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John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro, who died at the age of 33, packed a lot
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
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
He was known as “Indian Charlie.” His real name was Charles Curtis. And he was
This was an IBM computer in 1958. 40% of the US population was alive in
Edward Hines. He was a Commissioner of the Wayne County Road Commission in Michigan from
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
I, as an Alaskan, am outraged some people are giving fake news a bad name.
Yeah, I know. “Photoshop.” Actually, no. It is a double-exposure from 100 years ago. During
One hundred and 13 years ago, my 19-year-old grandfather arrived in San Francisco on his
Truth is NOT a matter of perspective. What is true remains the same from every
There is a golden age of innovation, literature and art coming! How do I know?
Frank B. Adams, born in 1847, was a professional carom billiards player – in the
This is probably the most well-known photograph of the Alaska Gold Rush. There is just
In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in
The greatest shortcoming of American education is the belief that you ‘teach for the job.’
When it comes to the Alaska Gold Rush, cats don’t get a lot of credit.
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka is famous for his admonition that humanity is best served by
From June 6th to 9th, 1912, the most spectacular eruption in recorded history and the
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
There are a lot of myths ‘running around’ when it comes to blacks and the
During the Alaska Gold Rush, George Hinton Henry, the “Father of Alaska Journalism,” kept printing
Louis XI of France, 3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483, was a master of
Meet Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Cloud Winner. She was born in 1822 in Virginia and moved
