Contrary to popular belief, history is not the story of the past.  It is the

If you live in New York you will have no problem recognizing the Flat Iron

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

Just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, a booming metropolis of 26,255 in 2010,

Jean Lussier was the ultimate entrepreneur. In 1928, he went over Niagara Falls in rubber

Mary Dyer was the first woman in American history to be hanged. In 1685, she

This was Mary Katherine Goddard, one of the first women publishers in America.  She ran

These were the remains of “Big Nose George” Parrot in 1950, half a century after

Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city!  It was

Here’s a blast from the past.  This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook. 

Can you see the difference in height between these two men?  No, these are not

One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri.  As