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
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
In 1934, eight men were fined $1 each …. … for bathing topless at Coney
In the last century, washing machines were too expensive for most homes, so the laundry
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
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
François Rabelais, the great French writer of the 1500s, was a master of creative thinking.
No, it is not THE Louvre. It is the ‘Temporary Louvre,’ a saloon in Juneau
Never underestimate the drive to be informed or educated. In the days of the Wild
This is one of those historic photographs that would never make a book – much
Yup, it’s a sea horse. (No Photoshop necessary.) The scientific name for the seahorse is
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Not a lot of social distancing here but, then again, this was 1890. Historically, the
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
I’d like to believe this photoshop. But then, again ……….. My father – like all
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
In the 1870s, America’s foremost – and first – political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, attacked Boss
It is so easy to whine about how 'there's nothing to watch on cable' tonight.
In these days of the COVID19, people are looking back at the Spanish Influenza of
Contrary to popular belief, history is not the story of the past. It is the
A HUGE THANKS TO Facebook Page Alaska Mystery Pictures, Investigating the Unknown People. One of
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
Historians believe that beer – invented in Sumeria around 600 BCE – was brewed by
