12/10/2019 - 21:57
Before we celebrated Christmas, the winter holidays were all about
Saturnalia.
12/03/2019 - 08:43
Recently, Britain paid tribute to the late Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman to serve in Parliament.
11/26/2019 - 09:51
This week, we remember the first Thanksgiving. But the Pilgrims were only able to give thanks with the help of Native Americans -- one, in particular.
10/29/2019 - 09:50
Set in the late 1800s, the movie
The Current War explores the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over control of the budding electric power industry. But a lesser known man figures prominently in the plot and in the history -- the genius Nikola Tesla.
10/15/2019 - 08:29
Early humans stored animal bones for up to nine weeks before feasting on them inside Qesem Cave, near Tel Aviv, researchers say.
07/29/2019 - 16:46
The U.S. Constitution says the president, vice president and all civil officers can be impeached if convicted of "treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors." It makes perfect sense up to the last word --
misdemeanors. What's up with that?
07/07/2019 - 22:03
The president famously flubbed his Independence Day speech with laugh-out-loud history gaffes. But if nothing else, Donald Trump is in good company. Most Americans can't answer elementary questions about American history.
06/30/2019 - 13:50
Democratic candidates have called for a Marshall Plan to help countries in Latin America develop stronger economies so that fewer families feel they must flee to the U.S. in order to thrive.
06/14/2019 - 09:14
Marijuana is controversial today, as researchers work to fully understand its effects even as states move to legalize the drug. But new research reveals that cannabis use has a long history.
