As any dog owner will tell you, every breed is unique, as is, of course, every dog. Yet some breeds are particularly recognizable, and have found a unique place in history. For more than a century, one breed has been identified with the noble profession of firefighting, it is history that deserves to be remembered.
On October 19, 1762 the day was so dark at Fort Detroit that candles were needed to see at noon. A British officer called the day "The most extraordinary dark day perhaps ever seen in the world." Some would take the darkness as a sign.
Solenopsis invicta, the “Red Imported Fire Ant”, native to South America, has proven a tenacious and destructive pest in the United States, costing Americans billions of dollars every year. That is why, in the late 1950s, the United States embarked on an all out war against the six-legged menace.