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John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro, who died at the age of 33, packed a lot
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
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
Edward Hines. He was a Commissioner of the Wayne County Road Commission in Michigan from
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
After the Civil War, the field of photography took a deplorable turn. Many families had
This is probably the most well-known photograph of the Alaska Gold Rush. There is just
In 1919, a hack writer by the name of Johnston McCulley wrote a five-part story
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
When people think of a gold rush, they instantly think the big money is made
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
During the Alaska Gold Rush, it was said of Erwin A. “Nimrod” Robertson that he
Just a pile of rubble, eh? It’s the aftermath of the LARGEST terrorist attack in
I’ll bet you are thinking what I was thinking when I first saw this children’s
When Elsa Einstein, Albert’s wife, was being shown around the Mount Wilson Observatory, she was
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka is famous for his admonition that humanity is best served by
Actually, it is. Before 1966, Catholics were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. So,
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
This is one of those historic photographs that would never make a book – much
Back in the 1970s there was a song by Dr. John – Right Place, Wrong
History is sometimes not kind to one’s reputation. A case in point is that of
This was Otto Skorzney, considered to be “the most dangerous man in Europe” during the
Actually, it is. During the Alaska Gold Rush there was not many United States dollars
One of the best-known images of the Klondike Strike is the line of men lock
This Labor Day let’s remember – and thank – Francis Perkins. She was the longest
