And the Everglades

The Everglades National Park is one of 24 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United States.

American Alligator in the Everglades