Kids do the strangest things. Like starting a collection that ends up being a lifelong passion that turns into the largest military museum in the country. Just ask Jim Osbourne, an Indiana resident, and lifelong military memorabilia collector. Normally, a military museum’s collection has a variety of sources, but the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes, … Continued
Hollywood legend John Wayne never served in World War II, partially due to the machinations of Republic Pictures. He tried, though. He put in an <a href="https://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/american-originals-traveling.html#wayne" target="_…
John Wayne never was able to join the military — when the draft first started in 1939, the then-unknown actor had a…
It seems like so many dictators just love movies. We all do, but absolute power takes it to a whole new level. Gaddafi had a channel set up just to play his favorite movie – his one favorite movie. Kim Jong-Il kidnapped his favorite actors and act…
Not too often do you find something good in a pawn shop. It’s usually cheap crap that was probably stolen or someone couldn’t get out of hock. Occasionally, you find something perfect or useful.
But every now and then someone finds the …