European History
The First Saxophone Was Made of Wood
The instrument was invented by–you guessed it–Adolphe Sax
Crusader Shipwreck, Likely From the Siege of Acre, Discovered
The boat in the Bay of Haifa included ceramics and a stash of gold coins
During (and After) WWII, Some States Had Year-Round Daylight Saving Time
A 1963 'Time Magazine' article called it "a chaos of time"
14-Year-Old Boy Discovers Remains of German Fighter Plane and Its Pilot
Daniel Rom Kristiansen was learning about WWII in school when he decided to look for a lost warplane
Happy Birthday to the First Woman in Space
She spent almost three days in space on her first flight
Five-Year Photo Project Captures the Sistine Chapel in High-Res Detail
Released in a new set of books, the 1:1 photos will be used by restorers to restore and assess damage to Michaelangelo's masterpieces
When Freud Met Jung
The meeting of the minds happened 110 years ago
This Eighteenth-Century Robot Actually Used Breathing to Play the Flute
It was one of a trio of automata that had functions like living creatures
You Can Still Buy Pig-Hair Toothbrushes
There's an argument for it, given all the environmental destruction causes by plastic ones
Albania Wants to Show Off Its Shipwrecks
From 6th century B.C. Greek cargo ships to WWII wrecks, the Balkan nation is hoping to boost tourism by highlighting its underwater archaeology
Early Tech Adopters in Ancient Rome Had Portable Sundials
A little gadget could make you look smart, rich, and tech-savvy—all without necessarily fulfilling its real function
This Wooden Running Machine Was Your Fixie’s Great-Great Grandpa
The draisine was invented as a potential replacement for the horse during a shortage
A Fanatical Monk Inspired 15th-Century Italians to Burn Their Clothes, Makeup and Art
He told Florentines the apocalypse was coming, and to save themselves through self-censorship
The Father of Canning Knew His Process Worked, But Not Why It Worked
Nicolas Appert was trying to win a hefty prize offered by the French army
Dig This: Researchers Found a 38,000-Year-Old Engraving in France
Excavated from a rock shelter, the image of an aurochs covered in dots was made by the Aurignacians, the earliest group of modern humans in Europe
The Story of the Astrolabe, the Original Smartphone
Prosperous times likely paved the way for this multifunctional device, conceptual ancestor to the iPhone 7
A Picture History of One of the World’s Greatest Hot Air Balloons
Designed by Charles Green, the Great Nassau was big enough to capture the imaginations of an entire country
The Royal Archives Reveals the Hidden Genius Behind George III’s “Madness”
Historians are salivating at the opportunity to gain new insights into the massively misunderstood monarch
One of the Last Links to the Inner Nazi Circle Dies at 106
Brunhilde Pomsel worked with Joseph Goebbels until the final days of the Third Reich
Why Croatian Jews Boycotted This Year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day
As neo-fascism grows in Croatia, the country is at a crossroads between denial and reality
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