“Here’s a glimpse of the past that will give you a glimpse of the future.”
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
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
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
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
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
Here’s a blast from the past. My past, at least. I was looking for a
When you make something illegal, all you do is raise its price. Marijuana smokers in
Next time someone talks about ‘everyone having guns in the Wild West,’ remind them that
St. Audry – also known as Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; 4 March 636 – 23
After the Civil War, the field of photography took a deplorable turn. Many families had
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
Petroleum as a fuel source is on the wane. We will not have another century
The Aleutian Island chain in Alaska is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns. This is
There is a golden age of innovation, literature and art coming! How do I know?
When Elsa Einstein, Albert’s wife, was being shown around the Mount Wilson Observatory, she was
lice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, didn’t give a whit about the ‘proper
During the Second World War, Lt. Norman Wilkinson of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve came
I’ll bet you think you are looking at flowers. WRONG! These are ‘fields’ of abandoned
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
