“Some things you just can’t make up!”
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
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
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
He was known as “Indian Charlie.” His real name was Charles Curtis. And he was
This was an IBM computer in 1958. 40% of the US population was alive in
Edward Hines. He was a Commissioner of the Wayne County Road Commission in Michigan from
As you are reading this, are being quarantined offshore in San Francisco because they might
This is a photograph of a real black cowboy. His name was Nat Love –
Whatever you do, there will be critics. And the further forward you think, the more
Buffalo Calf Road Woman of the Northern Cheyenne was one of the few women warriors.
When it comes to sexual equality, until 1919 women were not guaranteed the right to
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
If you are a writer, you should pay homage to the figure on the right.
When Elsa Einstein, Albert’s wife, was being shown around the Mount Wilson Observatory, she was
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
He was known as “Indian Charlie.” His real name was Charles Curtis. And he was
They’re not. They are Lumbee Indians from North Carolina. On January 18, 1958, James W.
During the Alaska Gold Rush there was no liquor in Alaska. According to the United
Yup, it’s a sea horse. (No Photoshop necessary.) The scientific name for the seahorse is
As part of his duties as King of Prussia, Frederick William I, King of Prussia,
Starting in 1938, Emerich Juettner – also known as Edward Mueller –started counterfeiting one dollar
Meet Captain James Iredell of the Confederate commercial raider Shenandoah. His assignment was to destroy
One hundred years ago on this date, a terror bombing took place in San Francisco
I’d like to believe this photoshop. But then, again ……….. My father – like all
