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Single, Biggest
It’s the biggest-selling physical single record of all time. Despite its name, this song was written by a Jewish immigrant to the US and...
Patrick Ashley
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Anything for Love
Marvin saw President Kennedy that fateful day at Love Field in Dallas, November 22, 1963; he was 16 then. After hearing about the...
Patrick Ashley
Oct 14, 20242 min read
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A Dusting We Will Go
It’s the end of World War I. The skies, once filled with the roar of engines and the courage of young pilots, are now eerily quiet. The...
Patrick Ashley
Aug 18, 20243 min read
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The Day the Airplane Crashed in Ogdensburg
It’s September 16th, 1928, the place is the ‘burg. Bert Geddes, of Pine St, is stunned to learn that part of an aircraft, the flywheel,...
Patrick Ashley
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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Silver Lining
It was the worst attack on American soil ever, until the tragedy of 9/11. Some 2,350 people died; 1,178 more were injured. Nine ships of...
Patrick Ashley
Apr 1, 20243 min read
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We'll All Go Together
Most of us dream every night, though we remember very little of it - that is unless the dream is particularly important or disturbing....
Patrick Ashley
Mar 28, 20243 min read
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125,000 to 1
He knew both of the pistols worked perfectly; Richard had tested them. He wanted to make sure he had a backup, just in case, when he...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 22, 20244 min read
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The Fourteenth Colony
I’m sure you paid enough attention in your studies in grade school to recall how America, in 1776, declared her independence from the...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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The Witch of November
The insurance company that built her wanted her to be named after Ed, the chairman of the board, but Ed wasn’t comfortable with the idea;...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 19, 20242 min read
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Sackrider: Shadows and Light Behind a Legacy
It’s an unusual name - “Sackrider”, but yes, that was his name. One would think with a name like that, perhaps his destiny was to be a...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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Mrs Bushey Saves the Day
As a little girl, Mary Jane would ride logs - bound for a nearby logging mill on the river. When she was a bit older, she actually became...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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