“Some things you just can’t make up!”
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro, who died at the age of 33, packed a lot
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
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
It is easy to talk about ‘leaping into the future.’ The reality is substantially different.
With the coronavirus upon us, it’s tempting to talk about ‘the good ol’ days’ when
In Nome, anyone could, in actuality, find gold just lying on the ground. In sand,
Snazzy home, right? Actually, it’s – or was – a microwave repeater. As late as
There is an old joke that you never have to outrun an angry bear. All
You should have no trouble recognizing the man with his hands in his pockets. It’s
Yes, and no. In 1941, the Chattanooga Choo Choo – the song, not the choo
While on a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt ‘came up empty.’
While there is always competition for who is best, rarely for who is worst, but
This is probably the most well-known photograph of the Alaska Gold Rush. There is just
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
During the Second World War, the Germans were trying to bomb the Suez Canal to
In 1925, Francis X. Bushman wanted the part of Messala in the upcoming production of
Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Holmes” of the Sandersonville Police Department, was having a miserable day.
One of the best-known images of the Klondike Strike is the line of men lock
Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Holmes” of the Sandersonville Police Department, was making the sign of
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
One of the easiest things to do is complain. And the people who do it
The single, most important reason to read history – ANY HISTORY – is because things
Some things never change. From the moment of the birth of the internet, the first
