“He collected cats?!”
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
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
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
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
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
Mary Dyer was the first woman in American history to be hanged. In 1685, she
Historians believe that beer – invented in Sumeria around 600 BCE – was brewed by
This is the Culebra Cut during construction of the Panama Canal. The United States Army
Just a bunch of Eskimos, right? It’s one of those pictures you’d stumble upon in
Here’s a glimpse of the past and the future together. Can you identify the man
If there is any one photograph from Alaska that should send shivers down the spine
With the coronavirus upon us, it’s tempting to talk about ‘the good ol’ days’ when
Connie the Wiggler wasn't a singer or even a star of the stage but
Wanna talk?! Here’s a stunning, historical image that most people would flip on by in
One of the first female United States Deputy Marshals was Ada Carnutt. One of her
My father, a Holocaust refugee, spoke four language fluently and read Greek and Latin. But
Yes, there’s a good chance the ‘stuff’ in the bottle is whiskey. But then again,
Before there was a Wild West, bandanas were the rage in England among the wealthy.
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
It’s easy to say how BAD things are right now: COVID19, race riots, high unemployment,
This photo encapsulates me as a writer and an American. As both writer and American,
When people think of a gold rush, they instantly think the big money is made
The basic lesson of history NOT TAUGHT in schools today is events come in cycles.