“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
One of my favorite anecdotes, hopefully true, involves a couple from Iowa who were visiting
Here’s a glimpse of the authentic “Western” sound! Not a guitar or banjo to be
Everyone has a different perspective on life. As you can see, Salvadore Dali’s view of
This is one of my favorite editorial pictures. His name is “Has No Horses,” or,
George Franklin Wade had an astonishing record of both criminal activity and escapes. He was
Jean Lussier was the ultimate entrepreneur. In 1928, he went over Niagara Falls in rubber
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
Every generation of Americans has a boogeyman. The ‘evil immigrants’ have included the French, English,
You think this flu season is bad? Not a chance! 100 years ago, America suffered
Here’s a glimpse of the past and the future together. Can you identify the man
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
Wilson Mizner, the loveable scoundrel of the Alaska Gold Rush, worked as a bartender in
In 1910, Victor Berger, a founding member of the Socialist Party of America, was elected
Anthony "Tony" Dimond, Alaska's lone delegate to the United States Congress from 1933 to 1944,
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
It is easy to talk about ‘leaping into the future.’ The reality is substantially different.
A ‘fourth panel’ is a way to transcend an art form. Traditionally, a painting is