“Here’s a glimpse of the past that will give you a glimpse of the future.”
History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.
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
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
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
Today, the Roman emperor Vespasian, 69-79 CE, is best known for the construction of the
During the Alaska Gold Rush, George Hinton Henry, the “Father of Alaska Journalism,” kept printing
No, it is not because Christ supposedly fed 5,000 worshipers with two fish and five
Keep this photograph in mind next time you go to your local store and buy
In 1912, so many Americans were furious with both the Democratic and Republican parties that
In the days before GPS, the maritime industry created nautical charts using bottles. It’s true.
Meet Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Cloud Winner. She was born in 1822 in Virginia and moved
It is so easy to whine about how 'there's nothing to watch on cable' tonight.
Yes, there’s a good chance the ‘stuff’ in the bottle is whiskey. But then again,
Starting in 1938, Emerich Juettner – also known as Edward Mueller –started counterfeiting one dollar
One of the historical tidbits students miss is the importance of the United States Postal
In 1925, Francis X. Bushman wanted the part of Messala in the upcoming production of
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
In 1887, in Argonia, Kansas, a group of men decided to ‘pull a fast one.’
Back in the 1970s there was a song by Dr. John – Right Place, Wrong
There’s been a lot of talk lately about who the “real” Americans are. The implication
Sadly, President Trump has killed a time-honored Alaskan institution: fake news. The REAL fake news.
Often a genius is someone who just looks at a problem differently. Between 1905 and
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was