“He collected cats?!”
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
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
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
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
In 1838, Louis Daguerre was experimenting with a new technology called photography in Paris. Compared
One of the best-known images of the Klondike Strike is the line of men lock
All Roman roads had mileage stones, set one thousand paces apart. The term “mile” comes
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
Within the last week a LinkedIn post showed a block building being constructed by a
Mary Dyer was the first woman in American history to be hanged. In 1685, she
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
The greatest shortcoming of American education is the belief that you ‘teach for the job.’
In 1958, while on tour with Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and The Chantels, the promoter
It is easy to talk about ‘leaping into the future.’ The reality is substantially different.
My favorite quote from ALICE IN WONDERLAND has become my motto as an historian and
When Coke was introduced in China in 1982, Chinese shopkeepers sold the beverage as kekoukela.
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
No? Well, Abraham Lincoln did. In 1864 he was running for re-election against a very
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
During the Alaska Gold Rush, it was said of Erwin A. “Nimrod” Robertson that he
