HISTORY TODAY
May 25, 1977: ‘Star Wars’ opens to the public
May 24, 1883: Brooklyn Bridge opens after 14-year-long construction
May 23, 1900: Sergeant William Harvey Carney receives Medal of Honor
May 21, 1881: Clara Barton founds the American Red Cross
May 22, 1859: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is born
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Seven key facts about Custer’s Last Stand that history sometimes forgets
Successes and failures of the Vietnam War
The 10 richest presidents in U.S. history
The crazy childless woman who created Mother’s Day
Nike: a brief history of the Swoosh
WORLD
Did Stanley Kubrick ruin ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
Famous last words of influential people
15 lies your history teacher told you (and the truth behind them)
The brutal execution of the Romanov family
Powerful historical photos that will absolutely take your breath away
ANCIENT
How early settlers crossed the Bering Strait land bridge
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon may not have been so Babylonian after all
Who’s your daddy? The genetic expansion of Charlemagne and Genghis Khan
Rare 2,600-year-old agate seal and clay stamp found bearing Biblical names
Inside the lives of King Henry VIII’s wives and children
TECHNOLOGY
Nike: a brief history of the Swoosh
Bodacious! 25 of the best ’80s TV shows
George Washington Carver: More than just ‘the peanut guy’
Someone entered a horse in a race against trains
Meet the woman who worked for free to win the Nobel Prize in Physics
MYSTERIES
Did Stanley Kubrick ruin ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
Famous last words of influential people
15 lies your history teacher told you (and the truth behind them)
The brutal execution of the Romanov family
Powerful historical photos that will absolutely take your breath away
CONSPIRACY!
5 of the Revolutionary War’s most brutal battles
Meet Jeanne Calment, the woman who lived to be 122 years old
One Ethiopian emperor sparked the Rastafarian movement
Explaining northern Italy’s conscription age
Andrew Lloyd Webber is richest musician in the world
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Did Stanley Kubrick ruin ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
Famous last words of influential people
15 lies your history teacher told you (and the truth behind them)
Powerful historical photos that will absolutely take your breath away
30 famous mugshots you’ve never seen before
The tragedies that forged the 27 Club
Did Stanley Kubrick ruin ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
Famous last words of influential people
15 lies your history teacher told you (and the truth behind them)
Powerful historical photos that will absolutely take your breath away
30 famous mugshots you’ve never seen before
The tragedies that forged the 27 Club
History Today
May 25, 1977: ‘Star Wars’ opens to the public
May 24, 1883: Brooklyn Bridge opens after 14-year-long construction
May 23, 1900: Sergeant William Harvey Carney receives Medal of Honor
May 21, 1881: Clara Barton founds the American Red Cross
May 22, 1859: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is born
May 20, 1873: Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis acquire blue jeans patent
May 25, 1977: ‘Star Wars’ opens to the public
May 24, 1883: Brooklyn Bridge opens after 14-year-long construction
May 23, 1900: Sergeant William Harvey Carney receives Medal of Honor
May 21, 1881: Clara Barton founds the American Red Cross
May 22, 1859: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is born
May 20, 1873: Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis acquire blue jeans patent
US
Seven key facts about Custer’s Last Stand that history sometimes forgets
Successes and failures of the Vietnam War
The 10 richest presidents in U.S. history
The crazy childless woman who created Mother’s Day
Nike: a brief history of the Swoosh
How activist Richard Oakes took over Alcatraz to protest for Native American rights
You should know all about Civil Rights trailblazer Ella Baker
Why public perception of George W. Bush’s presidency is shifting
Why the first woman to swim the English Channel deserves our respect
Ancient
How early settlers crossed the Bering Strait land bridge
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon may not have been so Babylonian after all
Rare 2,600-year-old agate seal and clay stamp found bearing Biblical names
Inside the lives of King Henry VIII’s wives and children
Ancient fast food: Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old “snack shack” in Pompeii
Why did the French hate Queen Catherine de Medici?
You Won’t Believe What These Historical Figures Actually Looked Like
These boots were made for walking: Medieval skeleton found with footwear unscathed
Forget ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and learn about these real famous pirates
Technology
Bodacious! 25 of the best ’80s TV shows
George Washington Carver: More than just ‘the peanut guy’
Someone entered a horse in a race against trains
Meet the woman who worked for free to win the Nobel Prize in Physics
How the Apollo 7 mission nearly ended with a mutiny in space
October 28, 1793: Eli Whitney applies for patent on his cotton gin invention
October 27, 1904: The New York City subway opens to the public
The world’s first submarine was a total garbage fire of a creation, and yes, of course they still used it
You can now read Leonardo da Vinci’s private notebooks online
Mysteries
5 of the Revolutionary War’s most brutal battles
Meet Jeanne Calment, the woman who lived to be 122 years old
The brutal execution of the Romanov family
One Ethiopian emperor sparked the Rastafarian movement
Explaining northern Italy’s conscription age
May 17, 1954: Brown vs. Board Of Education reaches verdict
Andrew Lloyd Webber is richest musician in the world
Annulled, beheaded, survived: Get to know the wives of King Henry VIII
The fascinating history of optical illusions
Conspiracy!
Historical figures who had bizarre animals as pets
Heartwarming war photos guaranteed to make you smile
The 43 greatest guitarists of all time, ranked
Juliane Koepcke: The girl who fell from the sky
Can you guess 15 ‘Game of Thrones’ characters and their historical inspirations?
Pablo Escobar: The rise and fall of the world’s most notorious druglord
15 mystifying structures across the globe
Why egg-droppin’ bunnies and the resurrection of Christ are linked
How Erik the Red responded to banishment by founding a new country
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Revolutionary War hero Private Deborah Samson disguised herself to fight
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Vintage photos that will bring you back to the Summer of Love
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