“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
Petroleum as a fuel source is on the wane. We will not have another century
This is an iconic image of Americana: a newspaper boy. He was the Yahoo of
This is called a sport fishing fantasy. But you have to be careful with fantasies.
Alaska bush pilot Archie Ferguson was famous for inventing “The Arctic Bump.” He convinced
In 1951, a snippy newspaper columnist suggested Marilyn Monroe would be better off wearing a
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
One of my favorite anecdotes, hopefully true, involves a couple from Iowa who were visiting
They’re not. They are Lumbee Indians from North Carolina. On January 18, 1958, James W.
Yup, it’s a sea horse. (No Photoshop necessary.) The scientific name for the seahorse is
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
I’d like to believe this photoshop. But then, again ……….. My father – like all
One of the historical tidbits students miss is the importance of the United States Postal
Readers do not know how blessed they are. In 1951, this WAS interlibrary loan in
That’s what a patron of P.T. Barnum’s American Museum claimed. And he took Barnum to
Anne Royall was one of – if not the first – first female journalist. She