“Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.”
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
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
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
There’s been a lot of talk about who was on the Titanic. How about the
Like many fashions, high heels have come a long way since the 10th Century when
In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in
One of the nice things about historic photographs – please excuse the pun – is
I’ll bet you think you are looking at flowers. WRONG! These are ‘fields’ of abandoned
While the Afghanistan War was America’s longest, the shortest was the Spanish American War. It
Actually, it is. During the Alaska Gold Rush there was not many United States dollars
One of my favorite anecdotes, hopefully true, involves a couple from Iowa who were visiting
Not a lot of social distancing here but, then again, this was 1890. Historically, the
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
This is probably the most well-known photograph of the Alaska Gold Rush. There is just
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
Today, “horsepower” is a measure of strength of a car. But that has only been
Bitcoins and money. Prior to Alaska statehood, there is a dearth of coins. BIG transactions
Before Alaska was a Territory it was a District. The first Governor of the District
I, as an Alaskan, am outraged some people are giving fake news a bad name.
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
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Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka notes the problem with ignorance is it breeds faster than common
Today, Horace Greeley is best known for his advice, “Go West, young man, and grow
When Coke was introduced in China in 1982, Chinese shopkeepers sold the beverage as kekoukela.
