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1911: A pair of 'gold brick' men managed to fleece a Chapin street saloon keeper of his life savings by conning him with a tale of counterfeit money.

Igor Sikorsky's contributions to Connecticut and aviation are well known, but the little-remembered Bendix Helicoptors also left an enduring mark.

An American flag and embroidered mission insignia patch from the private collection of NASA’s first Flight Director soared to $137,500, more than

Signed Apollo 17 lunar surface manifest to touch down at Heritage Auctions Apollo 17 Lunar Module Flown and Used "Lunar Surface Manifest" for the Moon Rocks Gathered on the Mission. DALLAS, TX .- A signed Lunar Surface Manifest detailing the collection of moon rocks, one of which now sits on the desk of President Joe Biden, will touch down in a new collection when it is sold in Heritage Auctions' Space Exploration Auction May 21-22. An Apollo 17 Lunar Module Flown and Used "Lunar Surface Manifest" for the Moon Rocks (estimate: $90,000+) was originally in the collection of Mission Commander Ge...

c-span: susan butler, author of "east to dawn: the life of amelia earhart," where did you get the title "east to dawn"? guest: oh, the title "east to the dawn" was my -- actually my husband's contribution to the book. i had a very trendy title, "amelia earhart, an extraordinary woman," and we decided it had to be something really much more interesting, and he came up with "east to the dawn," which i thought was brilliant. c-span: what's it mean? guest: well, it means that her major flights were from west to east, and she was on her solo flight across the atlantic flying into the dawn...