“He smelled like rotting fish!?”
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future; just follow the money! Every issue in human history has
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
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the
Roman history records five widespread Plebian Secessions between 494 and 287 BC.
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
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
After the death of Harry Reichenbach, the leading ballyhooer of the era was Jim Moran,
I’ll bet you think you are looking at flowers. WRONG! These are ‘fields’ of abandoned
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
This is not photoshop. It is ‘law and order’ during the Alaska Gold Rush. There
Every historical era has its acronyms, legends and heroes. If you are a millennial, it
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
On July 22, 1916, San Francisco held a Preparedness Day Parade to show its readiness
Yeah, I know. “Photoshop.” Actually, no. It is a double-exposure from 100 years ago. During
The Aleutian Island chain in Alaska is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns. This is
In 1838, Louis Daguerre was experimenting with a new technology called photography in Paris. Compared
Occasionally, I see an upload which makes me want to stand up and cheer. This
From June 6th to 9th, 1912, the most spectacular eruption in recorded history and the
This is not a photograph of the past, it is a picture of the future.
When Alaska became a state, there was shortage of coins, particularly in the bush. Most
The most popular boogey man right now is AI. AI, “Artificial Intelligence” is supposed to
When Elsa Einstein, Albert’s wife, was being shown around the Mount Wilson Observatory, she was
In 1919, a hack writer by the name of Johnston McCulley wrote a five-part story
This photograph intrigues me. Why? Because these salmon left this stream five years ago when
During the summer of 1919, a United States Army Major was assigned to a transcontinental
He was James Brown Miller and he was a hired killer, from 1861 until he
