“When the gods grumble, LISTEN!!”
For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have
You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future; just follow the money! Every issue in human history has
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
For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the
Roman history records five widespread Plebian Secessions between 494 and 287 BC.
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
"Ya hear that noise? Christ, that ain't static; that's a bear! Yeah, I gotta bear
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
In the days before GPS, the maritime industry created nautical charts using bottles. It’s true.
Next time you complain about the postal service, look at what it WAS. This photograph
As you are reading this, are being quarantined offshore in San Francisco because they might
My favorite quote from ALICE IN WONDERLAND has become my motto as an historian and
When you make something illegal, all you do is raise its price. Marijuana smokers in
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Before there was a Wild West, bandanas were the rage in England among the wealthy.
25th Infantry Regiment, 1890 At the end of the Civil War, many black Union veterans
This Labor Day let’s remember – and thank – Francis Perkins. She was the longest
Hollywood’s greatest curse is that it makes the past appear so clean. Which is why
During the Alaska Gold Rush there was no liquor in Alaska. According to the United
This is an iconic image of Americana: a newspaper boy. He was the Yahoo of
The greatest shortcoming of American education is the belief that you ‘teach for the job.’
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
In the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery was clear: “I am naturally
