“Did slavery make the South rich?”
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the
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
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.
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
In the days before the automobile, everything you needed came to your local store in
The cleverest people are usually the least credited in history. Take English Sea Captain Woodes
Here’s one for the history books! In 2011, photographer David Slater went to Indonesia to
This is the interior of a real Alaska Gold Rush saloon. It was in Koyukuk
There is an old joke that you never have to outrun an angry bear. All
This is an accurate photograph of Annie Oakley while she was traveling with Buffalo Bill’s
There is an old folk song whose chorus goes, “We’ve come a long way, brother.”
DO NOT ROLL YOUR EYES when I tell you this is a statue of Sonny
Like your job? Like your doctor? Have you thanked your grandmother lately? (Or your great-grandmother
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist.
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
This is not photoshop. It is ‘law and order’ during the Alaska Gold Rush. There
Occasionally, I see an upload which makes me want to stand up and cheer. This
In 1912, so many Americans were furious with both the Democratic and Republican parties that
One of the givens in the United States is the USPS, United States Postal Service.
Just a pile of rubble, eh? It’s the aftermath of the LARGEST terrorist attack in
In the 1870s, America’s foremost – and first – political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, attacked Boss
During the Alaska Gold Rush, communities were erupting from the earth and then ‘going ghost’
If you are older than 50, you will have no problem reading this license plate