European History
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
Haunting Twitter Account Shares the Fates of the Refugees of the St. Louis
In 1939, Cuba and the United States turned back a ship full of German Jews, 254 of whom were later killed during the Holocaust
Historians, Government Officials Clash Over Polish History at New Museum
Trapped between nationalism and documentation, a Polish museum grapples with how to tell its story
Researchers Finish Separating World's Largest Celtic Coin Hoard
It took nearly three years to separate the more than 68,000 coins
Police Recover More Than 3,500 Stolen Artifacts in Europe
Operation Pandora involved 18 nations and pan-European police agencies to recover paintings, coins and artifiacts
Ötzi the Iceman's Last Meal Included Goat Bacon
Analysis of the 5,300-year-old mummy's stomach contents shows he ate dry-cured meat from a mountain ibex
The Only Time in History When Men on Horseback Captured a Fleet of Ships
A Dutch fleet stuck in the ice. A group of French soldiers sent to capture it. What could go wrong?
What the First European to Visit Hawaii Thought About Surfers
The Europeans were fascinated by Pacific Islanders' comfort in the water
This Hollywood Titan Foresaw the Horrors of Nazi Germany
Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Pictures, wrote hundreds of affidavits to help refugees escape Europe
Austrian Town Seeks Professional Hermit
The beautiful locale makes up for the spartan lifestyle expected of successful applicants
Since First Successfully Used More Than 75 Years Ago, Ejection Seats Have Saved Thousands
The faster an airplane is moving, the harder it is to get out of: that's why ejection seats are so important
Norway Killed the Radio Star
The Scandinavian country began a controversial phase out of FM radio broadcasts this week in favor of Digital Audio Broadcasting
People Have Tried to Make U.S. Cigarette Warning Labels More Graphic for Decades
On this day in 1964, the surgeon general officially said that smoking causes cancer. But warning labels in America still don't show its effects
The Student and the Spy: How One Man’s Life Was Changed by the Cambridge Five
An unlikely friendship with Guy Burgess, the infamous British double-agent, brought unexpected joy to Stanley Weiss
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