These Anti-Suffrage Postcards Warned Against Giving Women the Vote
There are always those who resist societal change
Watch Historic Footage of Seven Consequential (and Cringeworthy) Convention Moments
These tidbits of political theater past must be seen to be believed
Jane Austen’s Music Collection Is Now Online
Play piano like a Darcy with nearly 600 Austen-approved tunes
Unesco Names New World Heritage Sites
Rock art, irrigation and education add to the organization’s growing list of sites worthy of protection
Did Rembrandt Have Help With His Most Famous Paintings?
A new study suggests the old master also knew his optics
The Revolutionary Infographics of W.E.B. Du Bois And Booker T. Washington
Data visualizations shed light on the living conditions of black people decades after the end of slavery
After 45 Years, the FBI Has Officially Stopped Looking for D.B. Cooper
The mysterious skyjacker got away clean
Britain’s Most Famous Plundered Art Could Finally Go Home
There’s a new attempt to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece
The World’s Oldest Working Library Will Soon Open Its Doors to the Public
After renovations wrap up in September, the library at Morocco’s al-Qarawiyyin University will debut an exhibition section for non-scholars
Did Ancient Pacific Islanders Use Obsidian to Make Their Tattoos?
A team of Australian researchers think they may have found tools used to ink the ancients
New Discoveries Double the Size of Ancient Greek Shipwreck Graveyard
Researcher in the Fourni archipelago found 23 ships dating between 525 B.C. and 1850
Van Gogh Cut Off a Lot More Than His Earlobe
The self-inflicted wound was even worse than most thought
Here’s What Malcolm X Thought About Race in 1964
A revealing postcard to Redd Foxx is up for auction
Why Britain’s New Prime Minister Wasn’t Elected
Theresa May will become the U.K.’s newest Prime Minister tomorrow
New Dig Shows the Philistines Weren’t Such Philistines
A graveyard containing over 200 sets of remains is giving researchers their first deep look into the little-known biblical tribe
The Tragic Story of Dallas’ First African-American Police Officer
After William McDuff was killed, it took Dallas 50 years to replace him
How an Anti-Lynching Banner From the 1920s and ‘30s Is Being Updated to Protest Modern-Day Violence
One artist took inspiration from the NAACP’s iconic flag
This Exhibit Captures the Magic of Being a Kid
The Metropolitan Museum of Art peeks into the idealized lives of kids past
These Beatrix Potter Illustrations Were Found Tucked Inside a Mansion’s Books
The children’s book author found inspiration on vacation
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