HISTORY TODAY
March 15, 1493: Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after maiden trip to the Americas
March 14, 1794: Eli Whitney obtains cotton gin patent
March 13, 1761: William Herschel discovers Uranus
March 12, 1894: Coca-Cola is bottled and sold for the first time in Mississippi
March 11, 1861: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted
US
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
Investigation confirms thrift store find as an authentic piece of American history
WORLD
Winged Polish cavalrymen were a force to be reckoned with
Photos found 30 years later! The doomed hot-air balloon North Pole expedition
15 lost treasures around the world
Keep out! 30 places your grandparents visited that you no longer can
17 souls Winston Churchill crushed with the perfect comeback
ANCIENT
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’
Meet the woman who worked for free to win the Nobel Prize in Physics
The world’s first submarine was a total garbage fire of a creation, and yes, of course they still used it
How gambling, drinking, and laziness led to the creation of the sandwich
MYSTERIES
Winged Polish cavalrymen were a force to be reckoned with
Photos found 30 years later! The doomed hot-air balloon North Pole expedition
15 lost treasures around the world
Keep out! 30 places your grandparents visited that you no longer can
17 souls Winston Churchill crushed with the perfect comeback
CONSPIRACY!
Oh, the irony! 11 people who could’ve prevented WWII
Kristallnacht horrified America, but they did nothing about it
Why the Parental Advisory Label saved music in the 80s
Russian men were once taxed for having beards
The gruesome true story of the noblewoman serial killer
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