The life of the knocker-upper: How “human alarms” made sure everyone was up for work
Wacko: Until 1915, U.S. parents could legally “mail” their children through the Postal Service
Vulture City, once home to Arizona’s most productive gold mine, ended up a ghost town
Via Egnatia – The ancient Roman road that connected Rome with Constantinople
The Stronsay Beast: In 1808, a strange carcass washed ashore on the Scottish island of Stronsay
The Bath House, founded by Romans in 75 AD, jointly dedicated to Celtic and Roman goddesses …
The Good Cemeterian: Đśan spends his Sundays cleaning forgotten veterans’ tombstones
Ira Hayes: What happened to the Native American who helped raise the flag on Iwo Jima
In the ‘Devil’s Bible,’ largest surviving medieval manuscript, is a full-page portrait of the Devil himself …
From Missouri to Oregon, highlights of the Oregon Trail traveled by some 400,000 settlers, miners, ranchers
