Al Hunter’s Story Archive

Presidential Patent

January 10, 2019 | by Al Hunter

This article first appeared in October of 2009. Can you name the only President to hold a registered patent with the U.S. patent office? It’s Abraham Lincoln. In 1849, the relatively unknown 40 year old lawyer from Springfield, Illinois asked for, and was granted, Patent No. 6469 for a device … Read More

A Christmas Card from the Indianapolis Clowns

January 3, 2019 | by Al Hunter

My wife and I have developed a Christmas time tradition of visiting Gatlinburg, Tennessee every December. We’ve been traveling to the area on and off for over 25 years. Back then the region retained an atmosphere where one could imagine Dolly Parton walking down the sidewalk but nowadays, one might … Read More

A Christmas Car Bomb For JFK, Part 2

December 20, 2018 | by Al Hunter

The Secret Service alerted Palm Beach police to be on the lookout for Pavlick’s 1950 Buick. Around 9 p.m. on December 15, he was arrested as he entered the city via the Flagler Memorial Bridge onto Royal Poinciana Way. Palm Beach motorcycle police officer Lester Free stopped the light colored … Read More

A Christmas Car Bomb For JFK, Part 1

December 13, 2018 | by Al Hunter

I’m not the only history nerd in my family. A while back, Rhonda asked me to tell her the story about the “Kennedy Car Bomb.” “What?” I replied. “I have NO idea what you’re talking about, but, DO go on.” She then outlined the story about a 73-year-old postal worker … Read More

Henry T. Hearsey — Indianapolis Bicycle Pioneer

December 6, 2018 | by Al Hunter

As Christmas morning creeps ever-closer, parents all over the Hoosier state are making their lists and checking them twice. No doubt, at least a few of those lists will include a bicycle. I’m not sure if the bike retains the same lofty perch it did a half a century ago. … Read More