“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
This is as Alaskan as you can get. What you are seeing is a line
There is a golden age of innovation, literature and art coming! How do I know?
When hard-core Russian Marxist writer Maxim Gorky came to America, his hosts took him to
This is Quanah Parker, war leader of the Kwahadi (“Antelope”) band of the Comanches. He
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Alaska bush pilot Archie Ferguson was famous for inventing “The Arctic Bump.” He convinced
One of the constants in America is discrimination against some ethnic, religious or cultural group.
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
In America, we solve problems by making them profitable. Here is an excellent example. Used
There is an old folk song whose chorus goes, “We’ve come a long way, brother.”
With the coronavirus upon us, it’s tempting to talk about ‘the good ol’ days’ when
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Long before he became well-known as the inventor of Morse Code, Samuel Morse was a
So little is known about the Alaska Gold Rush that most Americans think the Klondike
Starting in 1938, Emerich Juettner – also known as Edward Mueller –started counterfeiting one dollar
Whatever you do, there will be critics. And the further forward you think, the more
Probably. But then again, it could said the archaeologist examining his corpse might have spilled
One of the nice things about historic photographs – please excuse the pun – is
Just another old photo, eh? Well, old photos hide stunning truths. This is my mother’s
If it takes you longer than ten seconds to read this license plate holder, you
