“Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.”
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
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
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
There’s been a lot of talk about who was on the Titanic. How about the
In many parts of the US, women were voting long before August 20, 1920. In
My father was an Italian Jewish Holocaust refugee. He arrived in New York on the
Alaska bush pilot Archie Ferguson was famous for inventing “The Arctic Bump.” He convinced
Like many fashions, high heels have come a long way since the 10th Century when
Graciously historically, scientifically, and forensically stated, there was some cannibalism associated with the Donner Party.
In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar was faced with a mutiny. The Tenth Legion was demanding
Mary Dyer was the first woman in American history to be hanged. In 1685, she
In the early days of football, the referees wore white shirts with bowties. But often,
We hear it every day. America is so violent! Never has there been so much
Snazzy home, right? Actually, it’s – or was – a microwave repeater. As late as
This is not a photoshop. Yes, there is a river down there. This is Tianmen
In less then two years we will be remembering the day liquor was illegal in
These were the remains of “Big Nose George” Parrot in 1950, half a century after
The Alaska Gold Rush lasted 40 years, from 1880 to the First World War. It
Here’s a glimpse of the past and the future together. Can you identify the man
It depends on the language you speak. In English, the term gypsy was short for
During the Second World War, Lt. Norman Wilkinson of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve came
