“Did slavery make the South rich?”
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, 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
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the
Roman history records five widespread Plebian Secessions between 494 and 287 BC.
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
One of the givens in the United States is the USPS, United States Postal Service.
Hollywood’s greatest curse is that it makes the past appear so clean. Which is why
In 1919, a hack writer by the name of Johnston McCulley wrote a five-part story
Readers do not know how blessed they are. In 1951, this WAS interlibrary loan in
There is an old expression that “all politics is local.” But not that many people
One of the best-known images of the Klondike Strike is the line of men lock
Next time you complain about the postal service, look at what it WAS. This photograph
Snazzy home, right? Actually, it’s – or was – a microwave repeater. As late as
My father, a Holocaust refugee, spoke four language fluently and read Greek and Latin. But
Courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush, we have two Alaskan terms in common usage –
This was an IBM computer in 1958. 40% of the US population was alive in
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
Like many fashions, high heels have come a long way since the 10th Century when
Never underestimate the drive to be informed or educated. In the days of the Wild
During the Alaska Gold Rush, communities were erupting from the earth and then ‘going ghost’
The basic lesson of history NOT TAUGHT in schools today is events come in cycles.
Some things never change. From the moment of the birth of the internet, the first
No, it is not because Christ supposedly fed 5,000 worshipers with two fish and five
Let’s see how well you know your actors. Everyone can identify Sean Connery, of course.
Keep this photograph in mind next time you go to your local store and buy
Vicious maneaters, right? Actually that’s incorrect. In fact, the piranha got its reputation because of