“Some things you just can’t make up!”
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
One of my favorite anecdotes, hopefully true, involves a couple from Iowa who were visiting
Eagle, Alaska was one of those communities that could never have been established anywhere else
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
This was the solution to the energy crisis in Nome during the Alaska Gold Rush.
Seen this before, right? Well, did you notice the bundles of twigs beneath both his
You cannot tell some people to ‘be normal.’ And particularly not a woman in the
No, it is not because Christ supposedly fed 5,000 worshipers with two fish and five
Everyone has a different perspective on life. As you can see, Salvadore Dali’s view of
He was James Brown Miller and he was a hired killer, from 1861 until he
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
This is not a photoshop. Yes, there is a river down there. This is Tianmen
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
This is one of those historic photographs that would never make a book – much
This is not a photograph of the past, it is a picture of the future.
Meet Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Cloud Winner. She was born in 1822 in Virginia and moved
One hundred years ago on this date, a terror bombing took place in San Francisco
This photo encapsulates me as a writer and an American. As both writer and American,
One hundred and 13 years ago, my 19-year-old grandfather arrived in San Francisco on his
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
