“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
The real lesson of COVID-19 has yet to learned. The ongoing reduction of income taxes
One of the constants in America is discrimination against some ethnic, religious or cultural group.
There is an old folk song whose chorus goes, “We’ve come a long way, brother.”
After the death of Harry Reichenbach, the leading ballyhooer of the era was Jim Moran,
When hard-core Russian Marxist writer Maxim Gorky came to America, his hosts took him to
This is as Alaskan as you can get. What you are seeing is a line
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
Everyone loves a Fourth of July Parade! One of the nice things about historic photographs
You think this flu season is bad? Not a chance! 100 years ago, America suffered
Meet Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Cloud Winner. She was born in 1822 in Virginia and moved
In many parts of the US, women were voting long before August 20, 1920. In
The cleverest people are usually the least credited in history. Take English Sea Captain Woodes
This Labor Day let’s remember – and thank – Francis Perkins. She was the longest
In 1912, so many Americans were furious with both the Democratic and Republican parties that
John Wesley Hardin stands out as the most ruthless killer in not only the Old
During the Alaska Gold Rush, it was said of Erwin A. “Nimrod” Robertson that he
Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. If you push the stick forward, the
One of the most iconic images of the Arctic for tourists is the blanket toss.
