“Some things you just can’t make up!”
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
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
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
There’s been a lot of talk lately about who the “real” Americans are. The implication
Nine miles Southeast of Skwentna and 59 miles north of Tyonek – and, yes, these
This is one of those historic photographs that would never make a book – much
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
There is an old expression that “all politics is local.” But not that many people
The Golden Age of Hollywood glamorized the cowboy and the Wild West. Unfortunately, what appeared
Today, “horsepower” is a measure of strength of a car. But that has only been
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
Jean Lussier was the ultimate entrepreneur. In 1928, he went over Niagara Falls in rubber
Keep this photograph in mind next time you go to your local store and buy
In America, we solve problems by making them profitable. Here is an excellent example. Used
Probably. But then again, it could said the archaeologist examining his corpse might have spilled
Hard as it is to believe, America’s first black celebrity was a magician, hypnotist and
This is not photoshop. It is ‘law and order’ during the Alaska Gold Rush. There
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
In many parts of the US, women were voting long before August 20, 1920. In
