Hollywood’s Greatest Curse

Hollywood’s Greatest Curse

Hollywood’s greatest curse is that it makes the past appear so clean. Which is why

Sometimes truth is stranger – and funnier—than fiction!!

Sometimes truth is stranger – and funnier—than fiction!!

This was Bishop Rowe in about 1920.  No pictures of Billy the Horse exist.  During

What’s this?

What’s this?

OK, baby boomers. What’s this? It’s actually a woman working. In 1931. You want a

Historic Photographs

Historic Photographs

This is one of those historic photographs that would never make a book – much

“Talk about the ‘middle of nowhere!’”

“Talk about the ‘middle of nowhere!’”

 The Aleutian Island chain in Alaska is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns. This is

“Poison?!  Really?!  Uh-huh.  Then why is the emperor drinking it?”

“Poison?! Really?! Uh-huh. Then why is the emperor drinking it?”

Legend has it the Persian emperor Jamsheed loved grapes so much he stored them in

Mata Hari:  Spy? Scapegoat? Payback? To this day, no one knows for sure.

Mata Hari: Spy? Scapegoat? Payback? To this day, no one knows for sure.

In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in

“What was it really like in Nome during the Alaska Gold Rush?”

“What was it really like in Nome during the Alaska Gold Rush?”

So little is known about the Alaska Gold Rush that most Americans think the Klondike

John Wesley Hardin and “Wild Bill” Hickok were friends?

John Wesley Hardin and “Wild Bill” Hickok were friends?

John Wesley Hardin stands out as the most ruthless killer in not only the Old

“When faced with an impossible problem, think in reverse!”

“When faced with an impossible problem, think in reverse!”

Often a genius is someone who just looks at a problem differently.  Between 1905 and

“F. X. O. 7?  What ……?”

“F. X. O. 7? What ……?”

Before there was a Wild West, bandanas were the rage in England among the wealthy.

“How do you stop a mutiny with just one word?  Ask Julius Caesar.”

“How do you stop a mutiny with just one word? Ask Julius Caesar.”

In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar was faced with a mutiny.  The Tenth Legion was demanding