Article about how President William Howard Taft started a tradition by throwing out the first pitch at the Opening Day of a Nationals/Athletics baseball game in 1910. Explains how this tradition benefited baseball and how every president except Jimmy Carter has throw an Opening Day first pitch since 1910.
This article describes the work of Seagoing Cowboys, who delivered horses and livestock to countries in need after WWII. Discover the joys, risks, and amazing impact these unusual cowboys had.
The Baltimore Fencibles successfully defended their city from a British attack during the War of 1812. The battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that later became the Star Spangled Banner, as he watched from a boat anchored in the harbor and saw the giant American flag fly over the city.
