Mark Twain
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future; just follow the money! Every issue in human history has
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
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
No, and he’s not scratching anything. ‘Back in the day,’ which started with the Greeks,
For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the
Roman history records five widespread Plebian Secessions between 494 and 287 BC.
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
On October 25, 1774, in support of the Boston Tea Party, Edenton, North Carolina, held
Wanna party?! This is a photograph of an ‘entertaining’ evening in Koyukuk in 1900, just
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
During the Alaska Gold Rush there was no liquor in Alaska. According to the United
General Wilds P. Richardson arrived in the District of Alaska – Alaska was not a
When you make something illegal, all you do is raise its price. Marijuana smokers in
Edward Hines. He was a Commissioner of the Wayne County Road Commission in Michigan from
Yes, there’s a good chance the ‘stuff’ in the bottle is whiskey. But then again,
Just a bunch of Eskimos, right? It’s one of those pictures you’d stumble upon in
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
Of course, it’s the sphinx. Everyone knows that. Everyone. Since the beginning of time. Really?
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar was faced with a mutiny. The Tenth Legion was demanding
It is so easy to whine about how 'there's nothing to watch on cable' tonight.
A highly-lauded Wyoming mountain man in his day was John Johnson. In fact, he was
There’s been a lot of talk lately about who the “real” Americans are. The implication
Today, what time it is depends on where you are. Prior to the Industrial Age,
