“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
Never underestimate the drive to be informed or educated. In the days of the Wild
Readers do not know how blessed they are. In 1951, this WAS interlibrary loan in
When hard-core Russian Marxist writer Maxim Gorky came to America, his hosts took him to
The Alaska Gold Rush lasted 40 years, from 1880 to the First World War. It
Before there was a Wild West, bandanas were the rage in England among the wealthy.
When you make something illegal, all you do is raise its price. Marijuana smokers in
If you are a writer, you should pay homage to the figure on the right.
Nine miles Southeast of Skwentna and 59 miles north of Tyonek – and, yes, these
He was James Brown Miller and he was a hired killer, from 1861 until he
All Roman roads had mileage stones, set one thousand paces apart. The term “mile” comes
From 1438 to 1532, the Inca Empire covered what is now Peru and Ecuador along
Everyone has a different perspective on life. As you can see, Salvadore Dali’s view of
In 1925, Francis X. Bushman wanted the part of Messala in the upcoming production of
It is so easy to whine about how 'there's nothing to watch on cable' tonight.
Here’s a glimpse of the authentic “Western” sound! Not a guitar or banjo to be
A highly-lauded Wyoming mountain man in his day was John Johnson. In fact, he was
Hard as it is to believe, America’s first black celebrity was a magician, hypnotist and
Vicious maneaters, right? Actually that’s incorrect. In fact, the piranha got its reputation because of
Because banking was NOT in the United States Constitution, anyone could open a bank. And
This is a sight that, sadly, is more than an historic snapshot of the past.
