Jerome Lalande had calculated the return of Halley’s comet & observed Neptune in 1795
The oldest Islamic monument: The Dome of the Rock
In the French Republican Calendar December 25 was assigned to both Jesus & Newton
The Silver Swan: The 18th Century Clockwork Automaton
CIA attempted to assassinate Fidel Castro on 638 occasions
The mummification process – it was a sophisticated version of taxidermy
Meet Roger Sherman, the only man who signed all four of the great state papers of the USA
Roman coins discovered buried underneath the ruins of Japanese castle
History that lies beneath the waves: Scotland’s concealed shipwrecks
Tiwanaku: The most significant Pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Americas
