“Take that, you disreputable immigrants!!”
America has always had problems with disreputable noncitizens. In December of 1919, we came up
You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future; just follow the money! Every issue in human history has
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
America has always had problems with disreputable noncitizens. In December of 1919, we came up
If you were a Robber Baron! Railway workers were paid poorly in 1877, but the
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
No, and he’s not scratching anything. ‘Back in the day,’ which started with the Greeks,
For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
Louis XI of France, 3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483, was a master of
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
Here’s a blast from the past. My past, at least. I was looking for a
Nothing pictures. We all have them. Photographs of, well, nothing in particular. Not worth savings
Actually, it is. During the Alaska Gold Rush there was not many United States dollars
My favorite quote from ALICE IN WONDERLAND has become my motto as an historian and
Seen this before, right? Well, did you notice the bundles of twigs beneath both his
Before there was a Wild West, bandanas were the rage in England among the wealthy.
Wilson Mizner, the loveable scoundrel of the Alaska Gold Rush, worked as a bartender in
Courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush, we have two Alaskan terms in common usage –
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. This is Wojtek. The bear, that is. He was
There is a stark lesson in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination imbroglio. It is as old
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
I’ll bet you are thinking what I was thinking when I first saw this children’s
This is an accurate photograph of Annie Oakley while she was traveling with Buffalo Bill’s
