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A Brief History of Congressional Carpets
There’s more to the House floor than meets the eye
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After 52 Years, the “Mississippi Burning” Case Closes
The Department of Justice and State of Mississippi close the investigation of three civil rights workers killed by KKK members in 1964
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The Marines Have Confirmed That One of the Men in the Iconic Iwo Jima Photo Has Been Misidentified for 71 Years
Pvt. 1st Class Harold Schultz never publicly spoke about his role during his life
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UN Report Shows Refugee Numbers Have Hit a Historic High
More than 65 million people are now displaced from their homes due to extended wars and a lack of new solutions
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What Brexit Would Mean for U.K.’s Arts, Sciences and Other Sectors
Exiting the European Union could have far ranging consequences for industries throughout the United Kingdom
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This Library Has Books Checked Out by Hamilton and Burr
The New York Society Library was wide enough for both men
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The Contentious History of the Cherry Tomato
The salad topper has a long and fraught history
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As U.S.-Cuba Relations Warm, This Long-Dead Author Benefits
A new conservation facility is on its way to Hemingway’s home near Havana
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Former SS Guard Convicted on 170,000 Counts of Accessory to Murder
Reinhold Hanning a 94-year-old retired dairy farmer served as a guard at Auschwitz during World War II
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LGBT People Are the Targets of More Hate Crimes Than Any Other Minority
Hate crimes against LGBT people are far from rare
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Archaeologists Uncover Massive Naval Bases of the Ancient Athenians
Researchers have excavated ship sheds in the city of Piraeus that held triremes from the pivotal Battle of Salamis
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Report: Nine Out of Ten Refugee Children Travel Alone
Tens of thousands of kids are on the move—and face scary challenges as they migrate
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One Day Only: A Chance to View One Map to Rule Them All
A rare Tolkien-annotated map goes on display June 23
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The Complicated History Between the Press and the Presidency
Banning a newspaper like the ‘Post’ is a move that wouldn’t fly even in the Nixon White House
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Net Neutrality Was Just Upheld in the U.S. Court of Appeals
It’s a victory for open internet activists—but will it stick?
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Laser Scans Reveal Massive Khmer Cities Hidden in the Cambodian Jungle
Using Lidar technology, researchers are discovering the extent of the medieval Khmer empire
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A Brief History of Bog Butter
Turf cutters in Ireland regularly find chunks of butter deep in the nation’s peat bogs. What is the stuff doing there?
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Bronze Buckle Shows Ancient Trade Between Eurasia and North America
Metal objects found on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula indicate that local people received trade goods from Asia almost 1,000 years ago
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Thousands of Objects Taken From Holocaust Victims Have Been Rediscovered
Almost 16,000 items were forgotten for decades
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Help England Crowdsource Its History
Historic England is asking the public for information and photos on 21 weird and wonderful sites on its list of historic places
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