“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
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
Louis XI of France, 3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483, was a master of
A HUGE THANKS TO Facebook Page Alaska Mystery Pictures, Investigating the Unknown People. One of
The Aleutian Island chain in Alaska is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns. This is
A highly-lauded Wyoming mountain man in his day was John Johnson. In fact, he was
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
In 1951, a snippy newspaper columnist suggested Marilyn Monroe would be better off wearing a
This is a portrait of Bass Reeves. He was the first black Deputy United States
Of course, it’s the sphinx. Everyone knows that. Everyone. Since the beginning of time. Really?
In 1838, Louis Daguerre was experimenting with a new technology called photography in Paris. Compared
Why not take a ‘listen’ to the dark side? For free!! mysterious-amm.blubrry.net/ Who was the
My favorite quote from ALICE IN WONDERLAND has become my motto as an historian and
Sadly, President Trump has killed a time-honored Alaskan institution: fake news. The REAL fake news.
President Calvin Coolidge could be a prankster. He would sometimes page a Secret Service agent.
Some things in Alaska do not change. From the Alaska Gold Rush until today, the
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. This is Wojtek. The bear, that is. He was
During the Alaska Gold Rush there was no liquor in Alaska. According to the United
I’ll bet you think you are looking at flowers. WRONG! These are ‘fields’ of abandoned
That’s what a patron of P.T. Barnum’s American Museum claimed. And he took Barnum to
Yes, this is a photograph of Bristol, England. It was alleged taken from the crest
Yeah, I know. “Photoshop.” Actually, no. It is a double-exposure from 100 years ago. During
