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The American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge,Tennessee, is a storehouse of knowledge about the city's secret history, along with the science of power and energy

In the 1870's a gang of counterfeiters turned grave robbers in an attempt to free one of their members by holding Abraham Lincoln's body hostage.

In 1942, a "secret city" sprang up in a Tennessee valley, as Allied scientists raced to beat the Germans at developing enriched uranium to fuel the first atomic bomb.

Hop on a bus at Tennessee's American Museum of Science and Energy and travel back to WW II, to the Cold War, and on to today's world-class sub-atomic research facilities.

While Abraham Lincoln's death showed the divisions in the U.S., his burial showed the division among his own supporters.

The Lodi appellation continues gaining world-wide acclaim by producing heritage Zinfandels. Zin Fest gathers over 50 area wineries for good times and good pouring.

Ethanol made from corn is already helping to reduce CO2 emissions and increase national security, by providing a renewable alternative fuel to the U.S. energy portfolio.

2007 state fairs in Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin celebrate the "best of" with entertainment and fun.

Country music artists have long been famous for ballads about everyday life, but many also focus on families and the joy that comes with raising children.

These three authors use bare bone to uncover clues. TV viewers who enjoy CSI and other television shows about forensics might enjoy novels by these fiction writers

Party Scandinavian style in Minot, ND at the largest Nordic festival in America September 30- October 5, 2008, featuring Heritage of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

Years of shrinking computer science degree programs appear over as large PhD granting universities, online schools and small institutions report an enrollment turnout.

Gulf State Park is located along Alabama's coast in Gulf Shores. It contains 6,150 acres, including two miles of white sand beaches, a 900 acre lake, and scrub forest.

Kentucky State Fair takes place from August 14-23, 2008 at the Exposition Center in Louisville. There will be concerts, horses, food, midway rides, contests and ribbons.

Springfield IL offers many glimpses into the life of our sixteenth president. What a great way to celebrate his birthday by visiting a few.

Abraham Lincoln spent 24 years in Springfield, Illinois. Visitors can trace his life here at key historic sites in 2009, the 200th anniversary of his birth.

In 1945, America dropped two atomic bombs on Japan killing as many as 220,000 people. But how did the US come to have such destructive weapons before anyone else?

Will the Oprahbama Phenomenon become one of the features of the 2008 election or is it just another celebrity flare-up? Watch out for Oprah on the campaign trail.

Summer travel time. Grandparents, seniors, baby boomers - you might consider Branson, MO for a roaring good time.

President Abraham Lincoln's remains have been moved seventeen times and his casket has been opened five times. There was also a plot to steal his corpse.

The development, test, and use of the first atomic bomb by the United States during World War II.