“You have a problem with AI and want to go back to the ‘Good Old Days?”
This was an IBM computer in 1958. 40% of the US population was alive in
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
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
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
During the Second World War, French singer Edith Piaf was stuck in Paris. To stay
When it comes to the Alaska Gold Rush, cats don’t get a lot of credit.
The single, most important reason to read history – ANY HISTORY – is because things
Just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, a booming metropolis of 26,255 in 2010,
In 1951, a snippy newspaper columnist suggested Marilyn Monroe would be better off wearing a
One hundred years ago, a rag-tag army of military officers and civilians like these men
St. Audry – also known as Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; 4 March 636 – 23
Wanna party?! This is a photograph of an ‘entertaining’ evening in Koyukuk in 1900, just
History is sometimes not kind to one’s reputation. A case in point is that of
In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in
Actually, it doesn’t. Anytime there is a new technology, you can be assured there will
One of the historical tidbits students miss is the importance of the United States Postal
In 1887, in Argonia, Kansas, a group of men decided to ‘pull a fast one.’
Here’s a trick question: Who was the first President of the United States. For most
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
If it takes you longer than ten seconds to read this license plate holder, you
You cannot tell some people to ‘be normal.’ And particularly not a woman in the
Nome, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, does not have any nearby forests.