“Did slavery make the South rich?”
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the
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
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the
Roman history records five widespread Plebian Secessions between 494 and 287 BC.
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
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
One of the best-known images of the Klondike Strike is the line of men lock
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
Louis XI of France, 3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483, was a master of
Henri Matisse did, as a matter of fact. Of his wife. In 1905. When he
If you are older than 50, you will have no problem reading this license plate
In these days of the COVID19, people are looking back at the Spanish Influenza of
This photograph intrigues me. Why? Because these salmon left this stream five years ago when
The Aleutian Island chain in Alaska is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns. This is
On December 31, 1899, Captain John Phillips in command of the SS Warrimoo discovered he
During the Second World War, the Germans were trying to bomb the Suez Canal to
This is the Culebra Cut during construction of the Panama Canal. The United States Army
In the Alaska dog racing biz, there is a prophetic expression: “unless you are the
Like many fashions, high heels have come a long way since the 10th Century when
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
On July 22, 1916, San Francisco held a Preparedness Day Parade to show its readiness
During the Alaska Gold Rush, communities were erupting from the earth and then ‘going ghost’
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
