On this episode of Our American Stories a barcode on most products properly called a UPC or Universal Product Code is a necessity for everyday life Here's the History Guy with the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

A place where the buffalo roamed in the US That rsquo s truly what it was in the beginning The Plains Indians followed bison there until settlers moved in with herds and crops The land was later used as a chemical manufacturing site after Pearl Harbor then even later for Cold War weapon demilitarization But then one day a roost of bald eagles was discovered there and soon the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge was born mdash a -acre expanse of prairie wetland and woodland habitat on the edges of the metropolis of Denver Colorado It is now one [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories barcodes on most products properly called a UPC or Universal Product Code are a necessity for everyday life Here's the History Guy with the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories barcodes on most products properly called a UPC or Universal Product Code are now a necessity for everyday life making it possible for the massive and complex trade networks and supply systems of the modern world to function The History Guy remembers its humble beginnings It is history that deserves to be remembered Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories following the Charles Manson murders Manson's lead henchman Tex Watson stayed in Los Angeles for almost two months before fleeing to Texas where he was arrested But it's those two months following the Manson murders where this story from our listener Patty Kingsbaker picks up Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

A wildfire in Andilla Spain scorched nearly acres of woodland When scientists entered the area they expected total devastation and they did indeed see miles of blackened oaks pines and junipers However in the middle of the wreckage a group of nearly bright green cypress trees remained standing The trees rsquo unusual ability to retain water had allowed them to safely endure the fire In the days of King Nebuchanezzar rsquo s reign in Babylon a small cluster of friends survived the flames of the king rsquo s wrath Shadrach Meshach and Abednego refused to worship a statue Nebuchadnezzar had [... more]