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
In the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery was clear: “I am naturally
The cleverest people are usually the least credited in history. Take English Sea Captain Woodes
One hundred years ago on this date, a terror bombing took place in San Francisco
Meet Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Cloud Winner. She was born in 1822 in Virginia and moved
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
Just another old photo, eh? Well, old photos hide stunning truths. This is my mother’s
Actually, it is. During the Alaska Gold Rush there was not many United States dollars
DO NOT ROLL YOUR EYES when I tell you this is a statue of Sonny
There is a stark lesson in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination imbroglio. It is as old
Just a bunch of camels, right? Yeah, but there is something lurking under those waters.
The greatest power of writing is offering the reader a new perspective. ANYONE can write
Never underestimate the drive to be informed or educated. In the days of the Wild
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
One of the nice things about historic photographs – please excuse the pun – is
Keep this photograph in mind next time you go to your local store and buy
Anne Royall was one of – if not the first – first female journalist. She
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God