Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president. At 6-foot-4, he towered over people of his era. But to make himself stand out even more, he wore his famous top hat. These days, when you think about Abraham Lincoln you can’t help picturing a tall man in a long top hat. Historians believe that Lincoln first wore […]

You know the following story, but there’s something important to learn… Almost ten years ago, a team of Navy SEALs raided a small compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Their mission was to kill or capture the most wanted man in the world. The mission was a success. For years, the U.S. had hunted Bin Laden. And, […]

Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz are former American arms dealers. Their company, AEY Inc., was a weapons contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense. The duo became famous after their arrests and there was a movie made about them called War Dogs. So, why did they get arrested? The two men tried to fulfill their […]

Survival CB Radios? John L. is a truck driver based out of Winnipeg, Canada. One afternoon, around 2:30 pm, John was on his way to deliver a load. As he neared Golden, British Columbia he became stuck in a traffic jam on Highway 3. Cars were at a standstill and no one was moving. John […]

A Deadly Bear Attack, The Feds and 9mm Pistols Phil S. has been a backcountry guide in the Alaska wilderness for over 33 years. He’s led hunters, anglers, and photographers all over Alaska. One summer he took clients salmon fishing near Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. During the trip, a brown bear showed up. Phil had […]

“Lady Death,” the infamous Russian sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko was the most successful female sniper in history She is credited with 309 confirmed kills, including 36 kills of enemy snipers. Her nickname was “Lady Death.” She earned her nickname as a female Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II. And she became a […]

Kydex Holsters? Last year, a North Carolina woman was shot in both feet by a single bullet at Valley Hills Mall. The woman was at the mall with her child and the child’s father. When the father went to pick up the child, the kid kicked a pistol from the dad’s waistband and it fired. […]

Since the year 2000, an average of 71,300 wildfires occur, burning 6.9 million acres every year. More wildfires occur in the East and Central states, but the wildfires in the West are larger and burn more acreage. Only a small fraction of these become deadly, raging, destructive fires. The problem is, predicting which fires will […]

A few months ago, a federal grand jury returned a 26-count indictment against a Pasadena, CA man. Samuel H. allegedly made threats to harm, rape, and kill 10 women he met through social media. He sent his victims grisly emails saying things such as: (warning, they are graphic) “Someone I can guarantee will come out […]

During World War I, millions of people died from all types of weapons. Aerial bombs, bayonets, grenades, pistols, and rifles. Not to mention the machine gun – one of the deadliest weapons of the war – and poison gas. But, only one weapon was so feared by the Germans that it led to a diplomatic […]