As the residents of Moore, Oklahoma recover from the deadly mile-wide twister that tore through the small community Monday afternoon, one is reminded of how at least one tornado might have actually saved the United…

Hey everyone: No new blog entires this week. I’ll be travelling for the next eight days through the Rocky Mountains and along Canada’s Pacific coast. In the meantime, I thought I’d share with you a…

As far as battles go, the 1813 clash between the Americans and British at Stoney Creek, Ontario was a small one to be sure. Only 4,000 men fought in the engagement; a mere 40 were…