About the Author
J. Mark Powell
Holy Cow! History is written by novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff J. Mark Powell. Have a historic mystery that needs solving? A forgotten moment worth remembering? Please send it to [email protected]
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: Another Ex-President’s Brush With the Law
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: Teddy Roosevelt’s Close Call
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: The Woman Who Created Kids’ Television
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: The Gift That Killed General Grant
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: Why the Germans Really Wanted France’s Thorium
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: Abraham Lincoln II—The Grandson Honest Abe Never Met
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: The Hero Bureaucrat
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: A Civil War Doctor and a TV Dinner Favorite
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: The Original ‘Son of a Gun’
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: When America Was Terrified of Ketchup
- Holy Cow! History: From Mom to Motherhood Icon
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: Forget George Santos, Meet Congress’ Champion Truth-Stretcher
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: Chewing Gum’s Sticky Secret
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: Cal Coolidge’s Crazy Coon
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: A Classic Turns 80
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: America’s Biggest Lottery Scandal
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: 1948, Political Polling’s Epic Fail
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: The Séance Sisters and Their Spooky Scam
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: The Birds That Don’t Belong Here
- HOLY COW! HISTORY: Seven Sisters, 37 Feet of Hair
Inside Exclusives
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Ban on Drones Will Disarm the Police and Remove Fire Department Resources
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What DeSantis Should Know About the Fight in Ukraine
Posted March 29, 2023 by John Hardie -
Point: Benevolent and Vicarious Racism in Diversity
Posted March 29, 2023 by Nafees Alam -
Counterpoint: DEI Training Isn’t Working
Posted March 29, 2023 by Christian Watson -
Transforming the Lives of All Americans with Food Allergies
Posted March 29, 2023 by Sung Poblete -
Biden Set to Shut Door on Conservatives in Federal Jobs
Posted March 29, 2023 by Michael Austin -
South Dakota Should Take Bigger Steps on Licensing Reform
Posted March 28, 2023 by Edward Timmons -
The FCC’s Media Diversity Problem
Posted March 28, 2023 by Andrew Glaze -
Another Look at a Popular Medication
Posted March 28, 2023 by Aron Solomon -
Through the Eyes of Greed
Posted March 28, 2023 by Antony Davies
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Time to Unseal the Hinman Documents
Posted February 17, 2023 by Roslyn Layton -
Florida’s Legislators Should Prioritize Transparency
Posted December 20, 2022 by Tiger Joyce -
Amazon’s Health Care Creep Should Alarm Americans
Posted November 07, 2022 by Eric Miller -
The FDA Is Getting It Right on Youth Vaping. Time To Do More for Adult Smokers
Posted November 21, 2022 by Dr. Matthew Holman -
For China Hawks, a Strong Xi Is a Blessing in Disguise
Posted October 25, 2022 by Kenneth Rapoza -
The Taylor Swift Meltdown Was About Greed, Not Bots
Posted January 22, 2023 by John Breyault -
Student Debt Cancellation Plan Is Flatly Unconstitutional
Posted October 05, 2022 by Ray Walker -
Hope is Just Around the Corner for Those Awaiting an Organ Transplant
Posted February 17, 2023 by Steve Pociask -
To Protect Whales, We Should Ban Offshore Oil and Gas, Not Wind Farms
Posted March 21, 2023 by Angelo Villagomez -
States Like Georgia Should Stop Paying So Much for Elections
Posted December 04, 2022 by Ryan Williamson