Juneteenth Didn’t Stop the Enslavement of Black People in Houston
The delayed enforcement of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation still didn’t bring freedom to many black Texans
Napoleon Had a Thing for Rotisserie Chicken
The military powerhouse ate chicken dinners 24/7 — even as his army starved
Andrew Jackson Wasn’t Always on the $20 Bill
The controversial president’s face has only been on $20 bills since 1928
Michigan Owns 1,500 Shipwrecks
Divers, historians and state officials team up to preserve the state’s underwater heritage
Los Alamos’s “Atomic Secretary” Was Never Told What the Manhattan Project Was For
Dorothy McKibbin coordinated entry of all people and property to the Los Alamos site
Destroyed Buddha Statues Are Coming Back to Life in Afghanistan as Beautiful 3D Projections
3D light projections recreate a pair of statues destroyed by the Taliban
Half of All Languages Come From This One Root Tongue. Here’s How it Conquered the Earth.
Today, three billion people speak Indo-European langauges
Here’s How Claw Machines Are Rigged to Make Sure You Lose
That’s why simply grabbing a prize is so deceptively difficult
A Playmobil Figure of Martin Luther Has Become the Fastest-Selling of All Time
The first edition of 34,000 figurines sold out in 72 hours
This Film Shows a Glimpse of Amelia Earhart Before Her Final Flight
After 70 years in storage, the footage shows the pilot posing for press photographs
Houghton Mifflin Once Sued Another Publisher on Behalf of Hitler and Mein Kampf
Rival versions of the book once vied for American readers
100-Year-Old Chalkboards, With Drawings Still Intact, Discovered in Oklahoma School
The find includes lessons on pilgrims, math and music
Auction House is Selling Decades-Old Slices of Royal Wedding Cake
Boxed slices of wedding cakes from British royals are not-so-edible pieces of history
Amateur Women’s Baseball Teams Existed as Early as 1866
They typically challenged local a men’s teams to play
The Civil War’s Division of North and South is Reflected in Cookbooks
Naval blockades kept the South starving for salt and other foods, a fact reflected in the recipes of the time
In 1938, the NY Times Wrote About a Weird New Food: The Cheeseburger
Apparently, cheese on meat needed some explanation
These Two Female Assassins Independently Tried to Kill Gerald Ford
The only two women to attempt to kill a president did so within 17 days of one another
Museums Issue Most-Threatened List of Iraqi Treasures
Seven types of cultural objects are under threat from the Islamic State and instability in Iraq
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