“Who invented the telephone booth?
Thomas Watson, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant. His landlady complained about the excessive noise he was
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
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
There’s been a lot of talk about who was on the Titanic. How about the
Hummmmm…. According to a modern scholar – and you know how they are – it
You would have to have been an Alaskan in the last century to understand the
As printed in the Tacoma Evening News on March 3, 1903, C. Payne, an armless
This was Mary Katherine Goddard, one of the first women publishers in America. She ran
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka is famous for his admonition that humanity is best served by
From 1438 to 1532, the Inca Empire covered what is now Peru and Ecuador along
Here’s a trick question: Who was the first President of the United States. For most
This is a shot of New York in 1887. What you see are electrical wires
If you are older than 50, you will have no problem reading this license plate
One of the untold dramas of the Alaska Gold Rush was the building of the
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
In 1838, Louis Daguerre was experimenting with a new technology called photography in Paris. Compared
In the Alaska dog racing biz, there is a prophetic expression: “unless you are the
Here’s a glimpse of the authentic “Western” sound! Not a guitar or banjo to be
Just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, a booming metropolis of 26,255 in 2010,
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
Sadly, President Trump has killed a time-honored Alaskan institution: fake news. The REAL fake news.
Two of the best known singers of all time are Elvis
