Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall, & the Hollywood marriage that nobody expected to last
New Settlers to the Pacific Northwest Lived in Ingenious Tree Stump Houses
A Forger was so good a faking Shakespeare letters he even wrote an “undiscovered” play: “Vortigern”
In fifth-century Europe, socks were usually worn by “holy” people to symbolize purity
“To beard or not to beard” was the stance of Joseph Palmer, the farmer and war veteran who was sent to jail for his facial hair
“Historic moment”: Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for $450 million but some art critics aren’t convinced the “Male Mona Lisa” is his
Loving vs. Virginia: The interracial couple that helped eliminate anti-miscegenation laws still on the books in 1967
American doctors earned $40 million for whiskey prescriptions during the prohibition
Tartan may scream Scotland, but traces of the fabric have been found on ancient Chinese mummies
Château de Chenonceau : After Henry II died, his widow, Catherine de Medici, forced the king’s mistress, Diane de Poitiers, to give her the castle
