“Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.”
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
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
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
Thomas Watson, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant. His landlady complained about the excessive noise he was
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
Petroleum as a fuel source is on the wane. We will not have another century
During the summer of 1919, a United States Army Major was assigned to a transcontinental
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
There’s been a lot of talk about who was on the Titanic. How about the
There is an old expression that “all politics is local.” But not that many people
These were the remains of “Big Nose George” Parrot in 1950, half a century after
History is sometimes not kind to one’s reputation. A case in point is that of
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
While there is always competition for who is best, rarely for who is worst, but
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
The most popular boogey man right now is AI. AI, “Artificial Intelligence” is supposed to
Wilson Mizner, the loveable scoundrel of the Alaska Gold Rush, worked as a bartender in
On October 25, 1774, in support of the Boston Tea Party, Edenton, North Carolina, held
In America, we solve problems by making them profitable. Here is an excellent example. Used
One of the givens in the United States is the USPS, United States Postal Service.
There’s been a lot of talk lately about who the “real” Americans are. The implication
Sometimes it is the ‘little things’ that tell the “big story.’ As an example, here,
This is the Culebra Cut in what would become the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal
If it takes you longer than ten seconds to read this license plate holder, you
Here’s a glimpse of the authentic “Western” sound! Not a guitar or banjo to be
Actually, it doesn’t. Anytime there is a new technology, you can be assured there will
This Labor Day let’s remember – and thank – Francis Perkins. She was the longest
On July 22, 1916, San Francisco held a Preparedness Day Parade to show its readiness
This is the Culebra Cut during construction of the Panama Canal. The United States Army