Not that one! This one!
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
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
How can a man drown in a hot air balloon? Can a boxcar disappear off a moving train, and is
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
The most popular boogey man right now is AI. AI, “Artificial Intelligence” is supposed to
There are a lot of myths ‘running around’ when it comes to blacks and the
Seen this before, right? Well, did you notice the bundles of twigs beneath both his
Actually, it doesn’t. Anytime there is a new technology, you can be assured there will
In 1951, a snippy newspaper columnist suggested Marilyn Monroe would be better off wearing a
Probably. But then again, it could said the archaeologist examining his corpse might have spilled
One of the easiest things to do is complain. And the people who do it
In 1887, in Argonia, Kansas, a group of men decided to ‘pull a fast one.’
Next time you are sitting in an airport terminal and complaining about how tough travel
You should have no trouble recognizing the man with his hands in his pockets. It’s
George Franklin Wade had an astonishing record of both criminal activity and escapes. He was
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
I’d like to believe this photoshop. But then, again ……….. My father – like all
If you are older than 50, you will have no problem reading this license plate
My favorite quote from ALICE IN WONDERLAND has become my motto as an historian and
Just another old photo, eh? Well, old photos hide stunning truths. This is my mother’s
The middle of the 1700s, farmers would put young pigs in a burlap ‘bag’ to
In 1910, Victor Berger, a founding member of the Socialist Party of America, was elected
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
This is one of those historic photographs that would never make a book – much
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
Everyone has a different perspective on life. As you can see, Salvadore Dali’s view of
Like your job? Like your doctor? Have you thanked your grandmother lately? (Or your great-grandmother
The US standard railroad gauge is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. Why? Because the first railroads
I’ll bet you didn’t know that Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” was based on a
This was Mary Katherine Goddard, one of the first women publishers in America. She ran
In the days before the automobile, everything you needed came to your local store in
This is not photoshop. These are actual combat soldier during World War II and many
