“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
Why not take a ‘listen’ to the dark side? For free!! mysterious-amm.blubrry.net/ Who was the
Here’s one for the history books! In 2011, photographer David Slater went to Indonesia to
My favorite quote from ALICE IN WONDERLAND has become my motto as an historian and
lice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, didn’t give a whit about the ‘proper
Wanna party?! This is a photograph of an ‘entertaining’ evening in Koyukuk in 1900, just
This is the Culebra Cut in what would become the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
Here’s a glimpse of the past and the future together. Can you identify the man
Actually, it doesn’t. Anytime there is a new technology, you can be assured there will
While there is always competition for who is best, rarely for who is worst, but
Readers do not know how blessed they are. In 1951, this WAS interlibrary loan in
Wanna talk?! Here’s a stunning, historical image that most people would flip on by in
In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar was faced with a mutiny. The Tenth Legion was demanding
One of the most iconic images of the Arctic for tourists is the blanket toss.
Next time you are sitting in an airport terminal and complaining about how tough travel
During the Alaska Gold Rush, communities were erupting from the earth and then ‘going ghost’
One of the givens in the United States is the USPS, United States Postal Service.
On October 25, 1774, in support of the Boston Tea Party, Edenton, North Carolina, held
Yes, this is a photograph of Bristol, England. It was alleged taken from the crest