Elijah Craig, E.H. Taylor, Jimmy Russell, Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle, Sr. and Booker Noe are legendary figures in the bourbon world, but few people have heard of Mary Dowling, who ran a bourbon empire of her own. Not only did she manage to grow Waterfill a... See more
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a 272-word speech at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, that lasted only a few minutes. Following it, he boarded a train and returned to Washington, D.C., spending less than 24 hours in the town. Yet, because of the ... See more
On August 31, 1888, a delivery driver discovered Mary Ann Nichols in London’s East End with her throat slit and abdomen ripped open. Eight days later, Annie Chapman met the same gruesome fate, followed by two more women on the same night in late September... See more
The Heritage Trail in Northern Indiana cuts through green squares of farmland and small towns with courthouse squares, but what sets the trail apart isn’t the scenery—it’s the Amish buggies. With more an estimated 37,000 Amish residents, the Elkhart and L... See more
