“He smelled like rotting fish!?”
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
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
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
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
This WAS. Here, in 1932, my father’s family posed for a portrait in their garden.
This is a sight that, sadly, is more than an historic snapshot of the past.
You would have to have been an Alaskan in the last century to understand the
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
Not a lot of social distancing here but, then again, this was 1890. Historically, the
In many parts of the US, women were voting long before August 20, 1920. In
The most popular boogey man right now is AI. AI, “Artificial Intelligence” is supposed to
Never underestimate the drive to be informed or educated. In the days of the Wild
After the death of Harry Reichenbach, the leading ballyhooer of the era was Jim Moran,
It’s easy to say how BAD things are right now: COVID19, race riots, high unemployment,
Yes, there’s a good chance the ‘stuff’ in the bottle is whiskey. But then again,
One hundred years ago on this date, a terror bombing took place in San Francisco
If you live in New York, you will instantly recognize this building. If you don’t
The cleverest people are usually the least credited in history. Take English Sea Captain Woodes
Yes, and no. In 1941, the Chattanooga Choo Choo – the song, not the choo
Spooky, eh? He’s Jasper Maskelyne and he made a modest living as a magician until
This photo encapsulates me as a writer and an American. As both writer and American,
Can you see the difference in height between these two men? No, these are not
This is the interior of a real Alaska Gold Rush saloon. It was in Koyukuk
This is one of those “Really?!” photographs. This is actually an excellent representation of our