“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
On October 25, 1774, in support of the Boston Tea Party, Edenton, North Carolina, held
Nome, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, does not have any nearby forests.
Jean Lussier was the ultimate entrepreneur. In 1928, he went over Niagara Falls in rubber
Back in the 1970s there was a song by Dr. John – Right Place, Wrong
If you are older than 50, you will have no problem reading this license plate
This was Otto Skorzney, considered to be “the most dangerous man in Europe” during the
One of the first female United States Deputy Marshals was Ada Carnutt. One of her
Talk about truth being stranger than fiction! In 1898, during the Klondike Rush, a young
As printed in the Tacoma Evening News on March 3, 1903, C. Payne, an armless
As part of his duties as King of Prussia, Frederick William I, King of Prussia,
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
Is it possible to fly the distance of 1 ½ times around the world in
In the Alaska dog racing biz, there is a prophetic expression: “unless you are the
After the death of Harry Reichenbach, the leading ballyhooer of the era was Jim Moran,
Being an off the wall thinker means you come up with novel solution to everyday
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
Of course, it’s the sphinx. Everyone knows that. Everyone. Since the beginning of time. Really?
Because banking was NOT in the United States Constitution, anyone could open a bank. And
America has no standards, no royal families, no special people. If you are good and
In the days before the automobile, everything you needed came to your local store in
Never underestimate the drive to be informed or educated. In the days of the Wild
