“Some things you just can’t make up!”
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro, who died at the age of 33, packed a lot
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
He was known as “Indian Charlie.” His real name was Charles Curtis. And he was
This was an IBM computer in 1958. 40% of the US population was alive in
Edward Hines. He was a Commissioner of the Wayne County Road Commission in Michigan from
I’ll bet you are thinking what I was thinking when I first saw this children’s
He was James Brown Miller and he was a hired killer, from 1861 until he
In many parts of the US, women were voting long before August 20, 1920. In
If you are older than 50, you will have no problem reading this license plate
lice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, didn’t give a whit about the ‘proper
In these days of the COVID19, people are looking back at the Spanish Influenza of
This Labor Day let’s remember – and thank – Francis Perkins. She was the longest
From June 6th to 9th, 1912, the most spectacular eruption in recorded history and the
Wanna talk?! Here’s a stunning, historical image that most people would flip on by in
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
Here’s a blast from the past. My past, at least. I was looking for a
Readers do not know how blessed they are. In 1951, this WAS interlibrary loan in
Next time you complain about the postal service, look at what it WAS. This photograph
That’s what a patron of P.T. Barnum’s American Museum claimed. And he took Barnum to
Here’s a trick question: Who was the first President of the United States. For most
Never underestimate the drive to be informed or educated. In the days of the Wild
This is Quanah Parker, war leader of the Kwahadi (“Antelope”) band of the Comanches. He
