European History
Bismarck Tried to End Socialism’s Grip—By Offering Government Healthcare
The 1883 law was the first of its kind to institute mandatory, government-monitored health insurance
World's Oldest Figurative Art is Now an Official World Treasure
The new Unesco world heritage site spans six caves located in the Swabian Alps in Germany
This Unremembered US-France 'Quasi War' Shaped Early America’s Foreign Relations
America wasn't officially at war with France between 1798 and 1800, but tell that to the U.S. Navy
How Archaeologists Crammed 1500 Years of Roman History Into One Map
The Atlas of Ancient Rome looks at the city over the course of its evolution in remarkable detail
Why the New U.K. Political Coalition Could Undermine Peace in Ireland
Theresa May’s deal to control Parliament may endanger the 1998 Good Friday Agreement
Cheers To This Spanish Town's Annual Wine Battle
The boozy event has its roots in a 13th century land dispute
These Beautiful Medieval Wafer Presses Are Where Waffles Come From
Leggo my flat, fancy Eggo
At Its Core, the Declaration of Independence Was a Plea for Help From Britain’s Enemies
The intended audience for the document could be found in the royal houses of France and Spain
A Dog From 3rd Century Rome Was Discovered During Subway Excavations
The canine’s skeleton and other artifacts were preserved in a fire, offering a window on Ancient Roman life
When the Beast of Gévaudan Terrorized France
The tale of this monster grew in the telling, but the carnage still left nearly 100 dead
Creating a Full Palette of Blues
How the discovery of a new metal helped to change painting forever
Take a Peep at This Gallery of Historic Selfies
People have been photographing themselves almost since the dawn of the technology
350 Years Ago, A Doctor Performed the First Human Blood Transfusion. A Sheep Was Involved
Early scientists thought that the perceived qualities of an animal—a lamb’s purity, for instance—could be transmitted to humans in blood form
Three Very Modern Uses For A Nineteenth-Century Text Generator
Andrey Markov was trying to understand poems with math when he created a whole new field of probability studies
Ancient DNA Could Unravel the Mystery of Prehistoric European Migration
New research pinpoints the geographic origins of ancient Eurasians, showing how the continent’s population changed
How Sheep's Blood Helped Disprove This Wacky Nineteenth-Century Theory of Illness
Scientists didn't understand that bacteria caused disease, but then enter Louis Pasteur
Art Installations Transform a Historic Venetian Island
San Clemente Island in the Lagoon of Venice, a former refuge for crusaders and a hospice for plague victims, opens an island-wide art show
“I Hope It Is Not Too Late”: How the U.S. Decided to Send Millions of Troops Into World War I
The Allies were desperate for reinforcements, but the U.S. wasn’t quite ready to provide them
Google Digitizes 3,000 Years of Fashion History
The massive "We Wear Culture Project" includes 30,000 online artifacts from over 180 institutions
First-Ever Roma Cultural Institution Opens in Europe
It’s a step toward cultural inclusion for Europe’s largest minority group
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