“The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever being one.” — Billy Connolly
The Pony Express and Abraham Lincoln: How the 1860 Election Results Raced Across America on Horseback
When Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860, California had one small problem: the news couldn’t get there by telegraph alone. Enter the Pony Express, a network of determined riders, exhausted horses, and a delivery schedule that made absolutely no allowances for geography, weather, or common sense.
10 Unsung People Who Changed History by Inspiring Someone Famous
Behind Billy Graham, Einstein, Darwin, Churchill, and Beethoven stood people whose names history largely forgot. From a Sunday school teacher in a shoe store to a professor whose recommendation helped revolutionize science, meet 10 unsung influences who changed the world without getting top billing.
Abraham Lincoln: The Man Who Never Met His Intellectual Equal
Abraham Lincoln had less than a year of school yet carried the confidence of a man who had never met his intellectual equal. Here’s why.
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