“Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.”
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
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
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
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
There are a lot of myths ‘running around’ when it comes to blacks and the
In 1912, so many Americans were furious with both the Democratic and Republican parties that
Occasionally, I see an upload which makes me want to stand up and cheer. This
When Alaska became a state, there was shortage of coins, particularly in the bush. Most
With the coronavirus upon us, it’s tempting to talk about ‘the good ol’ days’ when
On December 31, 1899, Captain John Phillips in command of the SS Warrimoo discovered he
Actually, they were. In 1749, the Duke of Portland and the Earl of Chesterfield made
As a writer, my mantra is “If you don’t have something unique, you have nothing.”
Wanna talk?! Here’s a stunning, historical image that most people would flip on by in
In 1910, Victor Berger, a founding member of the Socialist Party of America, was elected
I’ll bet you think you are looking at flowers. WRONG! These are ‘fields’ of abandoned
The Aleutian Island chain in Alaska is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns. This is
Everyone has a different perspective on life. As you can see, Salvadore Dali’s view of
My father, a Holocaust refugee, spoke four language fluently and read Greek and Latin. But
From 1438 to 1532, the Inca Empire covered what is now Peru and Ecuador along
Until 1933, there was no standard American currency. Even though there were American coins in
One hundred and 13 years ago, my 19-year-old grandfather arrived in San Francisco on his
Keep this photograph in mind next time you go to your local store and buy
In 1925, Francis X. Bushman wanted the part of Messala in the upcoming production of
