A hundred years after the legendary find, archival records tell the definitive story of the dig that changed the world
Class-obsessed consumers found the cold, hard and highly breakable figurines irresistible
In recent years, local officials have broken the spell and apologized for what happened generations ago
Medieval healers treated animals' ailments with a mix of faith, tradition and science
Recent research contradicts the image of the Egyptian boy-king as a frail, sickly pharaoh
Jane and Anna Maria Porter ruled Britain's literary scene—until male imitators wrote them out of the story
The "Game of Thrones" spinoff takes its cue from the Anarchy, a civil war that saw Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois vying for the English crown
Forty-one of the 561 enslaved Africans on board the "Guerrero" died when the illegal slave ship sank off the Florida Keys in 1827
A new book details the tangled tale of "Ulitsa Sezam," a "Sesame Street" spinoff that aired until visions of Russia's democratic future faltered
A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
A new, completely reimagined exhibition goes beyond the Cold War narrative to explore the full story of lunar landings
The transfer of ownership of 29 artworks is the first to be carried out under a new policy and practice
An exhibition at the Met features 100-plus paintings, sculptures, decorative works and objects that testify to the splendor of 16th-century English court
A new biography explores the life of Vivekananda, a Hindu ascetic who promoted a more inclusive vision of religion
New research reveals links between the 18th-century Ahanta leader John Canoe and the Caribbean festival Junkanoo
French scholar Jean-François Champollion announced his decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs on September 27, 1822
A new book celebrates the achievements of wanderers, whose stories have long been overlooked
Untold Stories of American History
A new Ken Burns documentary examines the U.S.' complex, often shameful response to the rise of Nazism and the plight of Jewish refugees
A new film stars Viola Davis as the leader of the Agojie, the all-woman army of the African kingdom of Dahomey
After a major restoration project, the path connecting 400 cultural and historic sites is once again passable
A new Starz series, "The Serpent Queen," dramatizes the life of the much-maligned 16th-century ruler
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