“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
One of the nice things about historic photographs – please excuse the pun – is
One of the givens in the United States is the USPS, United States Postal Service.
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
Until 1933, there was no standard American currency. Even though there were American coins in
One hundred years ago, a rag-tag army of military officers and civilians like these men
Just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, a booming metropolis of 26,255 in 2010,
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Here’s a glimpse of the past and the future together. Can you identify the man
In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in
Today, “horsepower” is a measure of strength of a car. But that has only been
Snazzy home, right? Actually, it’s – or was – a microwave repeater. As late as
This photo encapsulates me as a writer and an American. As both writer and American,
In America, we solve problems by making them profitable. Here is an excellent example. Used
This is a sight that, sadly, is more than an historic snapshot of the past.
Actually, it is. Before 1966, Catholics were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. So,
America has no standards, no royal families, no special people. If you are good and
The Alaska Gold Rush lasted 40 years, from 1880 to the First World War. It
No, it is not because Christ supposedly fed 5,000 worshipers with two fish and five
Wanna party?! This is a photograph of an ‘entertaining’ evening in Koyukuk in 1900, just
In less then two years we will be remembering the day liquor was illegal in
