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
This WAS. Here, in 1932, my father’s family posed for a portrait in their garden.
Today, Horace Greeley is best known for his advice, “Go West, young man, and grow
The US standard railroad gauge is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. Why? Because the first railroads
So little is known about the Alaska Gold Rush that most Americans think the Klondike
Readers do not know how blessed they are. In 1951, this WAS interlibrary loan in
There is an old joke that you never have to outrun an angry bear. All
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
Graciously historically, scientifically, and forensically stated, there was some cannibalism associated with the Donner Party.
At precisely 12:02 pm, a century ago this September 16th, a massive bomb exploded on
Unless you live in Alaska, this photograph will have no meaning at all. To those
Frank B. Adams, born in 1847, was a professional carom billiards player – in the
All Roman roads had mileage stones, set one thousand paces apart. The term “mile” comes
Like your job? Like your doctor? Have you thanked your grandmother lately? (Or your great-grandmother
In 1910, Victor Berger, a founding member of the Socialist Party of America, was elected
In 1887, in Argonia, Kansas, a group of men decided to ‘pull a fast one.’
The true value of education is keep you from making a fool of yourself
Ok. This is photoshop. It was done in the 1940s to stimulate the Alaska sea
Keep this photograph in mind next time you go to your local store and buy
In Nome, anyone could, in actuality, find gold just lying on the ground. In sand,
