“He collected cats?!”
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
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
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
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
He was James Brown Miller and he was a hired killer, from 1861 until he
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka is famous for his admonition that humanity is best served by
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
Starting in 1938, Emerich Juettner – also known as Edward Mueller –started counterfeiting one dollar
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
There’s been a lot of talk lately about who the “real” Americans are. The implication
In about 1910, Alaska Gold Rush newspaper editor/printer/investigative reporter George Hinton Henry published scathing but
Here’s a REAL Alaska Gold Rush saloon! It’s from the Koyukuk, one of the real-life
Henri Matisse did, as a matter of fact. Of his wife. In 1905. When he
This is not photoshop. It is ‘law and order’ during the Alaska Gold Rush. There
Some things in Alaska do not change. From the Alaska Gold Rush until today, the
As a writer, my mantra is “If you don’t have something unique, you have nothing.”
When Coke was introduced in China in 1982, Chinese shopkeepers sold the beverage as kekoukela.
Connie the Wiggler wasn't a singer or even a star of the stage but
