“Who invented the telephone booth?
Thomas Watson, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant. His landlady complained about the excessive noise he was
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
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
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
There’s been a lot of talk about who was on the Titanic. How about the
Hummmmm…. According to a modern scholar – and you know how they are – it
I’ll bet you think you are looking at flowers. WRONG! These are ‘fields’ of abandoned
My father was an Italian Jewish Holocaust refugee. He arrived in New York on the
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
Just a bunch of camels, right? Yeah, but there is something lurking under those waters.
Nice, eh? Historic but nice. Well, these are fashions from my great grandparents’ women’s fashion
Judge George Wythe had a stellar career. In addition to being one of the signers
One of the first female United States Deputy Marshals was Ada Carnutt. One of her
This is a photograph of a bank run in 1929. These people are scared their
In the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery was clear: “I am naturally
There is an old joke that you never have to outrun an angry bear. All
Actually, it is. Before 1966, Catholics were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. So,
This is a sight that, sadly, is more than an historic snapshot of the past.
There’s been a lot of talk lately about who the “real” Americans are. The implication
No, it is not THE Louvre. It is the ‘Temporary Louvre,’ a saloon in Juneau
In 1925, Francis X. Bushman wanted the part of Messala in the upcoming production of
This is the Culebra Cut in what would become the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal
