“Who invented the telephone booth?
Thomas Watson, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant. His landlady complained about the excessive noise he was
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
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
Hummmmm…. According to a modern scholar – and you know how they are – it
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
In the days before GPS, the maritime industry created nautical charts using bottles. It’s true.
With the coronavirus upon us, it’s tempting to talk about ‘the good ol’ days’ when
It is easy to talk about ‘the good old days.’ Unfortunately those memories are only
During the Alaska Gold Rush, it was said of Erwin A. “Nimrod” Robertson that he
That’s what a patron of P.T. Barnum’s American Museum claimed. And he took Barnum to
[huge_it_video_player id="5"] To paraphrase Al Jolson, “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” (If you’re a millennial,
This is an iconic image of Americana: a newspaper boy. He was the Yahoo of
This Labor Day let’s remember – and thank – Francis Perkins. She was the longest
Like your job? Like your doctor? Have you thanked your grandmother lately? (Or your great-grandmother
Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. If you push the stick forward, the
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
This is the Kay Linton Memorial Ice Fountain outside the Loussac Library in Anchorage, Alaska.
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
The single, most important reason to read history – ANY HISTORY – is because things
They’re not. They are Lumbee Indians from North Carolina. On January 18, 1958, James W.
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
When people think of a gold rush, they instantly think the big money is made