“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
The cleverest people are usually the least credited in history. Take English Sea Captain Woodes
This is the Culebra Cut in what would become the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal
That’s what a patron of P.T. Barnum’s American Museum claimed. And he took Barnum to
Actually, it is. Before 1966, Catholics were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. So,
If you live in New York, you will instantly recognize this building. If you don’t
The greatest power of writing is offering the reader a new perspective. ANYONE can write
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
One of the historical tidbits students miss is the importance of the United States Postal
He was known as “Indian Charlie.” His real name was Charles Curtis. And he was
My father was an Italian Jewish Holocaust refugee. He arrived in New York on the
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
Next time you turn on the tap and let the water d-r-a-i-n while you brush
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
History is sometimes not kind to one’s reputation. A case in point is that of
If it takes you longer than ten seconds to read this license plate holder, you
Henri Matisse did, as a matter of fact. Of his wife. In 1905. When he
From June 6th to 9th, 1912, the most spectacular eruption in recorded history and the
