HISTORY TODAY
April 16, 1705: Isaac Newton is knighted at Trinity College, Cambridge
April 15, 1877: The first telephone is installed
April 14, 2003: The Human Genome Project is completed
April 13, 1964: Sidney Poitier becomes the first black man to win Best Actor
April 12, 1937: First ground tests of a jet engine
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Why the first woman to swim the English Channel deserves our respect
The mystery of the “Hatbox Baby” is solved, decades later
Revolutionary War hero Private Deborah Samson disguised herself to fight
Vintage photos that will bring you back to the Summer of Love
WORLD
You’ll gasp at these hidden secrets built into medieval castles
These cities have had unbelievable transformations
15 iconic moments in music history
Victorians just want to have fun
These perfectly preserved time warp homes will blow your mind
ANCIENT
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?
April 2, 1513: Juan Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain
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
MYSTERIES
You’ll gasp at these hidden secrets built into medieval castles
These cities have had unbelievable transformations
15 iconic moments in music history
Victorians just want to have fun
These perfectly preserved time warp homes will blow your mind
CONSPIRACY!
Bruce Lee’s son has a life story more epic and twisted than any action film
How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte compared to average height?
One Civil War scuffle involved stolen hats
The little-known reason Bruce Lee was rejected by the military
The incredible, disturbing true story of Nicholas Barclay and his masterful imposter
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Rare 2,600-year-old agate seal and clay stamp found bearing Biblical names
Why public perception of George W. Bush’s presidency is shifting
Why the first woman to swim the English Channel deserves our respect
Ancient fast food: Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old “snack shack” in Pompeii
You Won’t Believe What These Historical Figures Actually Looked Like
Victorians just want to have fun
Rare 2,600-year-old agate seal and clay stamp found bearing Biblical names
Why public perception of George W. Bush’s presidency is shifting
Why the first woman to swim the English Channel deserves our respect
Ancient fast food: Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old “snack shack” in Pompeii
You Won’t Believe What These Historical Figures Actually Looked Like
Victorians just want to have fun
History Today
April 16, 1705: Isaac Newton is knighted at Trinity College, Cambridge
April 15, 1877: The first telephone is installed
April 14, 2003: The Human Genome Project is completed
April 13, 1964: Sidney Poitier becomes the first black man to win Best Actor
April 12, 1937: First ground tests of a jet engine
April 11, 2015: Barack Obama and Raúl Castro meet in Panama
April 16, 1705: Isaac Newton is knighted at Trinity College, Cambridge
April 15, 1877: The first telephone is installed
April 14, 2003: The Human Genome Project is completed
April 13, 1964: Sidney Poitier becomes the first black man to win Best Actor
April 12, 1937: First ground tests of a jet engine
April 11, 2015: Barack Obama and Raúl Castro meet in Panama
US
The mystery of the “Hatbox Baby” is solved, decades later
Revolutionary War hero Private Deborah Samson disguised herself to fight
Vintage photos that will bring you back to the Summer of Love
April 6, 1917: U.S. officially enters WWI by declaring war on Germany
April 3, 1948: U.S. President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe
The notorious Benedict Arnold became a U.S. traitor for a pretty selfish reason
For a short period of time in the 1700s, New Jersey women had the right to vote
They investigated who?! 15 influential people you didn’t know have an FBI file
Shays’ Rebellion: Distress in post-revolutionary America
Ancient
Inside the lives of King Henry VIII’s wives and children
Why did the French hate Queen Catherine de Medici?
These boots were made for walking: Medieval skeleton found with footwear unscathed
Forget ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and learn about these real famous pirates
Viking raids and marine exploration were all made possible because of tar
Beer is older than we thought
The history of the Amish and why they still rock horse and buggies
Phoenician DNA reveals the true fate of the Biblical Canaanites
Andrew Jackson’s real legacy is a giant block of cheese
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
You’ll gasp at these hidden secrets built into medieval castles
Bruce Lee’s son has a life story more epic and twisted than any action film
How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte compared to average height?
One Civil War scuffle involved stolen hats
The little-known reason Bruce Lee was rejected by the military
The incredible, disturbing true story of Nicholas Barclay and his masterful imposter
These cities have had unbelievable transformations
These three famous artists transformed the artworld in monumental ways
15 iconic moments in music history
Conspiracy!
March 30, 1822: The Florida Territory is created
These perfectly preserved time warp homes will blow your mind
March 21, 1946: Los Angeles Rams sign civil rights trailblazer Kenny Washington
Hindsight’s 20/20: 11 people who could’ve prevented WWII
Kristallnacht horrified America, but they did nothing about it
Winged Polish cavalrymen were a force to be reckoned with
When a bucket managed to spark a major battle
Why the Parental Advisory Label saved music in the 80s
Russian men were once taxed for having beards
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