“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
Actually, it is. Before 1966, Catholics were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. So,
From 1438 to 1532, the Inca Empire covered what is now Peru and Ecuador along
This photo encapsulates me as a writer and an American. As both writer and American,
The greatest power of writing is offering the reader a new perspective. ANYONE can write
Like many fashions, high heels have come a long way since the 10th Century when
Never underestimate the drive to be informed or educated. In the days of the Wild
During the Alaska Gold Rush, George Hinton Henry, the “Father of Alaska Journalism,” kept printing
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Centennial-of-1916-SF-bombing-that-led-to-8381615.php By Carl Nolte July 16, 2016 Updated: July 16, 2016 3:00pm
People ask me why I titled my book WALRUS WITH A GOLD TOOTH. Because there
There is an old joke that you never have to outrun an angry bear. All
This is the interior of a real Alaska Gold Rush saloon. It was in Koyukuk
Just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, a booming metropolis of 26,255 in 2010,
With the coronavirus upon us, it’s tempting to talk about ‘the good ol’ days’ when
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
When people think of a gold rush, they instantly think the big money is made
Every historical era has its acronyms, legends and heroes. If you are a millennial, it
This is a shot of New York in 1887. What you see are electrical wires
