History

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Bone-Hunter Biographies

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May Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

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May Day Fritters and Beltane Cakes

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Squeezed: The Secrets of the Orange Juice Industry

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Tyrannosaurus rex, the "Prize Fighter of Antiquity"

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How Dryptosaurus Got Its Name

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The Dinosaur Casualties of World War I

On December 6, 1916, two years into "the war to end all wars," a German naval crew destroyed a set of 75-million-year-old dinosaur skeletons

The first bite into the bunny tells all.

Why Are Chocolate Easter Bunnies Hollow?

Isn't it cruel to disappoint kids, who bite into what looks like solid chocolate and are confronted with emptiness?

IMAX Cargo Bay Camera view of the Hubble Space Telescope at the moment of release, mission STS-31

April Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

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Cesar Chavez: A Life Devoted to Helping Farm Workers

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Easter Eggs Dyed the Natural Way

A how-to guide to making Easter egg dyes from the leftovers in your refrigerator

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How Food Shaped Humanity

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The Last Supper: Art as Large as Life

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Feasting for the Iranian New Year

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Know Your Whiskey from Your Whisky

The name of the Emerald Isle's more potent potable comes from the Gaelic for "water of life"

Colonial Recipes: Sally Lunn Cake

In 44 B.C., dictator-for-life Julius Caesar is assassinated by conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus.

Top Ten Reasons to Beware the Ides of March

March 15 will live in infamy beyond the murder of Julius Caesar. Here are 10 events that occurred on that date

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March Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

Paul Jennings' account amplifies the rescue of Washington's portrait; Jennings' descendants gathered to see the portrait at the White House this past August.

Witness to History

The first memoir by a White House slave recreates the events of August 23, 1814

Robért Fresh Market’s cake came with Mardi Gras beads, and a Mardi Gras plastic cup, but much to our disappointment, the baby was nestled on the outside of the cake, so there was no suspense in consumption process. Still, we had no problem eating the entire cake. The dough was delicate and layered, and the icing not overwhelming. A delicious prospect even without the surprise.

The King of Cakes at Mardi Gras

King cake may have gained fame through American Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, but it got its start in Europe

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