1+ week, 1+ day ago   (975+ words) Sitting at the heart of the North American region known as the Great Plains, Nebraska’s frontiers and farmland are home to the long history of the many people who have lived in or traveled through the region and who continue…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (137+ words) If you ate at Pizza Hut in the 1980s or ’90s, you probably remember red checked tablecloths and vinyl booths setting the scene for family evenings out and kids’ parties. These memories may have a warm glow not just from nostalgia, but…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (753+ words) Few states embody the story of the American West quite like Montana. Its history has been shaped by the people who called the land home, the riches beneath it, the routes that carried newcomers west, and the vast landscapes that…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (339+ words) The Palms sign illustrates the dramatic transformation that made neon one of the most effective forms of commercial advertising, evolving from sculptural artwork by day into a brilliant beacon after dark Kovels Antique Trader (KAT): What makes vintage neon signs…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (655+ words) With contributions by Jeff Starck Missouri, the 24th state in the Union, is popularly known as the “Show-Me State,” after a quote attributed to U.S. Rep. Willard Vandiver in 1899. “Frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me,” he said. “I am…...