“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
Here’s one for the history books! In 2011, photographer David Slater went to Indonesia to
One of the first female United States Deputy Marshals was Ada Carnutt. One of her
Truth is NOT a matter of perspective. What is true remains the same from every
Actually, it is. Before 1966, Catholics were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. So,
Alaskans have a unique folk art, it’s called “absurding.” Alaskans get tired of hearing tourists
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka notes the problem with ignorance is it breeds faster than common
Being an off the wall thinker means you come up with novel solution to everyday
Just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, a booming metropolis of 26,255 in 2010,
One of my favorite anecdotes, hopefully true, involves a couple from Iowa who were visiting
This is not a photoshop. Yes, there is a river down there. This is Tianmen
This is not photoshop or artwork. It’s the engine room of a German submarine during
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
During the Second World War, the Germans were trying to bomb the Suez Canal to
One of the easiest things to do is believe “it can’t happen here.” Well, it
In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in
Sometimes it is the ‘little things’ that tell the “big story.’ As an example, here,
Starting in 1938, Emerich Juettner – also known as Edward Mueller –started counterfeiting one dollar