“Talk about a real-life Robin Hood!”
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
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
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
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
In 1934, eight men were fined $1 each …. … for bathing topless at Coney
In the last century, washing machines were too expensive for most homes, so the laundry
In 1887, in Argonia, Kansas, a group of men decided to ‘pull a fast one.’
Contrary to popular belief, history is not the story of the past. It is the
Adage? What’s an adage? An adage is a proverb expressing a generally accepted truth. Like,
It is easy to talk about ‘the good old days.’ Unfortunately those memories are only
Is it possible to fly the distance of 1 ½ times around the world in
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
One of the nice things about historic photographs – please excuse the pun – is
Starting in 1938, Emerich Juettner – also known as Edward Mueller –started counterfeiting one dollar
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
In 1958, while on tour with Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and The Chantels, the promoter
No? Well, Abraham Lincoln did. In 1864 he was running for re-election against a very
So little is known about the Alaska Gold Rush that most Americans think the Klondike
The most popular boogey man right now is AI. AI, “Artificial Intelligence” is supposed to
This WAS. Here, in 1932, my father’s family posed for a portrait in their garden.
Mary Dyer was the first woman in American history to be hanged. In 1685, she
Because banking was NOT in the United States Constitution, anyone could open a bank. And
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
If it takes you longer than ten seconds to read this license plate holder, you
After the death of Harry Reichenbach, the leading ballyhooer of the era was Jim Moran,
In the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery was clear: “I am naturally
