History Film Forum Hashes Out Truth and Myth in Hollywood
The four-day Forum looks into time travel, black America, Poe and other depictions of history in the media
Two States Have Gone to Court to Keep the KKK From Adopting a Highway
In 2016, Georgia’s Department of Transportation actually put the program on hold so it wouldn’t have to respond to the hate group’s application
Pollens Found in Grave of Bronze Age Woman Paint Picture of Bygone Scotland
But do they shed light on the mystery of the woman’s death?
14-Year-Old Boy Discovers Remains of German Fighter Plane and Its Pilot
Daniel Rom Kristiansen was learning about WWII in school when he decided to look for a lost warplane
The Horrible Fate of John Casor, The First Black Man to be Declared Slave for Life in America
Black people in early America weren’t slaves. After this lawsuit, they could be
Sonata by Fanny Mendelssohn, Mistakenly Attributed to Her Brother, Premieres Under Her Name
The Royal College of London performed the Easter Sonata in honor of International Women’s Day
The American Garment Workers Who Helped Inspire International Women’s Day
Jobs in the garment industry were some of the first to empower women in the industrial workforce
Antonin Scalia’s Papers Find a Home at Harvard Law
The Supreme Court justice left behind a substantial legal and archival legacy
The Letters of Abigail and John Adams Show Their Mutual Respect
We still have 1,160 of their letters, written across the years of their marriage
Grey Gardens Estate Is on the Market for $20 Million
All feline tenants have been evicted
Here Are All The Discoveries That Had To Happen Before Two Scientists Could Find DNA’s Structure
Watson and Crick weren’t the only ones working on the problems of humanity’s genes, by a long shot
The First Breakfast Cereal, Granula, Had to Be Soaked Before Being Eaten
Invented by a doctor and health reformer, the brittle cakes were not an instant success
Skeletons Found Under a Florida Wine Shop May Be Some of America’s First Colonists
The skeletons, found in St. Augustine, Florida, likely date to the first decades of the oldest European settlement in the United States
Nosy Researchers Are Sniffing a Vintage Library
It’s all an effort to recreate an olfactory landscape of yore
President James Buchanan Directly Influenced the Outcome of the Dred Scott Decision
He’s remembered as a president who tried to unify a fractured nation with little success, doing damage along the way
Happy Birthday to the First Woman in Space
She spent almost three days in space on her first flight
Primary School Students in Scotland Gave Dead Goldfish a Viking Burial
Farewell, Bubbles and Freddy
A Pound Cake Was Originally Made With Four Pounds of Ingredients
Most Americans today don’t bake using pounds and ounces, but cups and teaspoons
Why Stamps Cost the Same Anywhere in the Country
The Postal Act of 1845 was just the beginning of a process of postal standarization that took many years
Oldest-Known Image of Confucius Found in Tomb of Disgraced Emperor
A hand-painted mirror, decorated with a painting of the philosopher, was discovered in the tomb of short-lived ruler Liu He
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