Many U.S. cities were founded with a street grid. Why? This video describes the historic factors that contributed to the adoption of a grid. This includes influential city designs from Versailles, ...
The tradition of tracking Santa began with NORAD's predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD), in 1955. When NORAD replaced CONAD in 1958, they continued the mission of tracking Santa's ...
Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup, who picked up the call that night, played along and assured the child he was Santa. As more calls poured in, he assigned an officer to handle the queries, starting a ...