Why we have the Freedom of Religion in the United States
Mary Dyer was the first woman in American history to be hanged. In 1685, she
“Thanks to the women who made America great!”
This was Mary Katherine Goddard, one of the first women publishers in America. She ran
When truth is stranger than fiction
These were the remains of “Big Nose George” Parrot in 1950, half a century after
“And you think streets are crowded now?”
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
Inventions come and go
Here’s a blast from the past. This is Joshua Pusey, the inventor of the matchbook.
“How tall is tall?”
Can you see the difference in height between these two men? No, these are not
“What do you do when the boss is an idiot?”
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
“Yes, Dorothy, there is such a thing as fake news.”
I, as an Alaskan, am outraged some people are giving fake news a bad name.
“So, you think you got it bad?”
One of the easiest things to do is complain. And the people who do it
“It can happen here! It has happened here! It might happen here again!”
One of the easiest things to do is believe “it can’t happen here.” Well, it
You CAN be in two places at the same time!
On December 31, 1899, Captain John Phillips in command of the SS Warrimoo discovered he
The Return to Ballyhoo II!
After the death of Harry Reichenbach, the leading ballyhooer of the era was Jim Moran,