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Mountain Dew Once Had Ties to Moonshine
The original soda named Mountain Dew was supposed to be a whiskey accompaniment
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A Trumpet Retrieved From a World War II Shipwreck Could Still Hold Its Owner’s DNA
Conservators are trying to identify the sailor who once played it
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Read About Drama, Politics, Breakfast in These Newly Digitized Colonial Documents
An ambitious Harvard University project brings history to life, archiving nearly half a million documents online
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Archaeologists Discovered a Roman Fresco Beneath the Streets of London
This ornate, hand-painted wall was once considered to be the height of fashion in Londinium
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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
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A Short History of Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil is part of a tradition with roots that extend back thousands of years
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Lavishly Illustrated Medieval Playing Cards Flouted the Church and Law
Secular and religious officials alike frowned on card playing in Europe’s Middle Ages
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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
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44 Years Ago, Shirley Chisholm Became the First Black Woman to Run For President
Chisholm saw her campaign as a necessary “catalyst for change”
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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
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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
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Colonial America Depended on the Enslavement of Indigenous People
The role of enslaving Native Americans in early American history is often overlooked
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Five Things to Know About the Iowa Caucuses
The Hawkeye State knows its way around political chaos
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Construction Crews Discover Mammoth Bones Beneath an Oregon Football Stadium
10,000-year-old bones were hiding just ten feet beneath the endzone
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Antarctic Explorer Dies 30 Miles Short of Goal
Henry Worsley nearly crossed Antarctica, unaided
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