“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
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka notes the problem with ignorance is it breeds faster than common
Vicious maneaters, right? Actually that’s incorrect. In fact, the piranha got its reputation because of
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
In the 1870s, America’s foremost – and first – political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, attacked Boss
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Centennial-of-1916-SF-bombing-that-led-to-8381615.php By Carl Nolte July 16, 2016 Updated: July 16, 2016 3:00pm
Snazzy home, right? Actually, it’s – or was – a microwave repeater. As late as
Just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, a booming metropolis of 26,255 in 2010,
Historians believe that beer – invented in Sumeria around 600 BCE – was brewed by
One of the short comings of the silver screen is it snapshots history. Movies ‘pretend’
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
A highly-lauded Wyoming mountain man in his day was John Johnson. In fact, he was
They’re not. They are Lumbee Indians from North Carolina. On January 18, 1958, James W.
George Franklin Wade had an astonishing record of both criminal activity and escapes. He was
This is a portrait of Bass Reeves. He was the first black Deputy United States
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
He was known as “Indian Charlie.” His real name was Charles Curtis. And he was
If you live in New York, you will instantly recognize this building. If you don’t
