“Some things you just can’t make up!”
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
During the Second World War, Lt. Norman Wilkinson of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve came
Wanna party?! This is a photograph of an ‘entertaining’ evening in Koyukuk in 1900, just
One hundred years ago on this date, a terror bombing took place in San Francisco
Quick, millenials, what is this? And why did your grandparents always take a pen to
Snazzy home, right? Actually, it’s – or was – a microwave repeater. As late as
A HUGE THANKS TO Facebook Page Alaska Mystery Pictures, Investigating the Unknown People. One of
Wilson Mizner, the loveable scoundrel of the Alaska Gold Rush, worked as a bartender in
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
This is a photograph of a bank run in 1929. These people are scared their
Actually, it is. During the Alaska Gold Rush there was not many United States dollars
One of the constants in America is discrimination against some ethnic, religious or cultural group.
This was Mary Katherine Goddard, one of the first women publishers in America. She ran
Yup, it’s a sea horse. (No Photoshop necessary.) The scientific name for the seahorse is
Sadly, President Trump has killed a time-honored Alaskan institution: fake news. The REAL fake news.
On October 25, 1774, in support of the Boston Tea Party, Edenton, North Carolina, held
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
Starting in 1938, Emerich Juettner – also known as Edward Mueller –started counterfeiting one dollar
Some things never change. From the moment of the birth of the internet, the first
