On this episode of Our American Stories the Confederate's didn't have the industrial might to build their own ships As a result cash crops proved king once again-at least for a little while before the Union blockade had their way with ships coming overseas Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories when you think of cars you think of Detroit When you think of steel you think of Pittsburgh When you think of airplanes you should think of Wichita Here to tell the story of Cessna and Learjet two companies that made a tremendous impact on the city is Logan Daugherty and Ben Sauceda of the Kansas Aviation Museum Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories we learned how Major Buang-Ly worked as a pilot with the United States military during the Vietnam War When the U S began evacuating South Vietnam Major Buang-Ly knew he had to get his family out Historian Hill Goodspeed from the Naval Aviation Museum brings us this amazing story of a father doing whatever he could to save his family Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories when Apple founder Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone to the public in he used multiple iPhones If one crashed or had another issue he secretly swapped it for another one He had to show off a specific set of functions in a certain order called the golden path But way back in another young inventor named Eli Whitney already known for his invention of the cotton gin in seized an opportunity to try to make his fortune Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]