Captain Cook’s ship Endeavour was likely found in Rhode Island. Here are 5 key facts about the wreck, the controversy, and why this 250-year-old ship matters.
Author: Hannah
The Criel Mound: Ancient Burials in West Virginia
The Criel Mound in South Charleston, West Virginia, is a 2,000-year-old Adena burial mound with a striking spoke-like grave pattern. Here’s what we actually know.
From Afar: History’s Most Notorious Stalkers
History is made up of the bad and the good. While we might choose to focus … From Afar: History’s Most Notorious StalkersRead more
Hidden Amazon Cities: What LiDAR Found in Ecuador
LiDAR in Ecuador’s Amazon has revealed a 2,500-year-old network of cities with roads, plazas, and mounds. Here’s what was found and why it rewrites Amazon history.
What If the Charleston Had Been Banned in 1926?
In 1926 a Kansas teen reportedly died from dancing the Charleston. What if doctors and city leaders had used that death to clamp down on jazz and youth culture?
Lucy Salani: A Trans Woman Against Fascism
The story of Lucy Salani, an Italian trans woman who deserted both fascist and Nazi armies, survived Dachau, and became a rare transgender Holocaust survivor.
The Victorian Street Doctor of London, 1877
Who was the 1877 London street doctor selling “Arabian Family Ointment”? Inside Victorian street medicine, quack cures, and life on the margins.
Einstein’s Divorce Deal: The Nobel Prize for Freedom
Einstein promised his first wife Mileva Marić all the money from a Nobel Prize he had not yet won, in exchange for a divorce. Here’s why he did it and what it cost.
Jimmy Carter, Peter Yarrow & Presidential Pardons
Why did Jimmy Carter pardon Peter Yarrow for a sex offense against a minor? How do presidential pardons work, and what made this case so unusual?
Why Modern Edgelords Aren’t Like 20th‑Century Dictators
They look similar because they use the same symbols. But modern online edgelords and real 20th‑century dictators differ in origins, methods, outcomes, and legacy.