A Q&A with hieroglyphs expert Janice Kamrin
Understanding the Lasting Allure of the Rosetta Stone
An Egyptologist explains the importance of the artifact
Amenhotep III was succeeded by one of the first known monotheists
Small World
Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste
What really happened aboard the Mary Celeste? More than a century after her crew went missing, a scenario is emerging
How Pan Am’s Founder Juan Trippe Turned Americans Into Frequent Fliers
This antique globe was once owned by the fabled airline executive, who ushered in modern air travel
Momentous or merely memorable
Cold winters, hot jaguars and a night to remember
With U.S. forces in Korea beleaguered and demoralized in 1950, American prestige and the future of South Korea hung in the balance
The Lakota Sioux leader’s relics return to his only living descendants
Unearthing Egypt’s Greatest Temple
Discovering the grandeur of the monument built 3,400 years ago
Political historian Jeremi Suri has come up with a new way of looking at the links between the low and the mighty
Readers respond to the September issue
Momentous or merely memorable
A Brief History of Scotland Yard
Investigating London’s famous police force and some of its most infamous cases
Object Lessons
The Pinkerton Detective Agency chased down some of America’s most notorious criminals
Letters between George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette
Almost inseparable in wartime, the two generals split over a vital question: Should revolutionary ideals be imposed on others?
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