“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
This is one of those historic photographs that would never make a book – much
In Nome, anyone could, in actuality, find gold just lying on the ground. In sand,
Buffalo Calf Road Woman of the Northern Cheyenne was one of the few women warriors.
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka is famous for his admonition that humanity is best served by
Contrary to popular belief, history is not the story of the past. It is the
Unless you live in Alaska, this photograph will have no meaning at all. To those
This is one of those “Really?!” photographs. This is actually an excellent representation of our
One of the givens in the United States is the USPS, United States Postal Service.
Everyone loves a Fourth of July Parade! One of the nice things about historic photographs
One hundred years ago on this date, a terror bombing took place in San Francisco
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
Back in the 1970s there was a song by Dr. John – Right Place, Wrong
In these days of the COVID19, people are looking back at the Spanish Influenza of
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
This is called a sport fishing fantasy. But you have to be careful with fantasies.
There is an old folk song whose chorus goes, “We’ve come a long way, brother.”
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The single, most important reason to read history – ANY HISTORY – is because things