“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
Before there was a Wild West, bandanas were the rage in England among the wealthy.
One of the givens in the United States is the USPS, United States Postal Service.
There is a golden age of innovation, literature and art coming! How do I know?
Here’s a trick question: Who was the first President of the United States. For most
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
Nothing pictures. We all have them. Photographs of, well, nothing in particular. Not worth savings
Courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush, we have two Alaskan terms in common usage –
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. This is Wojtek. The bear, that is. He was
François Rabelais, the great French writer of the 1500s, was a master of creative thinking.
Occasionally, I see an upload which makes me want to stand up and cheer. This
In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar was faced with a mutiny. The Tenth Legion was demanding
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
This is probably the most well-known photograph of the Alaska Gold Rush. There is just
One of the historical tidbits students miss is the importance of the United States Postal
In 1910, Victor Berger, a founding member of the Socialist Party of America, was elected
One of the constants in America is discrimination against some ethnic, religious or cultural group.
Until 1933, there was no standard American currency. Even though there were American coins in
In these days of the COVID19, people are looking back at the Spanish Influenza of
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
Actually, it is. During the Alaska Gold Rush there was not many United States dollars
