European History
The First Syphilis Cure Was the First 'Magic Bullet'
The term 'magic bullet' once just meant a targeted drug
The True Story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond—and Why the British Won't Give It Back
A star of London’s Crown Jewels, the Indian gem has a bloody history of colonial conquest
The Father of Modern Chemistry Proved Respiration Occurred by Freezing a Guinea Pig
Where he got the guinea pig from remains a mystery
Why the Can Opener Wasn't Invented Until Almost 50 Years After the Can
The first 'can opener' was a hammer and chisel
The Six-Day Hostage Standoff That Gave Rise to ‘Stockholm Syndrome’
Although it is widely known, 'Stockholm syndrome' is not recognized by the APA
A Dentist Weighs in On What Really Doomed the Franklin Expedition
Addison’s disease may have blackened the explorers' gums and hastened their demise, proposes a history-obsessed dentistry professor
The Mysterious Motives Behind the Theft of ‘The Scream’
Two versions of ‘The Scream’ have been stolen and recovered in Norway
A Brief History of Trans-Atlantic Balloon Crossings
Fifteenth time’s the charm, evidently
The Bizarre Story of 'Vasa,' the Ship That Keeps On Giving
'Vasa' sunk in front of horrified onlookers on this day in 1628, claiming 30 lives
Three Things to Know About the Louvre's History
The home of the Mona Lisa has a history that's almost 1000 years long
Aspirin's Four-Thousand-Year History
It's 2000 B.C. and you have a headache. Grab the willow bark
The German Language Adds 5,000 New Words
The latest edition of the Duden dictionary includes <i>tindern,</i> or online dating, and <i>postfaktisch</i>, meaning post-truth
The World Wide Web Was Almost Known as “The Mesh”
The inventor of the World Wide Web had a few different name ideas
This Dachau Survivor's Harrowing Art Is on Display for the First Time
Georg Tauber’s paintings detail medical experiments, beatings and eventual liberation
New Excavation Will Examine Germany's Legendary "Founding Battle"
The dig hopes to find conclusive evidence that Kalkriese is the site of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest
America Has Been Struggling With the Metric System For More Than 200 Years
The United States is the one of the world's only holdouts at this point, but it could have been the first country outside of France to adopt the system
Auschwitz Museum Announces First Traveling Exhibition of Artifacts
More than 1,150 objects make up the exhibition, which will travel to 14 cities in Europe and North America
Five Fascinating Facts About Carl Jung
He thought he was two people (sort of) and more things you didn't know about the pioneering psychologist
Why It Matters That Hungary's Prime Minister Denounced His Country’s Role in the Holocaust
Is this tonal shift for real -- or will the European nation continue to obfuscate its history?
From Melting Clocks to Lollipops, Salvador Dalí Left His Mark on the Visual World
The Surrealist artist's "pure, vertical, mystical love of cash" led him to advertising
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