The first story featuring iconic detective Sherlock Holmes, 'A Study in Scarlet,' was published on this day in 1887—and set in Mormon Utah
He rose to national attention after spearheading a 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota
The mosaic hails from a “pleasure ship” built by the notorious emperor Caligula
Pedestrian crosswalks and roads have a complicated relationship
Collected by an anthropologist in 1931, the National Museum of Natural History returned the bones to the village of Igiugig
Zombies have offered a way to work out cultural fears about everything from race to climate change
Popular media helped give witches their image
From the serious—pod people—to the farcical—”feed me, feed me!”—this genre has produced some strange stuff
Their message is far more profound in retrospect than it was at the time
Mentioned by Shakespeare, allegedly banned by Puritans, and enjoyed by many still, these traditional treats have a long history in English cuisine
A new study says Papua New Guinea's Aitape skull is from someone who died in a massive ocean wave 6,000 years ago
Contrary to some reports, it may not be the earliest-known marine navigational tool—but it's still a spectacular find
The Nobel-prize winning Chilean poet died 2 weeks after the brutal Pinochet regime took power in his country
Amateur researchers first came across the rock structures in 2004. Four years later, after seeing them again on Google Earth, they decided to investigate
Many of the 93 artifacts were unbaked and badly worn, making reading and translating the tablets a lengthy task
The newly translated Japanese text offers kernels of advice to warriors who had yet to face battle
The recent find was five years in the making
Never finished or used, the small theater has been sought for more than a century by archaeologists
As a striving college student and recent graduate, letters by the future president depict a man coming to terms with his identity and future
A new exhibit shows that the builders gorged on animals from as far away as Scotland
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