“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
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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
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
When Elsa Einstein, Albert’s wife, was being shown around the Mount Wilson Observatory, she was
There is a stark lesson in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination imbroglio. It is as old
Today, “horsepower” is a measure of strength of a car. But that has only been
Unless you live in Alaska, this photograph will have no meaning at all. To those
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
Quick, millenials, what is this? And why did your grandparents always take a pen to
There is an old expression that “all politics is local.” But not that many people
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in
As printed in the Tacoma Evening News on March 3, 1903, C. Payne, an armless
Petroleum as a fuel source is on the wane. We will not have another century
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
Ballyhoo. Now here’s a word you don’t hear every day. At least not yet. It’s
The Aleutian Island chain in Alaska is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns. This is
The real lesson of COVID-19 has yet to learned. The ongoing reduction of income taxes
At precisely 12:02 pm, a century ago this September 16th, a massive bomb exploded on
In Nome during the Alaska Gold Rush, Scurvy Bill, Two Tooth Mike and Half-Kid, stole
Adage? What’s an adage? An adage is a proverb expressing a generally accepted truth. Like,