The uncorked bubbly goes from notes of wet hair and cheese to something spicy and smoky, enologists report
Hitler's relationship with Eva Braun was a closely kept secret. If she wasn't such a home-movie buff, their vacations would have remained a secret
Sixty years after the great scientist's death, his gray matter is on display
When the U.S. responded to Pearl Harbor with a surprise bombing of Tokyo, the Imperial Army took out its fury on the Chinese people
John Wilkes Booth certainly saw himself as a dramatic figure in history. Upon shooting Lincoln, he jumped onto the stage and condemned his victim in Latin
A rare trip inside the home of the world’s most breathtaking cave painting leaves lasting memories
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Banished to an island prison in the Gulf of Mexico, the doctor who set Booth’s broken leg saved dozens of lives in a yellow fever outbreak
John Wilkes Booth knew he had to act quickly to save the South. But his original plan wasn't to kill Lincoln—it was to kidnap him
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Lincoln collection at the American History Museum marks the horrific tragedy and the poignancies of a nation in mourning
With the recent deliberate destruction of cultural treasures in the Middle East, we remember the measures taken in the past to preserve our heritage
The landmark announcement is part of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's celebration of the 225th anniversary of the Patent Act
Though its namesake died last year, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater is still hosting performances for audiences of all ages
Frankenstein, famine poetry, polar exploration—the "year without a summer" was just the beginning
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
"I have too great a soul to die like a criminal," Booth once wrote
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
What happened on that fateful Good Friday evening
A look back at the fateful night 150 years ago that changed American history forever
Why the Greek monster stares out from an ancient cistern in Istanbul
To commemorate National Beer Day, throw back a cold one for history
A look to the hoppy brew’s past brings us to the revolution in craft beer today
The popular name could be pulled back out of the scientific wastebasket, based on new analysis of dozens of related dinosaurs
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