“Here’s a glimpse of the past that will give you a glimpse of the future.”
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
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
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
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
In the teens, someone who was incredibly stupid was known as being “as cunning as
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
In these days of the COVID19, people are looking back at the Spanish Influenza of
Some things in Alaska do not change. From the Alaska Gold Rush until today, the
I’d like to believe this photoshop. But then, again ……….. My father – like all
Connie the Wiggler wasn't a singer or even a star of the stage but
While on a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt ‘came up empty.’
Contrary to popular belief, history is not the story of the past. It is the
One hundred and 13 years ago, my 19-year-old grandfather arrived in San Francisco on his
Alaskans have a unique folk art, it’s called “absurding.” Alaskans get tired of hearing tourists
If you live in New York, you will instantly recognize this building. If you don’t
Alaska bush pilot Archie Ferguson was famous for inventing “The Arctic Bump.” He convinced
Often a genius is someone who just looks at a problem differently. Between 1905 and
A highly-lauded Wyoming mountain man in his day was John Johnson. In fact, he was
Courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush, we have two Alaskan terms in common usage –
This scene, which happened in Anchorage, Alaska, happened all across the country in the 1920s
It depends on the language you speak. In English, the term gypsy was short for
