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
Construction Crews Discover Mammoth Bones Beneath an Oregon Football Stadium
10,000-year-old bones were hiding just ten feet beneath the endzone
This Is the Winning Design for the New World War I Memorial
One hundred years later, WWI will finally get a large-scale memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Doomsday Clock’s Hands Will Stay Put for Now
Experts agree—when it comes to nuclear weapons and climate change, it’s still three minutes until midnight
These Drawings of Historic Places Were Just Honored by the Library of Congress
Step back in time with architectural drawings of buildings steeped in history
After Nearly 50 Years, Niagara Falls Might Soon Run Dry Again
Repairing a set of 115-year-old bridges may require shutting off the rush of water that usually flows over the falls
Antarctic Explorer Dies 30 Miles Short of Goal
Henry Worsley nearly crossed Antarctica, unaided
Archaeologists Finally Know What Happened at This Brutal Reform School
The Florida School for Boys did anything but rehabilitate its students
A Prison Camp in Montenegro Is Now Becoming a Luxury Resort
The tiny Mamula island once held more than 2,300 prisoners during World War II
Nellie Bly’s Record-Breaking Trip Around the World Was, to Her Surprise, A Race
In 1889, the intrepid journalist under took her voyage, mainly by steamship and train, unknowingly competing against a reporter from a rival publication
These Little-Known Photographs Put an Eerie Face on Child Labor
Unpublished photos taken by Lewis Wickes Hine make a haunting case against the conditions experienced by many working children in the early 20th century
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