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June 2014

Dots and Dashes

On June 27, 1847, New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires, making relatively speedy communication possible over long distances via …

A Lovely Day for a Picnic

It’s that time of year again–tomorrow marks the official first day of summer! And while the weather this weekend might not be …

On the Street Where You Live

Here in Ohio we’re lucky: we can drive down streets that have been exactly as they are for a hundred years, even …

Codename: Operation Neptune

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the pivotal invasion at Normandy, widely known as D-Day, which took place on June 6, 1944. …