“Here’s a glimpse of the past that will give you a glimpse of the future.”
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
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
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
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
Petroleum as a fuel source is on the wane. We will not have another century
During the summer of 1919, a United States Army Major was assigned to a transcontinental
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
Next time someone talks about ‘everyone having guns in the Wild West,’ remind them that
One of the easiest things to do is complain. And the people who do it
25th Infantry Regiment, 1890 At the end of the Civil War, many black Union veterans
In 1951, a snippy newspaper columnist suggested Marilyn Monroe would be better off wearing a
Judge George Wythe had a stellar career. In addition to being one of the signers
Ballyhoo. Now here’s a word you don’t hear every day. At least not yet. It’s
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
No, it is not because Christ supposedly fed 5,000 worshipers with two fish and five
Here’s a trick question: Who was the first President of the United States. For most
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
During the summer of 1919, a United States Army Major was assigned to a transcontinental
The true value of education is keep you from making a fool of yourself
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
From 1438 to 1532, the Inca Empire covered what is now Peru and Ecuador along
One of the most iconic images of the Arctic for tourists is the blanket toss.
This is as Alaskan as you can get. What you are seeing is a line
This is the Culebra Cut in what would become the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal
[huge_it_video_player id="5"] To paraphrase Al Jolson, “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” (If you’re a millennial,
Talk about truth being stranger than fiction! In 1898, during the Klondike Rush, a young
People ask me why I titled my book WALRUS WITH A GOLD TOOTH. Because there
