This is the First Known Photo of the Smithsonian Castle
On the Smithsonian’s 175th birthday, a glimpse into the iconic Castle’s construction
Bats and Balloon Bombs: The Weird Weapons That Could Have Won WWII
World War II’s lesser-known weapons were ingenious, indeed
Could This Video Solve One of History’s Greatest Art Mysteries?
Footage shows an unknown man entering the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum the night before the infamous robbery
These Academics Are Outracing (and Outwitting) ISIS
Historians, archaeologists and librarians scramble to save precious cultural capital before it can be sold or destroyed by militants
Americans Have Always Loved to Hate Presidential Debates
Audiences are ambivalent — but they still tune in
The Nagasaki Bombing Almost Didn’t Happen
What really happened on the mission to drop the second atomic bomb
The Health Effects of the Atom Bomb Are Still Being Studied
Studies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors influence worldwide radiation standards, even 70 years later
Blueberries: A Biography
The world’s commercial blueberries all have their roots in New Jersey
He Designed the Sydney Opera House…But Wasn’t Even Invited to its Opening
Somehow, an inexperienced architect and a mismanaged project still produced one of the world’s most iconic buildings
Astronauts Fill Out Customs Forms, Too
Read Buzz Aldrin’s expense report and customs form from his Apollo 11 mission to the moon
Teen Schools Professor on “No Irish Need Apply” Signs
Armed with a Google search and a theory, a 14-year-old enters the fray on a longstanding historical debate
The Parks Service Just Added Four New National Historic Landmarks
Masonic memorials, bison jumps and parks
North Korea’s Military Still Uses Stealth Planes From the 1940s
The An-2 can hover and fly backwards
A 13th-Century Sword Is Giving Historians a Headache
The sword’s inscription is an 800-year-old mystery
Scientists Have Been Talking About Greenhouse Gases for 191 Years
The first explorations of the greenhouse effect began in 1824
The United States Once Invaded and Occupied Haiti
In 1915, American troops began a 19-year, unofficial occupation of the Caribbean nation
NYC Subway Technology Goes Way Back…to the 1930s
America’s busiest subway system relies on vintage machines
Florida Divers Dig Up $1 Million in Sunken Treasure
Treasure hunters find 300-year-old coins from a Spanish fleet off the Florida coast
70 Years Ago, a B-25 Bomber Crashed Into the Empire State Building
14 people died in the accident
Times Square’s Iconic Billboards May Be Illegal
Bright lights, big city, breaking the law
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