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
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
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
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
A highly-lauded Wyoming mountain man in his day was John Johnson. In fact, he was
Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist.
One of the short comings of the silver screen is it snapshots history. Movies ‘pretend’
This WAS. Here, in 1932, my father’s family posed for a portrait in their garden.
It is easy to talk about ‘leaping into the future.’ The reality is substantially different.
Like your job? Like your doctor? Have you thanked your grandmother lately? (Or your great-grandmother
This is an iconic image of Americana: a newspaper boy. He was the Yahoo of
In the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery was clear: “I am naturally
During the summer of 1919, a United States Army Major was assigned to a transcontinental
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
One of the best-known images of the Klondike Strike is the line of men lock
[huge_it_video_player id="4"] The single most important survival ability in any field is creative thinking. Anyone
Meet Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Cloud Winner. She was born in 1822 in Virginia and moved
John Wesley Hardin stands out as the most ruthless killer in not only the Old
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
