“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
Just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, a booming metropolis of 26,255 in 2010,
Seen this before, right? Well, did you notice the bundles of twigs beneath both his
At precisely 12:02 pm, a century ago this September 16th, a massive bomb exploded on
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka notes the problem with ignorance is it breeds faster than common
Some things in Alaska do not change. From the Alaska Gold Rush until today, the
Alaskans have a unique folk art, it’s called “absurding.” Alaskans get tired of hearing tourists
There are a lot of myths ‘running around’ when it comes to blacks and the
In 1854, Levi Boone became Mayor of Chicago on the Know-Nothing Party whose tenets were
In 1925, Francis X. Bushman wanted the part of Messala in the upcoming production of
During the Alaska Gold Rush, it was said of Erwin A. “Nimrod” Robertson that he
This is the interior of a real Alaska Gold Rush saloon. It was in Koyukuk
People ask me why I titled my book WALRUS WITH A GOLD TOOTH. Because there
Anne Royall was one of – if not the first – first female journalist. She
One of the easiest things to do is believe “it can’t happen here.” Well, it
John Wesley Hardin stands out as the most ruthless killer in not only the Old
This is called a sport fishing fantasy. But you have to be careful with fantasies.
Louis XI of France, 3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483, was a master of
Nome, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, does not have any nearby forests.
