Mark Twain
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
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
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
No, and he’s not scratching anything. ‘Back in the day,’ which started with the Greeks,
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.
Truth is NOT a matter of perspective. What is true remains the same from every
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
Actually, they were. In 1749, the Duke of Portland and the Earl of Chesterfield made
One of the nice things about historic photographs – please excuse the pun – is
From 1438 to 1532, the Inca Empire covered what is now Peru and Ecuador along
There’s been a lot of talk lately about who the “real” Americans are. The implication
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
The Alaska Gold Rush lasted 40 years, from 1880 to the First World War. It
When hard-core Russian Marxist writer Maxim Gorky came to America, his hosts took him to
John Wesley Hardin stands out as the most ruthless killer in not only the Old
Jean Lussier was the ultimate entrepreneur. In 1928, he went over Niagara Falls in rubber
When it comes to the Alaska Gold Rush, cats don’t get a lot of credit.
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
People ask me why I titled my book WALRUS WITH A GOLD TOOTH. Because there
Frank B. Adams, born in 1847, was a professional carom billiards player – in the
Mary Dyer was the first woman in American history to be hanged. In 1685, she
This is a photograph of a bank run in 1929. These people are scared their
Actually, it doesn’t. Anytime there is a new technology, you can be assured there will
Actually, it is. Before 1966, Catholics were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. So,
Just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, a booming metropolis of 26,255 in 2010,
This is not photoshop or artwork. It’s the engine room of a German submarine during
This was Bishop Rowe in about 1920. No pictures of Billy the Horse exist. During