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John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro, who died at the age of 33, packed a lot
Money does not exist. Only its value does. Go to the bank and ask to see the $1,000 in your
Why Are High Schools Graduating Illiterate Seniors? If you really want to know what is happening in America’s schools, do
Coming Out of the Water Dry (The 1838 Missouri Extermination Order) “The Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must
When Detective Heinz Noonan arrives in Spokane to investigate a simple case of double obituaries, he has no idea he’s
Detective Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Homes,” is sent to Virginia Beach, North Carolina, to find 30 antique Christian crosses that
Why would anyone steal something that has no value? And then stick the insurance company for a ten-million-dollar loss? That’s
How can $2 million in diamonds vanish? First, the diamonds were assessed to make sure they were authentic. Then, in
The Alaska Gold Rush is the least studied era of United States history. If you pull up Alaska Gold Rush
John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro, who died at the age of 33, packed a lot
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
He was known as “Indian Charlie.” His real name was Charles Curtis. And he was
This was an IBM computer in 1958. 40% of the US population was alive in
Edward Hines. He was a Commissioner of the Wayne County Road Commission in Michigan from
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
George Franklin Wade had an astonishing record of both criminal activity and escapes. He was
Historians believe that beer – invented in Sumeria around 600 BCE – was brewed by
Like many fashions, high heels have come a long way since the 10th Century when
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
You think this flu season is bad? Not a chance! 100 years ago, America suffered
This WAS. Here, in 1932, my father’s family posed for a portrait in their garden.
This Labor Day let’s remember – and thank – Francis Perkins. She was the longest
In 1838, Louis Daguerre was experimenting with a new technology called photography in Paris. Compared
Here’s a glimpse of the authentic “Western” sound! Not a guitar or banjo to be
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
This is probably the most well-known photograph of the Alaska Gold Rush. There is just
The cleverest people are usually the least credited in history. Take English Sea Captain Woodes
The true value of education is keep you from making a fool of yourself
Talk about truth being stranger than fiction! In 1898, during the Klondike Rush, a young
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
If there is any one photograph from Alaska that should send shivers down the spine
This was Mary Katherine Goddard, one of the first women publishers in America. She ran
Mary Dyer was the first woman in American history to be hanged. In 1685, she
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
where the temperature gets all the way down to 65!, in most of Alaska, 65
Meet Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Cloud Winner. She was born in 1822 in Virginia and moved
