“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
This photo encapsulates me as a writer and an American. As both writer and American,
A ‘fourth panel’ is a way to transcend an art form. Traditionally, a painting is
After the Civil War, the field of photography took a deplorable turn. Many families had
Constructed to be the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, the Eiffel Tower
DO NOT ROLL YOUR EYES when I tell you this is a statue of Sonny
As you are reading this, are being quarantined offshore in San Francisco because they might
In the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery was clear: “I am naturally
Today, “horsepower” is a measure of strength of a car. But that has only been
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. This is Wojtek. The bear, that is. He was
Ballyhoo. Now here’s a word you don’t hear every day. At least not yet. It’s
We hear it every day. America is so violent! Never has there been so much
Today, the Roman emperor Vespasian, 69-79 CE, is best known for the construction of the
This is a photograph of a bank run in 1929. These people are scared their
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
One of the givens in the United States is the USPS, United States Postal Service.
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Let’s see how well you know your actors. Everyone can identify Sean Connery, of course.
Yup, that’s right. Those books are chained to a library shelf. That’s how valuable these
When you make something illegal, all you do is raise its price. Marijuana smokers in
One of the historical tidbits students miss is the importance of the United States Postal
Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist.
In the early days of football, the referees wore white shirts with bowties. But often,