On this episode of Our American Stories, Thad Beeler shares how after the deadly May 2011 Joplin Tornado he created The National Disaster Photo Rescue Organization after helping his neighbors when they lost their photos in the disaster. The President of Amerisearch, William Federer, tells us why Canada is an independent nation—and not part of the United States—most likely, because of smallpox. Mark O'Brian tells the story of St. Louie, Louie...one of the best pool players to ever grace the scene.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Thad Beeler on The National Disaster Photo Rescue

25:00 - How Smallpox Created Canada by Destroying Washington's Army

37:00 - Have Pool Que, Will Travel: The Story of Saint Louie Louie