Mark Twain
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future; just follow the money! Every issue in human history has
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
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
No, and he’s not scratching anything. ‘Back in the day,’ which started with the Greeks,
For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
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.
This is a photograph of a bank run in 1929. These people are scared their
Like many fashions, high heels have come a long way since the 10th Century when
Constructed to be the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, the Eiffel Tower
In less then two years we will be remembering the day liquor was illegal in
In today’s dollars, the United States government spent $7.5 billion to build the Alaska Railroad
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
Everyone has a different perspective on life. As you can see, Salvadore Dali’s view of
Here’s a trick question: Who was the first President of the United States. For most
This is a sight that, sadly, is more than an historic snapshot of the past.
No, it is not THE Louvre. It is the ‘Temporary Louvre,’ a saloon in Juneau
This is a juggernaut, the origin of the term for a huge, powerful, and overwhelming
This was an IBM computer in 1958. 40% of the US population was alive in
Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Holmes” of the Sandersonville Police Department, was having a miserable day.
The basic lesson of history NOT TAUGHT in schools today is events come in cycles.
July 22, 2016, was the centennial of the first act of terrorism in American history.
At precisely 12:02 pm, a century ago this September 16th, a massive bomb exploded on
Meet Captain James Iredell of the Confederate commercial raider Shenandoah. His assignment was to destroy
Like your job? Like your doctor? Have you thanked your grandmother lately? (Or your great-grandmother
Not a lot of social distancing here but, then again, this was 1890. Historically, the
The cleverest people are usually the least credited in history. Take English Sea Captain Woodes
