Jukeboxes evoke memories of the past while offering great entertainment today. They started as coin-operated phonographs and grew from there.| America Comes Alive
America Comes Alive shares little-known stories of America’s past, from intriguing inventions to heroic trailblazers. Enligthen, educate, enjoy.| America Comes Alive
No homing pigeon ever enlisted in any war, but they were used by the military on both sides of the conflicts during World Wars I and II. Once in place, […]| America Comes Alive
Homing pigeons saved thousands of lives during both World Wars. The military found that birds were sometimes more dependable than technology.| America Comes Alive
Annie Edson Taylor thought she could achieve fame and fortune by going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.| America Comes Alive
Mary Lincoln's shopping habits were widely criticized, however, it all started with trying to be a good first lady.| America Comes Alive
The United States Constitution is the cornerstone that supports our liberty. Yet most people are only vaguely aware of all that it specifies and why. What if the Constitution and […]| America Comes Alive
Elizabeth Keckly was a slave who became an excellent seamstress. She bought her way out of slavery and became seamstress to Mary Lincoln.| 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
The first two elephants brought to the United States arrived separately. Both were newsworthy. One arrived in 1796; the other in 1804. What they had in common was the fact […]| America Comes Alive
James A. Bailey (1847-1906) was the lesser-known but equally important partner in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, a full-scale spectacle that delighted young and old. It was known as “the […]| America Comes Alive
P.T. Barnum was an extraordinary showman. He was always looking for entertainment businesses, but came late to the circus.| 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
The Brownie camera introduced to the public the ability to take their own photographs, Up until then only professionals could do so.| America Comes Alive
The first police dogs in the U.S. were brought from Ghent, Belgium, where there was a training program. The dogs worked in NYC.| America Comes Alive
The Harvey Girls were hired by Fred Harvey who saw that women waitresses were better prepared to serve in his railroad restaurants.| America Comes Alive