“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
I’d like to believe this photoshop. But then, again ……….. My father – like all
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Actually, it is. During the Alaska Gold Rush there was not many United States dollars
Snazzy home, right? Actually, it’s – or was – a microwave repeater. As late as
The greatest power of writing is offering the reader a new perspective. ANYONE can write
where the temperature gets all the way down to 65!, in most of Alaska, 65
Yup, that’s right. Those books are chained to a library shelf. That’s how valuable these
Every generation of Americans has a boogeyman. The ‘evil immigrants’ have included the French, English,
Wanna party?! This is a photograph of an ‘entertaining’ evening in Koyukuk in 1900, just
Within the last week a LinkedIn post showed a block building being constructed by a
Sadly, President Trump has killed a time-honored Alaskan institution: fake news. The REAL fake news.
Let’s see how well you know your actors. Everyone can identify Sean Connery, of course.
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
There is a golden age of innovation, literature and art coming! How do I know?
Nice, eh? Historic but nice. Well, these are fashions from my great grandparents’ women’s fashion
This was Bishop Rowe in about 1920. No pictures of Billy the Horse exist. During
The basic lesson of history NOT TAUGHT in schools today is events come in cycles.
