“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
When you make something illegal, all you do is raise its price. Marijuana smokers in
That’s what a patron of P.T. Barnum’s American Museum claimed. And he took Barnum to
For most people, ‘yesterdays’ are not believable because the photos are black-and-white. This leads people
Everyone loves a Fourth of July Parade! One of the nice things about historic photographs
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
This WAS. Here, in 1932, my father’s family posed for a portrait in their garden.
Nine miles Southeast of Skwentna and 59 miles north of Tyonek – and, yes, these
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
In Nome, anyone could, in actuality, find gold just lying on the ground. In sand,
If you live in New York, you will instantly recognize this building. If you don’t
When it comes to the Alaska Gold Rush, cats don’t get a lot of credit.
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
During the Second World War, the Germans were trying to bomb the Suez Canal to
In 1925, Francis X. Bushman wanted the part of Messala in the upcoming production of
This is the Kay Linton Memorial Ice Fountain outside the Loussac Library in Anchorage, Alaska.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Centennial-of-1916-SF-bombing-that-led-to-8381615.php By Carl Nolte July 16, 2016 Updated: July 16, 2016 3:00pm
