Today the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most recognized teams in the NBA.  But one night in Carroll, Iowa back in 1960, the story of that franchise almost came to an end.  They were the Minneapolis Lakers back then and what took place in that small town is still an event the team remembers today...

Today the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most recognized teams in the NBA.  But one night in Carroll, Iowa back in 1960, the story of that franchise almost came to an end.  They were the Minneapolis Lakers back then and what took place in that small town is still an event the team remembers today...

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Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

American Countryside - An Amazing Journey

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.  Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.&nbsp; Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

The Near-End of the NBA Lakers

You may have thought Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in today’s state of Massachusetts.  But, in a moment we’ll travel to the farm that claims to have held that first feast many years prior...

You may have thought Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in today’s state of Massachusetts.  But, in a moment we’ll travel to the farm that claims to have held that first feast many years prior...

The First Thanksgiving

During World War II many airplanes made landings on places other that a smooth concrete runway.  The planes of the era were made to stand the force of landing on difficult terrain.  After the war, that fact came in very handy for one landing in an Iowa corn field...

During World War II many airplanes made landings on places other that a smooth concrete runway.  The planes of the era were made to stand the force of landing on difficult terrain.  After the war, that fact came in very handy for one landing in an Iowa corn field...

Handy Skills for Landing in an Iowa Cornfield

It was a cold, snowy night in 1960.  Residents of one Iowa town were mostly asleep when they suddenly began to hear what some may have thought was an attack by an airplane.  For some reason the town was being buzzed by a DC3 in the middle of a snowstorm...

It was a cold, snowy night in 1960.  Residents of one Iowa town were mostly asleep when they suddenly began to hear what some may have thought was an attack by an airplane.  For some reason the town was being buzzed by a DC3 in the middle of a snowstorm...

The Near-End of the NBA Lakers

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