Glow to This Flickering Tribute to Neon
The past shines at the Museum of Neon Art in Southern California
Michelangelo May Have Had Arthritis
Researchers used old portraits and letters to study the master’s hands
Photographs Document Some of the First Black Women to Serve With the U.S. Navy
Black women were not allowed to join WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) until 1944
British Monks Discovered a Curry Recipe in a 200-Year-Old Cookbook
The Portuguese brought the dish to Europe when they began colonizing India
Mountain Dew Once Had Ties to Moonshine
The original soda named Mountain Dew was supposed to be a whiskey accompaniment
A Trumpet Retrieved From a World War II Shipwreck Could Still Hold Its Owner’s DNA
Conservators are trying to identify the sailor who once played it
Read About Drama, Politics, Breakfast in These Newly Digitized Colonial Documents
An ambitious Harvard University project brings history to life, archiving nearly half a million documents online
Archaeologists Discovered a Roman Fresco Beneath the Streets of London
This ornate, hand-painted wall was once considered to be the height of fashion in Londinium
Archeologists Find a Rare 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Funerary Boat
The watercraft is so well preserved that it still has the pegs, ropes and plant fibers that once held it together
A Short History of Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil is part of a tradition with roots that extend back thousands of years
Lavishly Illustrated Medieval Playing Cards Flouted the Church and Law
Secular and religious officials alike frowned on card playing in Europe’s Middle Ages
Williams-Sonoma’s Founder Is Getting His Own Museum
The museum will feature the 4,000-plus pieces of cookware that the kitchenware impresario donated upon his death
44 Years Ago, Shirley Chisholm Became the First Black Woman to Run For President
Chisholm saw her campaign as a necessary “catalyst for change”
Stalin May Have Studied Mao’s Poop in a Secret Lab
Get a whiff of this stranger-than-fiction story of political paranoia and Soviet science
The First Person of Native American Descent Was Elected to the U.S. Senate 109 Years Ago Today
Charles Curtis, who would go on to become Herbert Hoover’s vice president, left behind a problematic legacy
Colonial America Depended on the Enslavement of Indigenous People
The role of enslaving Native Americans in early American history is often overlooked
Five Things to Know About the Iowa Caucuses
The Hawkeye State knows its way around political chaos
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