“He collected cats?!”
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
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
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
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro, who died at the age of 33, packed a lot
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
He was known as “Indian Charlie.” His real name was Charles Curtis. And he was
This was an IBM computer in 1958. 40% of the US population was alive in
Actually, they were. In 1749, the Duke of Portland and the Earl of Chesterfield made
In Nome during the Alaska Gold Rush, Scurvy Bill, Two Tooth Mike and Half-Kid, stole
One of the historical tidbits students miss is the importance of the United States Postal
If you are a writer, you should pay homage to the figure on the right.
In many parts of the US, women were voting long before August 20, 1920. In
Meet Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Cloud Winner. She was born in 1822 in Virginia and moved
[huge_it_video_player id="4"] The single most important survival ability in any field is creative thinking. Anyone
There is a golden age of innovation, literature and art coming! How do I know?
One of the most iconic images of the Arctic for tourists is the blanket toss.
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
Anne Royall was one of – if not the first – first female journalist. She
Far too often people have a Hollywood version of history. In Western movies, the streets
Being an off the wall thinker means you come up with novel solution to everyday
Like your job? Like your doctor? Have you thanked your grandmother lately? (Or your great-grandmother
After the Civil War, the field of photography took a deplorable turn. Many families had
I’ll bet you are thinking what I was thinking when I first saw this children’s
Back in the 1970s there was a song by Dr. John – Right Place, Wrong
Ballyhoo. Now here’s a word you don’t hear every day. At least not yet. It’s
