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
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
In 1934, eight men were fined $1 each …. … for bathing topless at Coney
In the last century, washing machines were too expensive for most homes, so the laundry
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
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
I’ll bet you didn’t know that Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” was based on a
One of the first female United States Deputy Marshals was Ada Carnutt. One of her
It’s easy to say how BAD things are right now: COVID19, race riots, high unemployment,
Just a bunch of camels, right? Yeah, but there is something lurking under those waters.
There is an old joke that you never have to outrun an angry bear. All
This is a portrait of Bass Reeves. He was the first black Deputy United States
One of the givens in the United States is the USPS, United States Postal Service.
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
Next time someone talks about ‘everyone having guns in the Wild West,’ remind them that
Often a genius is someone who just looks at a problem differently. Between 1905 and
Henri Matisse did, as a matter of fact. Of his wife. In 1905. When he
Of course, it’s the sphinx. Everyone knows that. Everyone. Since the beginning of time. Really?
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
This is one of those historic photographs that would never make a book – much
In the Alaska dog racing biz, there is a prophetic expression: “unless you are the
When Alaska became a state, there was shortage of coins, particularly in the bush. Most
Probably. But then again, it could said the archaeologist examining his corpse might have spilled
