“Who invented the telephone booth?
Thomas Watson, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant. His landlady complained about the excessive noise he was
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
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
There’s been a lot of talk about who was on the Titanic. How about the
Hummmmm…. According to a modern scholar – and you know how they are – it
It is easy to write-off Sonny Bono as a second-rate singer, third-rate actor and fourth-rate
Buffalo Calf Road Woman of the Northern Cheyenne was one of the few women warriors.
Yes, this is a photograph of Bristol, England. It was alleged taken from the crest
One of the most iconic images of the Arctic for tourists is the blanket toss.
The Golden Age of Hollywood glamorized the cowboy and the Wild West. Unfortunately, what appeared
Often a genius is someone who just looks at a problem differently. Between 1905 and
One of the untold dramas of the Alaska Gold Rush was the building of the
My father, a Holocaust refugee, spoke four language fluently and read Greek and Latin. But
In the 1870s, America’s foremost – and first – political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, attacked Boss
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
Snazzy home, right? Actually, it’s – or was – a microwave repeater. As late as
During the Second World War, the Germans were trying to bomb the Suez Canal to
Here’s a REAL Alaska Gold Rush saloon! It’s from the Koyukuk, one of the real-life
In 1951, a snippy newspaper columnist suggested Marilyn Monroe would be better off wearing a
One hundred years ago on this date, a terror bombing took place in San Francisco
This is an iconic image of Americana: a newspaper boy. He was the Yahoo of
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
One of the easiest things to say is “I’m smart.” This implies thinking is not
There is a golden age of innovation, literature and art coming! How do I know?
