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
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
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
As printed in the Tacoma Evening News on March 3, 1903, C. Payne, an armless
This is as Alaskan as you can get. What you are seeing is a line
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
Next time someone talks about ‘everyone having guns in the Wild West,’ remind them that
There’s been a lot of talk lately about who the “real” Americans are. The implication
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
Two of the best known singers of all time are Elvis
One of the untold dramas of the Alaska Gold Rush was the building of the
The single, most important reason to read history – ANY HISTORY – is because things
Here’s a trick question: Who was the first President of the United States. For most
William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier
This photograph intrigues me. Why? Because these salmon left this stream five years ago when
Before Alaska was a Territory it was a District. The first Governor of the District
In the days before the automobile, everything you needed came to your local store in
The true value of education is keep you from making a fool of yourself
Thomas Watson, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant. His landlady complained about the excessive noise he was
