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John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro, who died at the age of 33, packed a lot
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
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
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
Here’s a trick question: Who was the first President of the United States. For most
St. Audry – also known as Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; 4 March 636 – 23
No, it is not because Christ supposedly fed 5,000 worshipers with two fish and five
To this day, one-third of Alaska’s population lives in villages that are not connected to
On July 22, 1916, San Francisco held a Preparedness Day Parade to show its readiness
In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar was faced with a mutiny. The Tenth Legion was demanding
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
During the Second World War, Lt. Norman Wilkinson of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve came
I’ll bet you think you are looking at flowers. WRONG! These are ‘fields’ of abandoned
Yes, this is a photograph of Bristol, England. It was alleged taken from the crest
In 1838, Louis Daguerre was experimenting with a new technology called photography in Paris. Compared
Hollywood’s greatest curse is that it makes the past appear so clean. Which is why
The Aleutian Island chain in Alaska is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns. This is
In many parts of the US, women were voting long before August 20, 1920. In
Adage? What’s an adage? An adage is a proverb expressing a generally accepted truth. Like,
