Mark Twain
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future; just follow the money! Every issue in human history has
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
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
No, and he’s not scratching anything. ‘Back in the day,’ which started with the Greeks,
For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
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.
This WAS. Here, in 1932, my father’s family posed for a portrait in their garden.
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
History is sometimes not kind to one’s reputation. A case in point is that of
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
While on a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt ‘came up empty.’
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
Just another old photo, eh? Well, old photos hide stunning truths. This is my mother’s
In the days before the automobile, everything you needed came to your local store in
This is one of those “Really?!” photographs. This is actually an excellent representation of our
This is one of my favorite editorial pictures. His name is “Has No Horses,” or,
There is an old joke that you never have to outrun an angry bear. All
One of the first female United States Deputy Marshals was Ada Carnutt. One of her
Wanna party?! This is a photograph of an ‘entertaining’ evening in Koyukuk in 1900, just
This is an accurate photograph of Annie Oakley while she was traveling with Buffalo Bill’s
Let’s see how well you know your actors. Everyone can identify Sean Connery, of course.
You think this flu season is bad? Not a chance! 100 years ago, America suffered
This is a juggernaut, the origin of the term for a huge, powerful, and overwhelming
Connie the Wiggler wasn't a singer or even a star of the stage but