After almost 80 years, 31 rolls of film discovered showing World War II through the lens of an unknown American soldier
Neanderthal artists believed responsible for 65,000-year-old paintings in Spain, which leads to new thinking about Neanderthals’ sophistication
“Blind Tom” – Born a Slave, at Age 10 Became the Highest Paid Pianist of his Time
How Sequoyah, inspired by “talking leaves,” invented the Cherokee writing system
Monks with expertise: Lindores Abbey in Scotland is the spiritual cradle of whisky
Why America fell in love with joke-filled burlesque in the 19th century, long before it transformed into striptease
Archaeologists who were real-life Indiana Jones
Chloroform, arsenic, and suspicious family doctors: Lady poisoners of the Victorian era
Bourne Wood: The ancient forest near London that film directors love
China demanding “severe punishment” for partying American who broke off the thumb of a warrior statue on museum loan to U.S.
