“He collected cats?!”
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of 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
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
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
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Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
Until 1933, there was no standard American currency. Even though there were American coins in
It is easy to talk about ‘the good old days.’ Unfortunately those memories are only
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Nome, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, does not have any nearby forests.
Yes, this is a photograph of Bristol, England. It was alleged taken from the crest
As a writer, my mantra is “If you don’t have something unique, you have nothing.”
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
DO NOT ROLL YOUR EYES when I tell you this is a statue of Sonny
George Franklin Wade had an astonishing record of both criminal activity and escapes. He was
There are a lot of myths ‘running around’ when it comes to blacks and the
This was Mary Katherine Goddard, one of the first women publishers in America. She ran
This is the interior of a real Alaska Gold Rush saloon. It was in Koyukuk
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
This was Otto Skorzney, considered to be “the most dangerous man in Europe” during the
While the Afghanistan War was America’s longest, the shortest was the Spanish American War. It