“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
It is easy to talk about ‘leaping into the future.’ The reality is substantially different.
Here’s a blast from the past. My past, at least. I was looking for a
Yes, there’s a good chance the ‘stuff’ in the bottle is whiskey. But then again,
To this day, one-third of Alaska’s population lives in villages that are not connected to
Just a pile of rubble, eh? It’s the aftermath of the LARGEST terrorist attack in
One of the most iconic images of the Arctic for tourists is the blanket toss.
In the early days of football, the referees wore white shirts with bowties. But often,
These were the remains of “Big Nose George” Parrot in 1950, half a century after
This is not photoshop or artwork. It’s the engine room of a German submarine during
During the Alaska Gold Rush there was no liquor in Alaska. According to the United
A HUGE THANKS TO Facebook Page Alaska Mystery Pictures, Investigating the Unknown People. One of
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
This is the Kay Linton Memorial Ice Fountain outside the Loussac Library in Anchorage, Alaska.
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
This is one of those historic photographs that would never make a book – much
Whatever you do, there will be critics. And the further forward you think, the more
Today, what time it is depends on where you are. Prior to the Industrial Age,