Glidden was an American farmer originally from Charlestown, New Hampshire. After growing up in Clarendon, New York, and finishing school, he returned to his father’s farm to work, according to ...

In the mid 1800s, not many (non-native) Americans had ever been west of the Mississippi. When Frederick Law Olmstead visited the west in the 1850s, he remarked that the plains looked like a sea of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On November 24, 1874, Joseph Glidden received a patent for barbed wire, which altered the development of ranching on the Great ...

Few inventions that were designed in the 1870s that have not changed since they were patented, and they are still widely used in the 21st century. Barbed wire is an innovation that fits this category, ...

There is an adage that says, “Change begins at the ballot box,” which could not be further from the truth. Change begins with human ingenuity, which affects how we live our lives, which — at some ...

There is an old adage that says, “Change begins at the ballot box,” which could not be further from the truth. Change begins with human ingenuity, which affects how we live our lives, which — at some ...

Displayed in a museum in DeKalb, a lively university town tucked into the cornfields of northern Illinois, is a poster featuring singing cowboy Gene Autry. It might seem incongruous, but it really is ...

DEKALB, Ill. — With the 150th anniversary of Joseph F. Glidden's "The Winner" barbed wire patent approaching, DeKalb, known as "Barb City," is gearing up to celebrate the prosperity the industrious ...

Throughout the nation’s history, our great thinkers and inventors have given meaning to the concept of American ingenuity. The founding fathers recognized the need for our Constitution to carefully ...