Mark Twain
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future; just follow the money! Every issue in human history has
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
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
No, and he’s not scratching anything. ‘Back in the day,’ which started with the Greeks,
For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
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.
Ballyhoo. Now here’s a word you don’t hear every day. At least not yet. It’s
Not a lot of social distancing here but, then again, this was 1890. Historically, the
Courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush, we have two Alaskan terms in common usage –
It depends on the language you speak. In English, the term gypsy was short for
One of the best-known images of the Klondike Strike is the line of men lock
Before Alaska was a Territory it was a District. The first Governor of the District
Can you see the difference in height between these two men? No, these are not
If you live in New York, you will instantly recognize this building. If you don’t
In the 1870s, America’s foremost – and first – political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, attacked Boss
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
[huge_it_video_player id="2"] We all makes mistakes, some of the whoppers. Some of those errors in
All Roman roads had mileage stones, set one thousand paces apart. The term “mile” comes
We hear it every day. America is so violent! Never has there been so much
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
In the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery was clear: “I am naturally
When Alaska became a state, there was shortage of coins, particularly in the bush. Most
In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
This photo encapsulates me as a writer and an American. As both writer and American,
When you make something illegal, all you do is raise its price. Marijuana smokers in