“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
Everyone has a different perspective on life. As you can see, Salvadore Dali’s view of
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
Readers do not know how blessed they are. In 1951, this WAS interlibrary loan in
Before Alaska was a Territory it was a District. The first Governor of the District
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No? Well, Abraham Lincoln did. In 1864 he was running for re-election against a very
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Hollywood’s greatest curse is that it makes the past appear so clean. Which is why
If you live in New York, you will instantly recognize this building. If you don’t
In the early days of football, the referees wore white shirts with bowties. But often,
In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar was faced with a mutiny. The Tenth Legion was demanding
If it takes you longer than ten seconds to read this license plate holder, you
Nome, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, does not have any nearby forests.
America has no standards, no royal families, no special people. If you are good and
As printed in the Tacoma Evening News on March 3, 1903, C. Payne, an armless
This is one of those “Really?!” photographs. This is actually an excellent representation of our
Yes, this is a photograph of Bristol, England. It was alleged taken from the crest
When people think of a gold rush, they instantly think the big money is made
