New Seniors

When Lewis and Clark embarked on their famous expedition in 1804, they carried with them a secret weapon – a .46 cal. 20 shot repeating air rifle. This amazing rifle helped them travel safely across the continent and back.

As the storm clouds of war grew in 1938, Kate Smith, a fiercely patriotic American, and the biggest star on radio, was deeply worried about her country. She asked Irving Berlin if he could provide her a song that would re-ignite the spirit of American patriotism and faith. He said he had a song that he had written in 1918 that he had never published, and that she could have it. “God Bless America” became Kate Smith’s signature song.

We face many challenges as a nation today. But as we celebrate the birth of Ronald Reagan, it is important to note that these are not new challenges. Reagan faced similar problems, but believed that it could be “morning in America”. On this anniversary, we should honor him by recommitting ourselves to the principles he championed.

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004), born a century ago this month was one of the greatest and most beloved of American Presidents. The speech in the following video is an excerpt from his televised campaign address for the Goldwater presidential campaign on October 27, 1964. The title of Reagan’s speech was “A Time For Choosing.” It’s a doozy.

On this hundredth anniversary of his birth, let’s look back and review some of the things he said. Love him or hate him, Ronald Reagan had a way with words!

Life is what you make of it – and for John Scapes that meant creating a 1895 era Main Street scene in his basement!

Turn up the volume as Jim Cornelison sings our National Anthem before this NFL game. Cornelison is an opera singer who has been performing at Chicago Blackhawks games since 1996. It is an awesome moment to behold!

Here is an inside look into Wilson’s Ada, Ohio football factory where all of the Official NFL footballs are made. The video shows the step by step process that each football goes through.
The people behind the process are as much of the story as the actual footballs.

History has a way of taking the humanity out of major events, but these amazing home movies shot in Honolulu, Hawaii show the pure joy and relief that was felt when the Japanese finally surrendered.

It’s hard to comprehend the far-reaching effects this bundle of innovations has had on the modern world. The Ford Model T was named the world’s most influential car of the twentieth century in an international poll.