“What’s the problem? It’s just a selfie!”
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
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
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
Thomas Watson, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant. His landlady complained about the excessive noise he was
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
Petroleum as a fuel source is on the wane. We will not have another century
During the summer of 1919, a United States Army Major was assigned to a transcontinental
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
Not a lot of social distancing here but, then again, this was 1890. Historically, the
Henri Matisse did, as a matter of fact. Of his wife. In 1905. When he
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka notes the problem with ignorance is it breeds faster than common
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
Sadly, President Trump has killed a time-honored Alaskan institution: fake news. The REAL fake news.
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
This is a sight that, sadly, is more than an historic snapshot of the past.
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
Adage? What’s an adage? An adage is a proverb expressing a generally accepted truth. Like,
As a writer, my mantra is “If you don’t have something unique, you have nothing.”
Here’s one for the history books! In 2011, photographer David Slater went to Indonesia to
One of the easiest things to do is believe “it can’t happen here.” Well, it
This Labor Day let’s remember – and thank – Francis Perkins. She was the longest
Yup, that’s right. Those books are chained to a library shelf. That’s how valuable these
You think this flu season is bad? Not a chance! 100 years ago, America suffered
One of the nice things about historic photographs – please excuse the pun – is
Here’s a REAL Alaska Gold Rush saloon! It’s from the Koyukuk, one of the real-life
This is not photoshop or artwork. It’s the engine room of a German submarine during
