“Talk about a real-life Robin Hood!”
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
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
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
In 1934, eight men were fined $1 each …. … for bathing topless at Coney
In the last century, washing machines were too expensive for most homes, so the laundry
Courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush, we have two Alaskan terms in common usage –
One of my favorite anecdotes, hopefully true, involves a couple from Iowa who were visiting
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
In 1919, a hack writer by the name of Johnston McCulley wrote a five-part story
From June 6th to 9th, 1912, the most spectacular eruption in recorded history and the
When Alaska became a state, there was shortage of coins, particularly in the bush. Most
Next time you complain about the postal service, look at what it WAS. This photograph
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Today, the Roman emperor Vespasian, 69-79 CE, is best known for the construction of the
No, it is not THE Louvre. It is the ‘Temporary Louvre,’ a saloon in Juneau
On October 25, 1774, in support of the Boston Tea Party, Edenton, North Carolina, held
Sometimes it is the ‘little things’ that tell the “big story.’ As an example, here,
This was Otto Skorzney, considered to be “the most dangerous man in Europe” during the
This is an iconic image of Americana: a newspaper boy. He was the Yahoo of
You think this flu season is bad? Not a chance! 100 years ago, America suffered
I, as an Alaskan, am outraged some people are giving fake news a bad name.
