Homing pigeons saved thousands of lives during both World Wars. The military found that birds were sometimes more dependable than technology.| America Comes Alive
In World War I animals were indispensable. Horses and mules navigated rough roads better than trucks and tanks.| America Comes Alive
Medicine dosage via pills was unpredictable until the 1880s when Dr. W.E. Upjohn invented the dissolvable pill.| America Comes Alive
Annie Oakley taught herself to shoot a gun, because she needed to help put food on her family's table. She became remarkably good at it!| America Comes Alive