“Here’s a glimpse of the past that will give you a glimpse of the future.”
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
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
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 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
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
Yup, that’s right. Those books are chained to a library shelf. That’s how valuable these
One hundred years ago, a rag-tag army of military officers and civilians like these men
This is called a sport fishing fantasy. But you have to be careful with fantasies.
All Roman roads had mileage stones, set one thousand paces apart. The term “mile” comes
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
[huge_it_video_player id="5"] To paraphrase Al Jolson, “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” (If you’re a millennial,
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
In America, we solve problems by making them profitable. Here is an excellent example. Used
Truth is NOT a matter of perspective. What is true remains the same from every
One of the historical tidbits students miss is the importance of the United States Postal
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
While the Afghanistan War was America’s longest, the shortest was the Spanish American War. It
For most people, ‘yesterdays’ are not believable because the photos are black-and-white. This leads people
Judge George Wythe had a stellar career. In addition to being one of the signers
Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. If you push the stick forward, the
You cannot tell some people to ‘be normal.’ And particularly not a woman in the
Spooky, eh? He’s Jasper Maskelyne and he made a modest living as a magician until
