The state of Oklahoma, once consisting of vast tracts of sparse “unassigned lands” in the Great Plains, joined the Union on this day in history, Nov. 16, 1907. “Oklahoma has become a state, standing on full equity with her elder sisters, and her future is assured by her great natural resources,” President Theodore Roosevelt announced…
American Humane has crowned its 2022 Hero Dog. Shelter dog nominee Ethan won this year’s coveted award at the annual Hero Dog Awards in Palm Beach, Florida, held on Veterans Day 2022. Ethan was a shelter dog in Jeffersonville, Indiana, who came to the Kentucky Humane Society in a horrific way. TOP DOG? CHECK OUT…
Elvis Presley, the king of rock ‘n’ roll, capped the most extraordinary breakout year in pop-culture history with the release of his first movie on this day in history, Nov. 15, 1956. “Love Me Tender” — and Elvis the actor — garnered only tepid reviews. But the film helped turn the groundbreaking recording star into…
Preparations have been underway for the annual tradition of honoring America’s fallen veterans at holiday time — with National Wreaths Across America Day coming up fast already, on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. The nonprofit Wreaths Across America helps family members, friends, neighbors and volunteers all across the country lay wreaths at the gravestones of those…
American patriot and longtime man about London town Ben Franklin was named the leader of the colonial rebellion by the British press on this day in history, Nov. 14, 1776. “The very identical Dr. Franklyn, whom Lord Chatham so much caressed, and used to say he was proud in calling his friend, is now at…
At a time in which scores of items are mass-produced in places far outside of the United States, Drew Clark’s work stands tall. Clark, 54, is a custom saddlemaker in Colcord, Oklahoma, and crafts each creation by hand in his own shop. A fourth-generation cowboy and saddlemaker, he owns Drew Clark Saddles at Veach Saddlery….
A senior retriever mix is hoping to have a place he can call home — finally. Nine-year-old Rex is available for adoption at Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Mission Hills, California. Rex was pulled from a North Carolina shelter before he landed in Los Angeles. GERMAN SHEPHERD UP FOR ADOPTION IN HAMPTONS AFTER HE WAS…
For the sixth year in a row, a Florida Chick-fil-A celebrated the birthday of a longtime customer who has been coming to the restaurant on a regular basis for over 20 years! The CFA location in Oldsmar, Fla., hosted a 104th birthday party for beloved customer Mr. Steve on Nov. 8. In a Facebook post,…
Sergeant Alvin York was a reluctant Christian soldier. Yet the battlefield heroics of the born-again backwoodsman and Tennessee sharpshooter astounded even the most hardened soldiers of World War I. “What you did was the greatest thing accomplished by any private soldier of all the armies of Europe,” he was reportedly told by French military hero…
The United States Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery — following a reverential selection process that spanned the Atlantic Ocean — on this day in history, Nov. 11, 1921. The remains of the American hero buried beneath the tomb was chosen from thousands of unidentified doughboys killed in World War…