The Dog That Climbed All Of New Hampshire’s 4,000 Foot Mountains
Today in 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution. A dog there once climbed all 48 of the state’s 4,000 foot high mountains.
In The 1920s There Was A Footrace From Los Angeles To New York
On this day in 1928, the start of the Trans-America Foot Race, aka the "Bunion Derby," in which about 200 runners in Los Angeles set out to run all the way to New York City.
Emma Gatewood Hiked The Appalachian Trail Three Times, And Not Quite “Just For The Heck Of It”
On National Take A Hike Day, we salute Emma "Grandma" Gatewood, who, in her 60s, became the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail.
Harry Houdini, If You’re Out There, Let Us Know
It's said Harry Houdini wanted to make the greatest escape of all time... from mortality. Bess Houdini held seances every Halloween, trying to pick up whatever signals her late husband might be sending out from the hereafter.