The legend of Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers
Evidence of the Vikings in North America – Excavations at L’Anse aux Meadows
Reconsidering early Australia: New discoveries show continent settled earlier than believed
When Francisco Goya was a deaf man in his 70s, he painted the “Black Paintings” directly onto the walls of his home, all unnamed, and they include some of his most important work
Congo Square in New Orleans was the only place where slaves were allowed to gather every Sunday, to trade, sing, dance and play music; This led to the birth of Jazz
The children of Edward IV, Princes Edward and Richard were murdered and buried beneath a stone staircase in the Tower of London
The Memory of Azov Egg: a jeweled Easter egg made in 1891 for Alexander III of Russia that commemorates the voyage undertaken by the Tsar’s sons
When Rudolph Valentino died in 1926, over 100,000 people swarmed the streets of New York City in riots during the funeral and several women committed suicide
Poe Toaster: For 75 years a mysterious man visited Edgar Allan Poe’s grave, poured himself a glass of cognac, and toasted the great poet
One of the few female pirates to sail the high seas – Anne Bonny
