“What’s the problem? It’s just a selfie!”
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
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
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
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
On December 31, 1899, Captain John Phillips in command of the SS Warrimoo discovered he
The greatest shortcoming of American education is the belief that you ‘teach for the job.’
Truth is NOT a matter of perspective. What is true remains the same from every
Today, the Roman emperor Vespasian, 69-79 CE, is best known for the construction of the
General Wilds P. Richardson arrived in the District of Alaska – Alaska was not a
Being an off the wall thinker means you come up with novel solution to everyday
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist.
Every historical era has its acronyms, legends and heroes. If you are a millennial, it
One of the nice things about historic photographs – please excuse the pun – is
Wanna talk?! Here’s a stunning, historical image that most people would flip on by in
Ballyhoo. Now here’s a word you don’t hear every day. At least not yet. It’s
In 1958, while on tour with Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and The Chantels, the promoter
Keep this photograph in mind next time you go to your local store and buy
You should have no trouble recognizing the man with his hands in his pockets. It’s
When it comes to the Alaska Gold Rush, cats don’t get a lot of credit.
The Aleutian Island chain in Alaska is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns. This is
Often a genius is someone who just looks at a problem differently. Between 1905 and
While on a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt ‘came up empty.’